Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Identity

U.S.

Remote

$212,000 – $237,000 per year

TLDR

Design and operate identity and access systems for a multi-tenant SaaS platform, integrating with major identity providers and shaping secure-by-default IAM workflows.

About Us

Temporal is an open source programming model that can simplify code, make applications more reliable, and help developers focus on the important things like delivering features faster. We are on a mission to be the reliable foundation of every developer’s toolbox, and are building the team that will make that happen.

Our values guide us —they are present in how we show up, make decisions, and work together to make an impact. We’re curious, driven, collaborative, genuine and humble.

Temporal is growing and we are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for improving the developer experience, building world-class open-source software and communities, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!

Summary

Temporal is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Identity to help design, build, and operate the identity and access systems behind Temporal Cloud — a multi-tenant SaaS platform. You'll work on the systems that authenticate users and workloads, authorize access to namespaces and APIs, and integrate with customer identity providers. You'll partner with Security, Product, and infrastructure teams to deliver "secure by default" capabilities while keeping the developer and operator experience strong.

What You'll Do

Build and improve core parts of Temporal Cloud's identity platform — authentication (OAuth 2.0/OIDC, SAML), authorization (RBAC and policy-based access), and workload identity — so customers and workloads can authenticate securely
Help keep the auth path fast and reliable to meet Temporal Cloud's SLOs through caching, token handling, and revocation strategies
Integrate with enterprise identity providers (Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace) and support user provisioning (SCIM), with attention to common identity threats such as token replay and privilege escalation
Partner with Security, Product, and platform teams to ship secure-by-default patterns and contribute to IAM lifecycle and audit practices
Write clear architecture and design docs, and contribute to the team's technical direction

What You'll Bring

Solid hands-on experience building and operating production identity or auth systems — OAuth 2.0/OIDC, SAML, JWT, and token/key rotation
Good understanding of authorization models (RBAC, ABAC); familiarity with policy engines like OPA, Cedar, or OpenFGA is a plus
Experience operating distributed systems in production, including some on-call responsibility
Proficiency in Go; experience with Python, Java, or Rust is a plus
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across security, product, and engineering teams

Nice to Have

Exposure to workload identity or short-lived / federated credentials (SPIFFE/SPIRE, mTLS, WIF)
Experience with SCIM provisioning and enterprise SSO integrations
Contributions to identity OSS projects (Keycloak, Ory, Dex, OpenFGA, SPIRE)
Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA) as they apply to IAM
Familiarity with Temporal or other durable-execution engines, especially auth implications around workers and task queues
Experience designing customer-facing API auth (scoped tokens, API keys, rotation)

Compensation

Base Salary Range - $212,000 to $237,000, depending on qualifications and location
Equity Options - Eligible for stock options as part of Temporal's equity plan

Compensation ranges reflect salary and commission compensation (when applicable) across several geographic markets. Employment offers carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, knowledge, expertise, skillset, market location, and job level assessed during the interview process.

Employee benefits and perks below are for full-time employees, part-time or temporary positions are excluded.

U.S. Benefits

Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision
AD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (Standard & Supplemental Available)
Empower 401K Plan
Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!

International Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in partnership with Remote.com. Additionally, Temporal offers perks to all international employees for learning & career development, a lifestyle spending account, in-home office setup (in addition to company-issued hardware), professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental wellness.

Travel

Temporal is a globally distributed, collaborative team that values opportunities for in-person connection. Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and other meaningful moments that bring us together.

Additional Perks

$3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
$1,800 / Year Professional Enrichment (Career Development & Professional Memberships)
$1,200 / Year Lifestyle Spending Account
$1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup (In addition to Temporal issued equipment - laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and extension power cable at no cost to you)
$74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness

Temporal Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Temporal Technologies does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We embrace and celebrate differences and diversity.

Temporal is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please let your Recruiter know so we can assist.

We are not working with external recruitment agencies, thanks.

Benefits

Health Insurance

100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision

Home Office Stipend

$1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup (In addition to Temporal issued equipment - laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and extension power cable at no cost to you)

Learning Budget

Learning & career development

Internet reimbursement

$74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in partnership with Remote.com.

Remote-Friendly

work-from-home meals

Calm app subscription for mental health

Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness

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Temporal Technologies builds an open source programming model designed to simplify code and enhance application reliability. It's targeted at developers who need to deliver features more efficiently without sacrificing quality. What sets us apart is our commitment to being the essential foundation in every developer's toolkit, allowing them to focus on what truly matters.

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