Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Data Storage

Temporal

Location:
United States

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

180000.00 - 225000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Cloud Data Store (CDS) owns the storage, retrieval, and lifecycle of all workflow data at planet scale. We design the persistence APIs, build storage abstractions that run across cloud vendors, and deliver the observability that lets customers trust their state machines for years. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will get the chance to design, build, and maintain significant portions of our backend functionality for highly scalable, multi-tenant services. You’ll own the custom persistence stack for Temporal Cloud which includes a Write Ahead Log, various metadata stores (Cassandra, etcd), multi-level caches, tiered storage etc.

Job Responsibility:

Design & build distributed data systems – craft APIs, schemas, and replication paths that keep petabytes of workflow history durable and query-able
Drive reliability & performance – own SLOs, create chaos-test plans, profile hot paths, and lead incident reviews
Technical leadership – break down roadmap epics, mentor mid-level engineers, steward design docs through RFC
Cross-team collaboration – partner with the Server, Cloud, and DX teams to land features end-to-end

Requirements:

5 or more years of experience as an 'Arranger' and/or 'Builder/Enhancer' of highly scalable distributed systems
Solid computer science fundamentals in distributed systems concepts including multi-threading and concurrency
Experience writing concurrent code in production with languages like Go or Java or other applicable languages with skill level as 'high end of Intermediate' and/or 'Advanced' or 'Expert' levels
Experience building and running services on AWS

Nice to have:

Prior contributions to Temporal, Cadence, or other workflow engines
Deep expertise in a storage domain (LSM trees, columnar stores, transactional logs, etc.)
Operated multi-region, ≥99.99 % uptime services
Experience working with Open Source Systems
Experience in building K8s controllers and/or CRDs is a plus

What we offer:

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
$3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
$1,500 / Year Career Development & Learning
$1,200 / Year Lifestyle Spending Account
$1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup
$500 / Year Professional Memberships
$74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 04, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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