Senior Software Engineer, Observability

Overview In this Senior Software Engineer role, you will strengthen Temporal's observability stack and core platforms. You’ll lead end-to-end development for scalable, distributed systems that power internal developers and external customers. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to design, test, and deploy reliable tooling, with a strong emphasis on performance and on-call readiness. This role offers deep exposure to a mission-critical area that directly impacts product reliability and operator capabilities, in a collaborative and impact-driven culture. Compensation / BenefitsRemote workEquity optionsCompetitive compensation across multiple markets ResponsibilitiesLead end-to-end software development lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, deployment, and maintenanceDefine feature designs with stakeholders and iterate based on feedbackDocument design decisions and operational knowledge for deployabilityEnsure test and production readiness for unit/integration/performanceDesign and build multi-component distributed systems at scaleInvestigate issues to identify root causes and understand tradeoffs for performance and reliabilityParticipate in on-call rotations and contribute to incident responseCollaborate in design reviews and share reliability principles across features Key requirementsExperience with large-scale, distributed systemsBackground in observability data pipelines or high-throughput processingProficiency in one or more high-level languages (preferably Go)Expert Kubernetes skillsSQL query development proficiencyCloud platform experience (AWS or GCP)Solid understanding of architecture, OS, and networkingFamiliarity with monitoring and instrumentation best practicesDeep knowledge of Temporal ecosystem and internal user needsStrong collaboration and communication skillsUser-centric mindsetImpact-drivenPragmatic, balanced with strong opinions on toolsHorizontally scalable, resilient distributed systemsObservability/data streaming pipelinesGo programming