Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Enablement

About UsTemporal 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!SummaryWe are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Cloud Enablement team, part of Temporal’s Cloud Global Services (CGS) organization.The Cloud Enablement team focuses on applying and extending the Temporal OSS replication stack to power critical Temporal Cloud capabilities. These include High Availability (HA) namespaces, error detection andautomated failover, and migration of workloads and namespaces between self-hosted Temporal clusters and Temporal Cloud, as well as within Temporal Cloud.As a Senior Engineer, you will work on backend systems that sit at the core of Temporal Cloud’s enterprise offerings. These systems must be correct, reliable, observable, and safe to operate at scale, even in the presence of partial failures, network partitions, and evolving customer workloads. You’ll collaborate closely with other engineers in CGS Replication Foundations, Cloud, Infrastructure, and OSS teams to deliver production-grade features used by customers running mission-critical workflows.What You'll DoDesign and implement backend features that apply and extend the Temporal OSS replication stack to new Temporal Cloud capabilitiesContribute to Temporal Cloud High Availability features, including:Namespace replication within and across regions and cloud providersMonitoring replication health and lagSupporting manual and automated failover workflowsBuild and improve namespacemigration systems, including:Migration of namespaces and workloads between self-hosted Temporal clusters and Temporal CloudMigration between Temporal Cloud environments or regionsTooling that supports safe cutover, validation, and rollbackOwn medium-to-large features end-to-end, from design through production rollout and long-term maintenanceWrite clear design documentation describing system behavior, tradeoffs, and failure modesEnsure features are production-ready by delivering:Service-level logs, metrics, and tracingAlerts, dashboards, and operational runbooksParticipate in operational ownership, including on-call rotations, incident response, and postmortemsCollaborate with teammates to continuously improve reliability, operability, and development velocityWhat You'll BringStrong experience designing and building distributed backend systems with a focus on reliability and scalabilityHands-on experience operating production systems, including debugging failures and improving observabilityExperience developing highly concurrent systemsDemonstrated ability to write concurrent production code, preferably in Go (Java or similar languages also welcome)Solid understanding of failure modes, replication, and resiliency patterns in distributed systemsAbility to independently drive work from problem definition to delivery, while collaborating closely with peers and stakeholdersA mindset focused on building systems that are safe to operate, easy to reason about, and resilient to changeNice to HaveExperience with replication, failover, or disaster recovery systemsExperience designing or operating migration tooling for distributed systemsFamiliarity with cloud infrastructure and containerized environments (e.g., Kubernetes)CompensationThe estimated pay range for this role is $155,000 - $225,000.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 Holidays100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and VisionAD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (Standard & Supplemental Available)Empower 401K PlanAdditional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!International BenefitsPaid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in