Staff Cloud Security Engineer

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

We are seeking a Staff Cloud Security Engineer to join our Security team, where you'll play a pivotal role in securing the Temporal infrastructure and product. In this position, you’ll work closely with our platform, SRE, and software engineering teams to ensure that our infrastructure and services are resilient, secure, and scalable. You’ll contribute directly to protecting both our internal systems and our customers, while helping shape the security foundation of one of the most innovative developer platforms in the industry. We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about building secure infrastructure, scaling modern cloud-native systems, and fostering a strong security culture across engineering.

What You’Ll Do

• Partner with platform and engineering teams to integrate security into the design, deployment, and operation of infrastructure and cloud services.
• Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments of infrastructure components (Kubernetes, Terraform, networking, IAM).
• Drive improvements in infrastructure-as-code security, including Terraform, Kubernetes manifests, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to system architecture and execution with a focus on unblocking security needs in distributed systems and related development pipelines.
• Implement and manage container and Kubernetes security controls, auditing, and runtime protection.
• Act as a security advocate, helping build a culture of secure design and operation across the company.
• Deeply understand how to leverage Temporal’s platform to power infrastructure at scale.
• Participate in the on-call rotation.

What You’Ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years in cloud infrastructure and security experience.
• Coding experience in languages such as Go, Java, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with one or more cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), with an understanding of how to optimize for security, cost, performance, and reliability.
• Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and container security best practices.
• Experience securing infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes YAML) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of encryption, authentication, and secure communication protocols.
• Familiarity with tools for infrastructure/cloud security (CSPM, SAST/DAST/SCA, container scanners, IaC linters).
• Ability to clearly explain complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language (Python or Go preferred).
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, self-directed environment.

Nice To Have

• Distributed computing and related vulnerability experience
• Writing concurrent code
• Open Source automation or automation projects
• Azure Cloud Experience
• AI security knowledge

Compensation

• The estimated pay range for this role is $190,000 - $250,000, depending on qualifications and location.
• This role is eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan.

Compensation ranges reflect salary and commission compensation (when applicable) across several geographic markets. Employment offers carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, knowledge, expertise, skillset, market location, and job level assessed during the interview process.   Employee benefits and perks below are for full-time employees, part-time or temporary positions are excluded.    U.S. 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!

International Benefits

• 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.

Additional Perks 

• $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

Temporal Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Temporal Technologies does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We embrace and celebrate differences and diversity.   Temporal is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please let your Recruiter know so we can assist.   We are not working with external recruitment agencies, thanks.