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Staff Software Engineer, AI Foundations (AI Agent Optimization)

Temporal Technologies

Remote · United States$14,133–23,188 gross/mofull-timeTemporal Technologies Careers

In this role, you will lead our agent optimization efforts. You will design tools and mechanisms to help Temporal users build agents that are optimized for token spend and response time while maintaining result quality.

Responsibilities

  • Work as a software engineer
  • Maintain and expand a deep understanding of agentic coding
  • Design and build agentic coding systems that we can trust to deliver high-quality outputs
  • Develop a deep understanding of AI application development patterns and techniques, including emerging approaches and architectures.
  • Take end-to-end ownership of new features, working with other teams to deliver exceptional reliability and a great developer experience.
  • Work with multiple programming languages: Python and TypeScript, Java, Go.
  • Serve as a domain expert on AI design patterns, collaborating with field staff to provide best-practices and canonical examples.
  • Work directly with our developer community to debug issues that need expert attention and get feedback on Temporal features and APIs.
  • Write public technical documentation describing Temporal concepts and APIs.
  • Go the extra mile to support a customer in need, on the rare occasion that our teams’ engineering expertise is needed.

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    Remote
    Seniority
    Senior
    Posted
    15 Oct 2026
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