Senior Software Engineer, Traffic

<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><h2><strong>Summary</strong></h2> <p>We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Infrastructure Traffic team, where you will contribute to the design, development, and execution of projects across traffic management, network optimization, and cloud orchestration. This is an exciting opportunity to impact the scalability, reliability, and operational excellence of Temporal's networking infrastructure while growing your technical expertise.<em> [Click <a href="https://temporalio.notion.site/Join-the-Traffic-Team-at-Temporal-2e98fc56773880f3b8f5f5d35f23d82a?pvs=74">here</a> to see more detail on our Traffic Team]</em></p> <h2><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h2> <h3><strong>Invent</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Design and develop systems that optimize network traffic and support global expansion.</li> <li>Contribute to architectural decisions for high-impact projects, ensuring scalability and reliability.</li> <li>Participate in technical roadmap discussions for network scalability, performance, and engineering velocity.</li> <li>Uphold a culture of engineering and operational excellence.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Own</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Partner with engineering, product, and security teams to align on network infrastructure goals.</li> <li>Participate in design reviews for critical projects with attention to system-level tradeoffs and network scalability.</li> <li>Implement "secure by default" network systems in collaboration with security teams.</li> <li>Engage with customers and internal teams to understand business requirements and deliver effective solutions.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Learn</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Develop expertise in leveraging Temporal's software to build and scale networking infrastructure.</li> <li>Gather insights into customer needs and incorporate them into technical decision-making for traffic management and networking strategies.</li> <li>Stay current with technology advancements in traffic management, networking, and cloud orchestration.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Collaborate</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Share best practices and design principles for building reliable and scalable networking systems.</li> <li>Work closely with teammates to ensure roadmaps are cohesive and deliverables are on track.</li> <li>Contribute to a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>What You'll Bring</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Experience working on engineering efforts focused on network traffic management, network optimization, or cloud orchestration.</li> <li>Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.</li> <li>Experience contributing to technical planning and making system-level tradeoffs.</li> <li>At least 5+ years of coding experience in languages like Go, Java, or similar, with experience writing concurrent and distributed code.</li> <li>Experience designing and building distributed systems, leveraging concurrency primitives, and optimizing network performance.</li> <li>Solid understanding of traffic and networking systems, w ... (truncated, view full listing at source)