> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3186477-staff-software-engineer-observability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3186477-staff-software-engineer-observability). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer, Observability - **Company:** Temporal Technologies Inc. - **Location:** Boston, MA, United States - **Salary:** $169,600.0 - $278,250.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Amazon Web Services, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Build Management, Kubernetes, Data Pipelines, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=99682b711620f2b1 ## About the Role * Motivated by impact. You are driven by a desire to make positive things happen. * Strong opinions about tools and technology that are equally balanced by a pragmatic drive for impact. * Ability to work in a self-directed manner in a fast-paced environment. * Excellent collaboration and communication skills. Skills & Technologies * Demonstrated ability to develop horizontally scalable, resilient, and high performance distributed systems in a production environment. * Experience designing, implementing, deploying, and supporting large scale, geographically distributed observability and/or high throughput data streaming/processing pipelines, or similar. * Expert in one or more high-level programming languages, preferably Go. * Expert-level Kubernetes skills. * Expert-level query development skills, preferably SQL. * Hands-on experience with one or more cloud providers, preferably AWS, or GCP. * Thorough understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and networking. * Familiarity with best practices regarding monitoring, instrumenting, and configuring infrastructure. ## Description * Lead the end-to-end Software Development Lifecycle: goals & requirements solicitation, design & review, implementation, operationalization & deployment, support & maintenance. * Lead feature design, review with stakeholders, iterate to incorporate feedback and drive consensus. * Clearly document design choices and operational knowledge to successfully deploy and manage the software you develop. * Provide appropriate test and production readiness coverage for unit, integration, and performance of your feature ownership area. Own: * Set a high bar for technical excellence and take pride in the software you develop. * Design and build multi-component, distributed systems that operate at scale. * Investigate issues with a methodical approach to identify a root cause. * Understand performance and reliability implications of design options at scale. Make related tradeoffs. * Participate in the team's on-call rotation. Learn: * Expert-level knowledge of architecture and services of assigned domain. Strong command over all aspects of the Temporal ecosystem. This role provides a strong opportunity for diverse technical exposure! * Investigate and understand ways to best leverage Temporal's own software to power our mission. * Deeply understand the needs of Temporal internal developers and external customers, and leverage that knowledge for product development and feature design. Collaborate: * Lead and mentor fellow team members. * Participate in design reviews and contribute to design of other features. * Share design principles for building reliable systems at scale., * User-first mindset. 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