Software Engineer, Cloud Enablement

Overview

Software Engineer for Temporal’s Cloud Enablement team to build and improve the Temporal Proxy. Work on implementing core proxy capabilities and consolidating multiple proxy implementations into a single extensible solution.

What you'll do

• Implement features in a proxy codebase with production-quality code (primarily in Go or a comparable systems language).
• Build core proxy components including request handling, configuration, and authentication/authorization integrations.
• Add and maintain observability via logs, metrics, and traces and support debugging in staging/production.
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests to improve correctness and prevent regressions.
• Collaborate with engineers across CGS, Security, Infra Foundations, and OSS Server to deliver scoped projects.
• Contribute to developer experience through documentation, examples, and small improvements for adoption and operations.

What you'll need

• Proficiency in Go (preferred) or another systems language to ramp into an existing codebase.
• Working knowledge of service-to-service communication and distributed systems basics (e.g., HTTP/gRPC).
• Familiarity with security fundamentals including mTLS, JWT, and OIDC/OAuth concepts.
• Ability to implement end-to-end scoped solutions including testing and documentation, and communicate progress.
• Collaborative mindset and comfort working across functions to deliver shared outcomes.

Nice to have

• Experience with proxy/gateway systems, cloud networking, service mesh concepts, or security-oriented infrastructure.
• Experience with observability tooling and operational practices such as on-call debugging and incident follow-ups.
• Contributions to open source.
• Familiarity with Temporal concepts or strong interest in learning the platform.

Details

• Location: United States (Remote).