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

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