Senior Engineering Manager, Builder Tools (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Engineering Manager, Builder Tools (AI): Defining the engineering-wide approach for safe, effective AI-assisted workflows and building frictionless paved paths for developers with an accent on governance, cost, and measurement of AI tooling. Focus on driving adoption of new workflows and platforms across the engineering organization and translating improvements into business outcomes.

Location: United States

Salary: $268,000 - $305,000

Company

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.

What you will do

• Set direction for AI-assisted development and define the engineering-wide approach for safe, effective AI-assisted workflows.
• Build frictionless paved paths by identifying and removing sources of friction in developer workflows.
• Own strategy and execution for internal agent runtimes and developer-facing AI systems, including vendor evaluation and integrations.
• Drive governance and cost management for AI tooling using clear metrics and frameworks.
• Partner directly with teams across the company to accelerate safe, effective AI adoption.

Requirements

• Experience leading teams focused on developer productivity, DevEx, internal platforms, or engineering tooling.
• Track record of driving adoption of new workflows and platforms across an engineering organization.
• Strong coaching and feedback skills, creating an environment where engineers can grow and ship high-quality systems.
• Experience evaluating and deploying AI coding tools, developer assistants, and/or LLM-based workflows and agents.
• Strong software engineering background (backend, platform, or developer tools).
• Ability to translate ambiguous needs into clear guidance and systems.

Nice to have

• Intuition for when to adopt vs. build, and how to standardize without blocking innovation.
• Familiarity with modern developer workflows and the systems that support them.
• Ability to engage deeply in technical discussions around system design, safety guardrails, operational readiness, and tradeoffs.
• Strong empathy for builders and their workflows (including non-traditional developers).
• Experience prioritizing and communicating based on measurable impact, not just qualitative feedback.

Culture & Benefits

• Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays.
• 100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• Empower 401K Plan.
• Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!
• Globally distributed, collaborative team that values opportunities for in-person connection.
• Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and other meaningful moments that bring us together.