Principal Software Engineer

Temporal Technologies

Principal Software Engineer role at Temporal Technologies designing backend functionality for scalable distributed systems. Collaborating with a team to enhance developer experience and create enterprise offerings.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement core backend service features.
Provide appropriate test coverage for unit, integration, and performance for your feature ownership area.
Clearly document design choices and operational knowledge to successfully deploy and run service with those features.
Provide appropriate service level logs and metrics to make features operational for cloud service setup.
Provide appropriate alerts, dashboards, and runbooks for production.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 or more years of experience as an "Arranger" and/or "Builder/Enhancer" of highly scalable distributed systems.
Solid computer science fundamentals in distributed systems concepts including multi-threading and concurrency.
Experience writing concurrent code in production with languages like Go or Java or other applicable languages.
Experience working with Open Source Systems.
Experience building and running services on AWS. Bonus: Microsoft Azure and Google GCP experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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!

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend service designunit testingintegration testingperformance testingconcurrent programmingGoJavaOpen Source SystemsAWSMicrosoft Azure