Staff Software Engineer, Traffic

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Traffic team, where you will play a key role in driving the technical strategy, execution, and leadership of projects across traffic management, network optimization, and cloud orchestration.

Responsibilities

Invent

• Lead the design and development of systems that optimize network traffic and scale for global expansion.
• Drive architectural decisions for high-impact projects, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Co-author long-term technical roadmaps that set the vision for network scalability, performance, and engineering velocity.
• Set the standard for a culture of engineering and operational excellence.

Own

• Build and nurture effective partnerships across engineering, product, and security teams to align on network infrastructure goals.
• Lead and conduct design reviews for critical projects with a focus on system-level tradeoffs and network scalability.
• Drive the design and implementation of “secure by default” network systems in collaboration with security teams.
• Act as a key stakeholder by engaging with customers and internal teams to understand business requirements and deliver innovative solutions.

Learn

• Deeply understand how to leverage 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 at the forefront of technology advancements in traffic management, networking, and cloud orchestration.

Collaborate

• Mentor and guide engineers, sharing best practices and design principles for building reliable and scalable networking systems.
• Drive alignment across teams, ensuring roadmaps are cohesive and deliverables are on track.
• Foster a collaborative and growth-oriented environment, helping others improve while continuing to expand your own expertise.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading complex engineering efforts focused on network traffic management, network optimization, and cloud orchestration.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to align stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams.
• A track record of contributing to long-term technical roadmaps and making thoughtful system-level tradeoffs.
• At least 8+ years of coding experience in languages like Go, Java, or similar, with strong expertise in writing concurrent and distributed code.
• Extensive experience designing and building distributed systems, leveraging concurrency primitives, and optimizing network performance.
• Deep expertise in traffic and networking systems, with familiarity across adjacent infrastructure domains.
• Hands-on experience with cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and the ability to optimize cost, performance, and scalability.
• A strong sense of ownership and the ability to balance short-term priorities with long-term strategic goals.

Compensation

• The estimated pay range for this role is $212,000 - $280,000.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan.

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, Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!