170K–278K USD / year
Staff Software Engineer, Replication Foundations
OtherRemote — United States
Published on 2026-09-28
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About this role
The role involves leading the design and implementation of Temporal's core replication stack for high availability and migration products. You will set the technical direction for distributed replication systems and work closely with other teams to ensure scalability and reliability.
About the company
Temporal is a durable execution platform for running reliable workflows and long-running business processes. It helps engineering teams build fault-tolerant applications without custom state machines.
The team
Replication Foundations team within Temporal’s Cloud Global Services organization.
Stack
GoJavaC++
What you'll do
- Set technical direction for replication stack
- Lead design and implementation of replication protocols
- Drive scalability and reliability initiatives
- Define system-level guarantees
- Partner with cross-functional teams
- Mentor engineers
- Debug complex production issues
What we're looking for
- Experience designing and delivering distributed systems
- Deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals
- Experience with system architecture and protocol behavior
- Proficiency in Go and familiarity with Java or C++
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to influence technical direction and mentor
Nice to have
- Experience with replication protocols or data-plane infrastructure
- Familiarity with multi-cluster or multi-region architectures
- Knowledge of database internals or event-sourced systems
- Contributions to large open-source projects