# Staff Software Engineer, AI Foundations (AI Agent Optimization) at Temporal

- Company: Temporal
- What the company does: Backed by Index, Sequoia and a16z.
- Company website: http://temporal.io/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: United States (Remote)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $170K to $278K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-05
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/temporal/4ee99986-77ad-4113-8058-891d5cc7284a
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/temporal-staff-software-engineer-ai-foundations-ai-agent-optimization/

## About the role

Design and build agentic coding systems that we can trust to deliver high-quality outputs Develop a deep understanding of AI application development patterns and techniques, including emerging approaches and architectures.

Tags: Engineering