# Staff Software Engineer, AI Foundations (AI Agent Optimization)

Hiring organization: [Temporal](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/temporal)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/31b77c03-e5dd-49b2-a797-2dd6a0fad039

Listed on Temporal's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Lead / Staff / Principal
- Location: United States or Canada, Remote Opportunity
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 224000 – 295000 USD per year

## Summary

This is a staff-level engineering role focused on optimizing how AI agents use Temporal, a workflow orchestration platform. You'll design systems to help developers build efficient agents with better token spend and response times, working across multiple programming languages in a fully-remote, open-source-first environment.

_Our summary, not Temporal's wording._

## Skills named

API Design, Go, Java, Python, TypeScript

## Required

- 8+ years professional software engineering experience
- Experience optimizing AI systems using machine learning and systems techniques
- Passion for generative AI, particularly agents and coding
- Fluency in multiple programming languages
- Deep experience with concurrent programming
- Experience designing and documenting public APIs
- Strong technical communication skills in English
- BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent production software experience

## Nice to have

- Familiarity with Temporal's programming model
- Open source contribution track record
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems architecture
- Background in machine learning, model training, or ML systems
- Graduate degree in Computer Science

Apply on Temporal's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/temporaltechnologies/jobs/5204483007