# Software Engineer - AI SDK

**Company:** [Temporal](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/temporal)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $160k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, Generative AI, AI Agents, concurrent programming, mutexes, atomics, API Design, Distributed Systems, temporal sdk, technical documentation, Open Source
**Posted:** 2026-08-02

> Build trustworthy agentic coding systems and Temporal AI SDK features across multiple programming languages. The role requires 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, concurrency expertise, public API documentation experience, and a strong foundation in generative AI.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and build trustworthy agentic coding systems that deliver high-quality outputs.
- Design and implement Temporal AI SDK features supporting diverse frameworks and libraries.
- Develop expertise in AI application development patterns, techniques, approaches, and architectures.
- Own new features end to end and collaborate with other teams to deliver reliable functionality and a strong developer experience.
- Work across Python, TypeScript, Java, and Go.
- Serve as a domain expert on AI design patterns, collaborating with field staff on best practices and canonical examples.
- Debug issues requiring expert attention and gather feedback from the developer community on Temporal features and APIs.
- Write public technical documentation for Temporal concepts and APIs.
- Provide occasional expert customer support when engineering expertise is needed.
- Travel for team gatherings once or twice a year and optionally attend developer conferences.

## Requirements
- 3+ years of professional work experience and a passion for generative AI, particularly agents and coding.
- Deep understanding of using AI to improve quality, not only quantity.
- Thoughtful, opinionated software development practices.
- Fluency in two or more programming languages and willingness to learn new ones.
- Strong experience with concurrent programming, including safe use of mutexes, atomics, and other concurrency primitives.
- Experience designing APIs and documenting publicly available libraries or modules.
- Strong written and verbal technical communication skills in English.
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a closely related field, or equivalent production software engineering experience.

## Nice to Have
- Familiarity with Temporal’s programming model.
- Experience building agents or other AI applications.
- Background in machine learning, model training, data science, or machine learning systems.
- Experience contributing to large-scale distributed system architecture and design.
- Open-source software contributions, including to third-party libraries.
- Graduate degree in Computer Science.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Estimated pay range: **$160,000–$200,000**.
- Eligible to participate in Temporal’s equity plan.
- U.S. benefits include unlimited PTO, 12 holidays plus 2 floating holidays, fully covered medical, dental, and vision premiums, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and additional learning, lifestyle, home-office, professional-membership, work-from-home meal, and internet-stipend benefits.
- International PTO and benefits vary by country and are provided in partnership with Remote.com. International employees also receive learning and career-development perks, lifestyle spending, home-office setup, professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to Calm.
- Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and other in-person collaboration.

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