# Staff Software Engineer, AI Foundations

**Company:** [Temporal](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/temporal)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $224k – $302k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, Generative AI, AI Agents, Machine Learning, concurrent programming, mutexes, atomics, API Design, Distributed Systems, Open Source
**Posted:** 2026-08-05

> Build and optimize reliable agentic coding systems while owning features end to end and shaping AI application patterns. The role requires 8+ years of professional experience, strong concurrent programming and API design expertise, fluency in multiple languages, and experience with generative AI.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and build reliable agentic coding systems that deliver high-quality outputs.
- Develop expertise in AI application development patterns, techniques, emerging approaches, and architectures.
- Own new features end to end, collaborating across teams to deliver reliability and a strong developer experience.
- Work with Python, TypeScript, Java, and Go.
- Serve as a domain expert on AI design patterns and provide best practices and canonical examples.
- Support the developer community by debugging issues requiring expert attention and gathering feedback on product features and APIs.
- Write public technical documentation for concepts and APIs.
- Provide occasional expert customer support and attend occasional developer conferences.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of professional work experience.
- Experience optimizing AI systems using machine learning and systems techniques.
- Experience with generative AI, especially agents and coding.
- Strong software development practices and attention to code quality.
- Fluency in multiple programming languages and willingness to learn new ones.
- Deep experience with concurrent programming, including 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.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent production software engineering experience.

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

## Compensation and Benefits
- Estimated pay range: **$224,000–$302,400**.
- Eligible to participate in the company's equity plan.
- Benefits include unlimited PTO, holidays, medical, dental and vision coverage, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan, learning and development support, lifestyle spending, home office setup, professional memberships, work-from-home meals, internet stipend, and access to the Calm app.
- International benefits and paid time off vary by country.
- Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and other in-person collaboration.

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