Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Applications

Temporal Technologies

. Join the team building systems powering Temporal Cloud’s customer experience at scale .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $140,800 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and delivering production-grade backend systems in cloud environments, with a strong focus on data pipeline architecture, observability, and incident response. Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive cross-functional collaboration to enhance customer experience and system reliability.

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Backend System DesignData Pipeline ArchitectureGo Programming LanguageDistributed Systems EngineeringObservability and Incident Response

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Hard Skills

Backend System DesignData Pipeline ArchitectureGo Programming LanguageDistributed Systems EngineeringConcurrency HandlingReliability EngineeringPerformance TuningData CorrectnessTechnical DocumentationContinuous Delivery

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationMentoringCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

PostgresRedshiftKafkaKinesisS3-Compatible StorageClickHouse

Industry Keywords

Cloud EnvironmentsData FreshnessTenant IsolationFault ToleranceAnomaly Detection

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftCloudDistributed SystemsKafkaPostgresGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join the team building systems powering Temporal Cloud’s customer experience at scale
Own services supporting Namespaces, Audit Logs, and Export
Lead end-to-end technical design and delivery for namespace scalability, reliability, and customer data products
Partner with analytics and product engineers to create durable event schemas and connect instrumentation to customer insights
Define and evolve high-throughput data pipeline architecture
Balance data freshness, query cost, tenant isolation, and fault tolerance
Establish schema contracts, anomaly detection, and alerting for silent failures
Set quality standards through code and design reviews
Improve maintainability, observability, and incident response through patterns and tooling
Mentor engineers, unblock execution, and foster ownership and learning
Improve customer flows through automation, tooling, and platform improvements
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and solutions architects to design resilient architectures and drive cross-functional execution

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep experience designing and delivering production-grade backend systems in cloud environments
Direct ownership of architecture and operational outcomes
Strong proficiency in at least one systems or backend language; Go preferred
Experience navigating large codebases and driving technical decisions
Hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems, including concurrency, reliability, scaling, consistency, and failure handling
Experience with data pipelines and storage systems including Postgres, Redshift, Kafka/Kinesis, S3-compatible storage, and ClickHouse
Track record of ensuring data correctness and traceability at scale
Experience with observability, incident response, performance tuning, on-call readiness, and continuous delivery
Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into executable technical plans
Strong written and verbal communication
Experience writing design documents and explaining complex systems
Builder’s mindset focused on simplifying workflows and improving tooling

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity offered
High-impact ownership over systems tied directly to revenue, customer lifecycle, and platform scalability
Collaborative engineering culture focused on quality, pragmatism, and measurable outcomes
Exceptional technical colleagues and a feedback-rich environment
Lean processes and autonomy without unnecessary bureaucracy
Strong emphasis on reliability and operational excellence balanced with rapid iteration
Mentorship and thoughtful design culture
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