Staff Software Engineer, AI Agent Optimization (Remote US)

Temporal's platform runs AI work for companies such as OpenAI, NVIDIA and Cursor. On the AI Foundations team you lead agent optimisation: tools and methods that help Temporal users build AI agents that use fewer tokens and answer faster without losing quality.

Key responsibilities

• Design tools for agent optimisation: model routing, caching and context management
• Build agentic coding systems that deliver trustworthy results
• Keep a deep, current understanding of AI application patterns
• Own new features end to end with the AI Foundations team
• Contribute to Temporal's open-source work

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional work experience
• Experience optimising AI systems with machine learning and systems techniques
• Fluency in several programming languages and deep concurrent programming skills
• Experience designing public APIs and documentation
• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Nice to have

• Built an app on Temporal
• Open-source contributions
• Background in machine learning or model training

Remote details

• Full-time remote role, open to people in the United States or Canada

Salary and benefits

US base salary $169,600 to $278,250 a year, depending on location, plus equity. Temporal also offers benefits; the full list is on the posting.

How to apply

Apply on the company's own site.