Staff Developer Advocate, Enterprise

Temporal Technologies

Staff Developer Advocate assisting enterprise engineering teams with Temporal adoption through onsite engagement and technical enablement. Collaborating with various teams to create tailored solutions and content.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $190,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoJavaPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Travel to enterprise customer sites (approximately 50% of the time) to deliver Temporal DevDays, our flagship on-site technical enablement program, tailored to each account's use cases, architecture, and adoption stage
Prepare and deliver hands-on labs, architectural walkthroughs, and workshop sessions that help enterprise engineering teams build confidently on Temporal
Collaborate with Solutions Architects, Account Executives, and Customer Success to scope and prepare for each engagement and ensure strong outcomes
Contribute sample applications, lab exercises, and reusable content back to the shared DevDays content library
Deliver train-the-trainer sessions where appropriate
Host semi-regular enterprise office hours
Deliver webinars on enterprise-relevant topics, including complex workflow patterns, AI-powered agentic backends, observability, scalability, and platform integrations
Partner with the DevDays program owner, DevRel, and field teams to identify topics and formats that matter most to enterprise audiences
Speak at and attend industry conferences, enterprise developer events, and meetups relevant to the enterprise engineering community
Produce technical content — blog posts, tutorials, architectural guides, diagrams, and videos
Gather structured feedback from DevDays sessions, office hours, and enterprise engagements to surface product gaps, developer experience friction, and adoption blockers

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on distributed systems
Proficiency in one or more Temporal SDK languages (Python, Go, Java, TypeScript), with strong working knowledge of distributed systems, state management, and workflow execution concepts
Demonstrated ability to lead technical workshops, hands-on labs, or enablement sessions for senior engineering audiences
Experience engaging directly with enterprise engineering organizations, with an understanding of how large teams adopt and scale developer tooling
Experience mentoring others in a formal or informal capacity
Comfort with approximately 50% travel, domestic and international

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

distributed systemsTemporal SDKPythonGoJavaTypeScriptstate managementworkflow executiontechnical content productionarchitectural walkthroughs

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationpresentationfeedback gatheringworkshop facilitationcustomer engagementproblem-solvingadaptability