Staff Software Engineer, AI Foundations (AI Agent Optimization)

United States or Canada, Remote Opportunity · Remote · full time · Lead / Staff / Principal

$224,000 – $295,000

Listed on Temporal’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

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. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

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