Senior Software Engineer, Release Engineering

Temporal is an open source programming model that simplifies code and makes applications more reliable. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (or Software Engineer II) to join our Release Engineering team. This role focuses on building and improving systems for automated, reliable, and scalable software delivery across Temporal’s platform. You will participate in the full software lifecycle, collaborating with engineering teams to evolve release automation, improve tooling, and reduce manual steps in building and shipping Temporal.

Must Have

• Design, build, and maintain tools and systems for release automation and deployment workflows.
• Write clean, reliable, and concurrent code that supports distributed systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and improve release quality and developer productivity.
• Document technical designs, deployment practices, and operational procedures.
• Participate in small-team design reviews and contribute practical engineering solutions.
• Strong coding ability in Go, Java, or similar.
• Solid understanding of concurrency, distributed systems, and multi-threaded programming.
• Experience contributing to backend systems, tooling, infrastructure, or developer workflows.
• Track record of solving moderately complex problems with reliable, maintainable solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a remote, fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with release automation concepts, CI/CD pipelines, build tools, or deployment orchestration.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, GCP) and container tooling.

Good to Have

• Explore new ways to use Temporal to power the release and deployment lifecycle.
• Deepen your understanding of Temporal’s architecture and service interactions.
• Experiment with new automation patterns, testing strategies, and workflow designs that increase release confidence.
• Exposure to distributed systems orchestration.
• Exposure to observability tooling.
• Exposure to platform engineering.

Perks & Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
• 100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision (U.S.)
• AD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (U.S.)
• Empower 401K Plan (U.S.)
• Learning & Development budget
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• In-Home Office Setup (company-issued hardware + $1000/year)
• Professional Memberships
• Work from Home Meals ($3600/year)
• Internet Stipend ($74/month)
• Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness
• Occasional travel for company events, team offsites, and other meaningful moments.

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

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We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (or Software Engineer II) to join our Release Engineering team, focused on building and improving the systems that enable automated, reliable, and scalable software delivery across Temporal’s platform.

In this role, you will participate in the full software lifecycle — from design and implementation to deployment and long‑term operation — and will collaborate with engineering teams to evolve release automation, improve tooling, and reduce manual steps in how we build and ship Temporal.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain tools and systems that support release automation and deployment workflows.
• Write clean, reliable, and concurrent code that supports distributed systems (e.g., build pipelines, deployment tooling).
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to understand and improve release quality and developer productivity.
• Document technical designs, deployment practices, and operational procedures.
• Participate in small‑team design reviews and contribute practical engineering solutions.

What You’ll Learn

• Explore new ways to use Temporal to power the release and deployment lifecycle.
• Deepen your understanding of Temporal’s architecture and service interactions.
• Experiment with new automation patterns, testing strategies, and workflow designs that increase release confidence.

What You Bring

• Strong coding ability, especially in languages used at Temporal (e.g., Go, Java, or similar).
• Solid understanding of concurrency, distributed systems, and multi‑threaded programming.
• Experience contributing to backend systems, tooling, infrastructure, or developer workflows.
• Track record of solving moderately complex problems with reliable, maintainable solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a remote, fast‑paced environment.
• Familiarity with release automation concepts, CI/CD pipelines, build tools, or deployment orchestration.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, GCP) and container tooling.
• Exposure to distributed systems orchestration, observability tooling, or platform engineering.

Compensation

• The estimated pay range for this role is $180,000 CAD –  $240,000 CAD, depending on experience and location.
• Additionally, 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.

U.S. 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, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!

International Benefits

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
• $1,500 / Year Career Development & Learning
• $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)
• $500 / Year Professional Memberships
• $74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
• Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness

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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