About Us
Temporal is an open source programming model that can simplify code, make applications more reliable, and help developers focus on the important things like delivering features faster. We are on a mission to be the reliable foundation of every developer’s toolbox, and are building the team that will make that happen.
Our values guide us —they are present in how we show up, make decisions, and work together to make an impact. We’re curious, driven, collaborative, genuine and humble.
Temporal is growing and we are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for improving the developer experience, building world-class open-source software and communities, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!
Summary
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Infrastructure Traffic team, where you will contribute to the design, development, and execution of projects across traffic management, network optimization, and cloud orchestration. This is an exciting opportunity to impact the scalability, reliability, and operational excellence of Temporal's networking infrastructure while growing your technical expertise. [Click here to see more detail on our Traffic Team]
What You'll Do
Invent
- Design and develop systems that optimize network traffic and support global expansion.
- Contribute to architectural decisions for high-impact projects, ensuring scalability and reliability.
- Participate in technical roadmap discussions for network scalability, performance, and engineering velocity.
- Uphold a culture of engineering and operational excellence.
Own
- Partner with engineering, product, and security teams to align on network infrastructure goals.
- Participate in design reviews for critical projects with attention to system-level tradeoffs and network scalability.
- Implement "secure by default" network systems in collaboration with security teams.
- Engage with customers and internal teams to understand business requirements and deliver effective solutions.
Learn
- Develop expertise in leveraging Temporal's software to build and scale networking infrastructure.
- Gather insights into customer needs and incorporate them into technical decision-making for traffic management and networking strategies.
- Stay current with technology advancements in traffic management, networking, and cloud orchestration.
Collaborate
- Share best practices and design principles for building reliable and scalable networking systems.
- Work closely with teammates to ensure roadmaps are cohesive and deliverables are on track.
- Contribute to a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
What You'll Bring
- Experience working on engineering efforts focused on network traffic management, network optimization, or cloud orchestration.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.
- Experience contributing to technical planning and making system-level tradeoffs.
- At least 5+ years of coding experience in languages like Go, Java, or similar, with experience writing concurrent and distributed code.
- Experience designing and building distributed systems, leveraging concurrency primitives, and optimizing network performance.
- Solid understanding of traffic and networking systems, with exposure to adjacent infrastructure domains.
- Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- A strong sense of ownership and the ability to balance short-term priorities with longer-term goals.
Compensation
- The estimated pay range for this role is $180,000 - $225,000 depending on locale.
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan.
Compensation ranges reflect salary and commission compensation (when applicable) across several geographic markets. Employment offers carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, knowledge, expertise, skillset, market location, and job level assessed during the interview process.
Employee benefits and perks below are for full-time employees, part-time or temporary positions are excluded.
U.S. Benefits
- Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
- 100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision
- AD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (Standard & Supplemental Available)
- Empower 401K Plan
- Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!
International Benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in partnership with Remote.com. Additionally, Temporal offers perks to all international employees for learning & career development, a lifestyle spending account, in-home office setup (in addition to company-issued hardware), professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental wellness.
Travel
Temporal is a globally distributed, collaborative team that values opportunities for in-person connection. Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and other meaningful moments that bring us together.
Additional Perks
- $3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
- $1,800 / Year Professional Enrichment (Career Development & Professional Memberships)
- $1,200 / Year Lifestyle Spending Account
- $1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup (In addition to Temporal issued equipment - laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and extension power cable at no cost to you)
- $74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
- Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness
Temporal Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Temporal Technologies does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We embrace and celebrate differences and diversity.
Temporal is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please let your Recruiter know so we can assist.
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