[Remote] Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Partners & Professional Services

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Temporal Technologies is an open source programming model company focused on simplifying code and enhancing developer experiences. They are seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead architectural enablement efforts, mentor teams, and drive account success by integrating Temporal into distributed systems for partners and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural enablement efforts with customer engineering teams and partner organizations, building distributed systems using Temporal
• Scope and structure technical projects by helping teams define goals, organize delivery plans, and align on system design
• Provide deep architectural guidance and hands-on mentorship through code contributions, design reviews, and technical workshops
• Build the content, tools, and frameworks needed to enable success—often in real time as you support teams through their first production initiatives with Temporal
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Customer Success, and Partner teams to accelerate adoption, expand workloads, and drive account success through enablement
• Teach Temporal’s architectural patterns through documentation, training content, example code, and live instruction—all of which you will help create
• Contribute prototypes, integration patterns, and reusable assets that help teams adopt Temporal efficiently and effectively
• Channel learnings from the field back into internal product, documentation, and partner strategy discussions

Skills

• 7+ years of experience in software architecture, professional services, or solutions engineering, with a focus on distributed systems or platform adoption
• A builder's mindset—you create what's needed, not just deliver what already exists. You're comfortable working in environments where enablement content and best practices are still being defined
• Strong background in designing and guiding event-driven, asynchronous, or microservice-based architectures
• Fluency in multiple programming languages such as Go, Java, TypeScript, or Python, and experience working across diverse technical environments
• Familiarity with messaging and orchestration tools like Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, or workflow engines, and the ability to apply those concepts to real-world systems
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern application delivery practices, including infrastructure-as-code and observability
• Excellent communication skills—capable of engaging with engineers, architects, and business stakeholders through writing, conversation, and visual design
• Comfortable discussing distributed system technologies, design decisions, and best practices

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!
• 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.
• $3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
• $1,500 / Year Career Development & Learning
• $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)
• $500 / Year Professional Memberships
• $74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
• Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness

Company Overview

• Temporal Technologies provides an open-source platform that simplifies the development of scalable and resilient applications. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://temporal.io.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Temporal Technologies has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 5 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 8 in 2023, 8 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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