Senior Software Engineer, SDK (Language Runtime)

Temporal Technologies
United States - Remote Opportunity$168k – $210kPosted 27 February 2026

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>About Us</strong></h3> <div>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.</div> <div> </div> <div>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.</div> <div> </div> <div>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!</div></div><div> <h3>Summary</h3> <div class="p-rich_text_section">We have an opening to hire a <strong data-stringify-type="bold">Senior Software Engineer - SDK (Language Runtime).</strong> Our team makes the Temporal SDKs — our SDKs are the primary mechanism through which our customers use Temporal. This is harder than it sounds. SDKs are not thin clients; they act as runtime environments for application code, contain complex internal logic, and coordinate closely with Temporal Server to provide the durable-execution guarantees our customers require. Most of our work is open source—see for yourself here:<a class="c-link" href="https://github.com/temporalio" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://github.com/temporalio" data-sk="tooltip_parent"> https://github.com/temporalio</a></div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> </div> <div class="p-rich_text_section">Also see our <a class="c-link" href="https://temporalio.notion.site/Join-the-SDK-Team-at-Temporal-1c98fc5677388032b507d2ba6c3b7bfd" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://temporalio.notion.site/Join-the-SDK-Team-at-Temporal-1c98fc5677388032b507d2ba6c3b7bfd" data-sk="tooltip_parent">SDK team page</a> (<a href="https://temporalio.notion.site/Join-the-SDK-Team-at-Temporal-1c98fc5677388032b507d2ba6c3b7bfd)">https://temporalio.notion.site/Join-the-SDK-Team-at-Temporal-1c98fc5677388032b507d2ba6c3b7bfd)</a> for more details!</div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> </div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">What You Will Do</strong></div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Take end-to-end ownership of new features, working with others in the SDK and Server teams to deliver exceptional reliability and a great developer experience.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Design and build Temporal SDKs used by customers to work with Temporal in their programming language of choice.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Tightly integrate Temporal SDKs with their respective languages, making best use of type systems and language runtimes, to execute application code in a durable, deterministic way.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Develop features that provide a foundation for the reliable execution of the current wave of agentic AI systems. Be a part of the fundamentals, instead of a part of the trend!</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Work directly with our community to debug issues that need expert attention, and get feedback on Temporal SDK features and APIs.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Write publicly-readable technical documentation describing Temporal concepts and APIs.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Go the extra mile to support a customer in need, on the rare occasion that SDK ... (truncated, view full listing at source)