Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Experience
About Us
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. We are on a mission to be the reliable foundation of every developer’s toolbox, and are building the team that will make that happen. Our values guide us —they are present in how we show up, make decisions, and work together to make an impact. We’re curious, driven, collaborative, genuine and humble. Temporal is growing and we are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for improving the developer experience, building world-class open-source software and communities, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!Summary
Join our AI Developer Experience Team as a Staff Software Engineer. Our mission is to empower a company of builders by delivering a frictionless, standardized ecosystem of core engineering tools. We partner directly with teams across the company to standardize workflows, reduce friction, and create a tight feedback loop with product leadership.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design, build, and evolution of internal engineering tooling that improves builder flow and reduces friction across the company.
- Define best practices and drive adoption of AI agentic coding tools through guidance, automation, and hands-on enablement.
- Architect, develop, and operate internally facing agents that scale across teams and use cases.
- Own and continuously improve developer workflows, including guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and guidance that enables safe and effective adoption of new tooling.
- Own the strategy, development, and operation of our internal agent platform, setting direction and ensuring reliability and scalability.
- Partner closely with stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Sales, and G&A to identify high-impact opportunities where AI can accelerate work and improve outcomes.
- Establish and drive measurement and feedback loops (usage, reliability, cost, and cycle time) to quantify impact, inform prioritization, and guide iteration.
- Create and maintain clear documentation, playbooks, and enablement materials, and proactively drive adoption of paved roads across the organization.
- Mentor and support engineers on the team, raising the bar on technical design, execution, and use of AI-enabled tooling.
- Participate in on-call rotation, while identifying and driving improvements that reduce operational burden and improve the internal user experience.
What You’ll Bring
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and a track record of leading the design, delivery, and operation of production-quality internal platforms or developer tooling.
- Experience leveraging modern agentic coding tools such as Codex and Claude Code, including defining best practices and driving adoption across teams.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages commonly used at Temporal, such as Go, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, or Java, with the ability to make pragmatic, high-leverage technical decisions.
- Experience architecting and scaling workflow automation or internal tools (CLI tools, services, GitHub automation, cloud automation, or similar) used across teams or the organization.
- Strong judgment about when to standardize versus when to enable flexibility, and how to remove friction without compromising reliability, security, or long-term maintainability.
- Comfort leading cross-functional collaboration, including partnering with non-traditional developers and translating ambiguous needs into scalable, well-adopted solutions.
- Ability to use data and qualitative feedback together to define success metrics, prioritize effectively, and measure impact.
- Clear written communication, including documentation that enables self-service and scales knowledge across teams.
Nice to Haves
- Experience building internal agents and operating an agent platform
- Familiarity with developer productivity measurement frameworks such as SPACE and DORA metrics.
Compensation
- The estimated salary range for this role is $224,000 - $302,400
- depending on qualifications and location
- Equity Options - Eligible for stock options as part of Temporal’s equity plan
- 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!
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in partnership with Remote.com. Additionally, Temporal offers perks to all international employees for learning & career development, a lifestyle spending account, in-home office setup (in addition to company-issued hardware), professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental wellness.
Travel
Temporal is a globally distributed, collaborative team that values opportunities for in-person connection. Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and other meaningful moments that bring us together.
Additional Perks- $3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
- $1,800 / Year Professional Enrichment (Career Development & Professional Memberships)
- $1,200 / Year Lifestyle Spending Account
- $1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup (In addition to Temporal issued equipment - laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and extension power cable at no cost to you)
- $74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
- Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness
