Description
Job Summary
We have an opening to hire a Staff Software Engineer - Agent Optimization. Temporal provides a reliable foundation powering AI leaders such as OpenAI, NVIDIA, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, and others. Its adoption is expanding to users spanning a broad range of AI applications ranging from agents to data pipelines and everything in between.
The mission of the AI Foundations team is to accelerate Temporal adoption across the entire ecosystem. Our approach combines a deep understanding of use cases with rigorous application of computer systems and software design principles.
In this role, you will lead our agent optimization efforts. You will design tools and mechanisms to help Temporal users build agents that are optimized for token spend and response time while maintaining result quality.
Responsibilities
- Work as a software engineer
- Maintain and expand a deep understanding of agentic coding
- Design and build agentic coding systems that we can trust to deliver high-quality outputs
- Develop a deep understanding of AI application development patterns and techniques, including emerging approaches and architectures
- Take end-to-end ownership of new features, working with other teams to deliver exceptional reliability and a great developer experience
- Work with multiple programming languages: Python and TypeScript, Java, Go
- Serve as a domain expert on AI design patterns, collaborating with field staff to provide best-practices and canonical examples
- Work directly with our developer community to debug issues that need expert attention and get feedback on Temporal features and APIs
- Write public technical documentation describing Temporal concepts and APIs
- Go the extra mile to support a customer in need, on the rare occasion that our teams’ engineering expertise is needed
- Travel to meet your coworkers for a week once or twice a year
- Attend the occasional developer conference to talk about how great Temporal is (optional)
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional work experience
- Proven experience in optimizing AI systems using both machine learning and systems techniques
- Experience and passion for harnessing generative AI, particularly for agents and coding
- A deep appreciation for how to use AI to improve quality, not only to increase quantity
- A sense of taste in code and software development practice
- Fluency in multiple programming languages, and an affinity for learning new ones
- Deep experience with concurrent programming
- Experience designing APIs and writing documentation for publicly-available libraries or modules
- Strong technical communication skills,written and verbal,in English
- BS or MS in Computer Science (or a closely-related degree), or equivalent work experience writing production-grade software
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with Temporal’s programming model
- A track record of open source software contributions
- Experience contributing to the architecture and design of large-scale distributed systems
- Deep background in machine learning, model training, data science, or machine learning systems
- Graduate degree in Computer Science
Compensation
- The estimated pay range for this role is $224,000 - $302,400
- 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
- Empower 401K Plan
- Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!