Software Engineer 2 – Compute

Temporal Technologies

Software Engineer designing and implementing backend service features for Temporal's scalable platform. Collaborating on multi-tenant services with a focus on performance and reliability.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $148,000 - $197,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCassandraCloudDistributed SystemsElasticSearchGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKafkaMySQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement core backend service features.
Provide appropriate test coverage unit, integration, and performance for feature ownership areas.
Document design choices and operational knowledge to successfully deploy and run services at scale with those features.
Provide appropriate service level logs and metrics to operationalize features for cloud service setup.
Provide appropriate alerts, dashboards, and runbooks for production.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2-5 years of backend engineering experience
Solid computer science fundamentals in distributed systems concepts and first principles
First-principles thinking and code design
Knowledge of multi-threading and concurrency
Experience with Go, Java, or other applicable languages
Experience building systems with technologies like Kafka, Cassandra, MySQL, and Elasticsearch
Experience building and running services on AWS and/or GCP

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 engineeringdistributed systemsmulti-threadingconcurrencyGoJavaKafkaCassandraMySQLElasticsearch

Soft Skills

first-principles thinkingcode design