What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Golang Developer - Workflow Automation Specialist position at Lumen Inc?
About Lumen
Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.
We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.
The Role
We are seeking a Principal Golang Developer with advanced expertise in Temporal and workflow automation to build, optimize, and maintain resilient, scalable systems. This role requires deep knowledge of distributed systems, resilience patterns for messaging-based workflows, and the ability to design and implement reliable, efficient automation solutions. The ideal candidate is self-sufficient, technically proficient, and passionate about delivering seamless, high-performance orchestration systems.
Work Location
This is an US work from home position.
The Main Responsibilities
Temporal Workflow Development :
- Design and develop complex workflows and activities using Temporal, leveraging features such as retry policies, saga patterns, child workflows, signals, and queries.
- Implement workflows with state persistence, ensuring recoverability, consistency, and reliability in distributed environments.
- Optimize workflows for performance, fault tolerance, and low-latency execution.
- Handle long-running processes effectively, managing timeouts, scheduled tasks, and compensations.
Resilience Patterns in Messaging-Based Systems :
Distributed System Design :
Monitoring, Observability, and Fallout Handling :
Collaboration & Best Practices :
What We Look For in a Candidate
Must-Have Skills : Temporal Expertise :
Golang Proficiency :
Resilience Patterns & Distributed Systems :
Monitoring & Observability :
Nice-to-Have Skills :
Compensation
This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.
Location Based Pay Ranges
149,084 - $198,779 in these states : AL AR AZ FL GA IA ID IN KS KY LA ME MO MS MT ND NE NM OH OK PA SC SD TN UT VT WI WV WY
156,539 - $208,718 in these states : CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI
163,993 - $218,657 in these states : AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA
Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and / or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.
Learn more about Lumen's :
Benefits
Bonus Structure
Requisition # : 336313
Background Screening
If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and / or motor vehicle reports and / or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page () . Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Equal Employment Opportunities
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.
Disclaimer
The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.
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Application Deadline
03 / 03 / 2025
Salary : $149,084 - $198,779
