Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Identity

Who We Are   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. Our amazing user community provides us with real-time feedback and contributions to improve the developer experience everywhere. Backed by top VC firms, we have built a team of professionals from various successful start-ups and well-known technology companies. Together, we collaborate cross-functionally, engage with and support our users to improve the developer experience, deliver world-class open-source software, and enhance our commercial SaaS platform. Temporal is growing and working towards building the best community. We are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for helping developer communities, open-source software, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!

Summary

The Cloud Platform team is a vital component of the Temporal Cloud offering, responsible for Authentication, Identity and Access Management, Metering, Data management, Scalability, and the Control Plane. Additionally, the team oversees various internal services. The primary focus revolves around four key pillars: Reliability, ensuring system stability; Scalability, accommodating a growing customer base; Velocity, maintaining rapid software development; and Growth, preparing for expansion. These principles guide the efforts to deliver secure, efficient, and dependable services to both internal and external stakeholders in a complex, rapidly evolving environment. To learn more about the platform watch this video.

What You’ll Do

• Design and architect software user management, SCIM, OIDC, RBAC, IAM, AuthN/Z systems to support the company's growing needs.
• Design and implement authentication and authorization mechanisms that align with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Define and implement Identity and Access Management strategies, including identity lifecycle management, access governance, and compliance.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends and advancements in the identity space, evaluate their potential impact on our products, and contribute to formulating technical strategies and roadmaps.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Senior and Junior engineers, and contribute to the growth of the engineering team.
• Engage with key customers to help understand their requirements and enable their business.
• Develop effective partnerships between Temporal leadership, engineering, and product teams.
• Maintain detailed documentation of system architecture, configurations, and procedures.
• Partner with Security to build ‘secure by default’ systems.

What You’ll Bring

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