# Staff Software Engineer - AI SDK

**Company:** [Temporal](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/temporal)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $224k – $302k/yr
**Skills:** Python, TypeScript, Generative AI, AI Agents, Concurrent Programming, API Design, Temporal, Open Source, Machine Learning, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-05-01

> Designs and implements AI SDK features for Temporal, supporting diverse frameworks in Python and TypeScript. Requires deep AI expertise, concurrent programming, open source contributions, and strong API/documentation skills; BS/MS in CS preferred.

## Job Description

## What You Will Do

- Design and implement Temporal AI SDK features supporting a broad variety of frameworks and libraries.
- Develop a deep understanding of AI application development techniques, including emerging approaches and architectures.
- Work with multiple programming languages, primarily **Python** and **TypeScript**.
- Make extensive use of AI coding tools, especially to ensure quality across a large number of integrations.
- Take end-to-end ownership of new features, working with other teams to deliver exceptional reliability and a great developer experience.
- Serve as a domain expert on AI design patterns, collaborating with field staff to provide best-practices and canonical examples.
- Work directly with our developer community to debug issues that need expert attention, and get feedback on Temporal SDK features and APIs.
- Write public technical documentation describing Temporal concepts and APIs.

## What You’ll Bring

- Experience and passion for harnessing generative AI, particularly for agents and coding.
- A deep understanding of how to use AI to increase quality, not only to increase quantity.
- A sense of taste in code and software development practice. Your approach should be opinionated and thoughtful, but not dogmatic.
- A track record of open source software contributions, including contributions to 3rd party libraries.
- Fluency in multiple programming languages, and an affinity for learning new ones.
- Deep experience with concurrent programming—you should know how to use mutexes, atomics, and other concurrency primitives safely.
- Experience designing APIs and writing documentation for publicly-available libraries or modules.
- Strong technical communication skills—written and verbal—in English.
- BS or MS in Computer Science (or a closely-related degree), or equivalent work experience writing production-grade software.

## Nice to Have

- Familiarity with Temporal’s programming model (e.g. you’ve written an app on Temporal).
- Experience building agents or other AI applications.
- Background in machine learning, model training, data science, or machine learning systems.
- Experience contributing to the architecture and design of large-scale distributed systems.
- Graduate degree in Computer Science.

## Compensation

**$224,000 - $302,400** salary range. Eligible for equity plan. Benefits include unlimited PTO, 100% medical/dental/vision premiums, 401K, and various perks like WFH stipends.

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