Software Engineer II, Developer Productivity

Who We Are

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. Our amazing user community provides us with real-time feedback and contributions to improve the developer experience everywhere.

Backed by top VC firms, we have built a team of professionals from various successful start-ups and well-known technology companies. Together, we collaborate cross-functionally, engage with and support our users to improve the developer experience, deliver world-class open-source software, and enhance our commercial SaaS platform.

Temporal is growing and working towards building the best community. We are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for helping developer communities, open-source software, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!

We have an opening for a Software Design Engineer on our Developer Productivity Team focused on internal developer tools (development & operational), observability (both internal and customer-facing), and release engineering. This is an opportunity to join a mission-critical engineering team focused on driving the productivity and reliability of Temporal’s developers and core platforms, respectively. We are a passionate team of talented developers who truly care about our mission and enjoy being a force multiplier across the organization.

What You'll Do

Build

• Participate in the end-to-end Product Development Lifecycle: goals and requirements solicitation, design, implementation, operationalization / deployment, support & maintenance.
• Formulate feature designs, review with stakeholders, iterate to incorporate feedback.
• Provide appropriate test coverage for unit, integration, and performance of your feature ownership area.
• Clearly document design choices and operational knowledge to successfully deploy and manage the software you develop.

Own

• Set a high bar for technical excellence and take pride in the software you develop.
• Investigate issues with a methodical approach to identify a root cause.
• Understand performance and reliability implications of basic design options at scale. Make related tradeoffs.
• Able to participate in on-call rotation.

Learn

• Working knowledge of architecture and services of assigned domain.
• Investigate and understand ways to best leverage Temporal’s own software to power our mission.
• Deeply understand the needs of Temporal developers and leverage that knowledge for product development and feature design.

Collaborate

• Participate in design reviews and contribute to design of other features.
• Share design principles for building reliable systems at scale.

What You'll Bring

• User-first mindset. You’re excited by the opportunity to empower others through tooling, and enjoy deeply internalizing user goals and use cases to build effective tools.
• Eagerness to automate whenever possible - constantly asking “is it worth the time?”.
• Experience developing internal tools and automations, especially with a focus on developer productivity and release engineering.
• Strong opinions about tools and technology that are equally balanced by a pragmatic drive for impact.
• Ability to work in a self-directed manner in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Skills & Technologies

• Expert in one or more high-level programming languages, preferably Go.
• Hands-on experience with one or more cloud providers, preferably AWS.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience building/automating on developer platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, etc.
• Familiarity with web application development using modern frameworks.
• Strong command and understanding of Git.
• Basic understanding of common design patterns.
• Thorough understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and networking.
• Familiarity with best practices regarding monitoring, instrumenting, and configuring infrastructure.

Education

• The estimated pay range for this role is $145,000 - $175,000, depending on qualifications and location.
• 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. 

Additional Perks 

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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