Samar Abbas
Samar Abbas is the Co-Founder and CEO of Temporal, a company specializing in open-source workflow orchestration. He co-founded Temporal in 2019 and initially served as CTO before transitioning to CEO in April 2024. Under his leadership, Temporal has seen significant growth, with a 76.83% increase in headcount over the past two years and over 2,500 customers globally for Temporal Cloud. Abbas has been instrumental in the company's mission to redefine backend software engineering, making complex distributed systems manageable and reliable. Samar Abbas co-founded Temporal Technologies in 2019 and became CEO in April 2024. He previously held significant engineering roles at Amazon, Microsoft, and Uber. At Amazon, he contributed to the development of Amazon Simple Workflow Service. While at Microsoft, he led the creation of the Durable Task Framework for Azure. Later, at Uber, he co-created Cadence, a predecessor to Temporal's workflow engine. His extensive experience in distributed systems underpins Temporal's mission to simplify complex backend software engineering. Temporal offers durable workflow solutions that revolutionize backend software engineering, enabling developers to build reliable, fault-tolerant applications. It serves companies needing to manage complex, long-running business logic, ensuring workflows complete without losing progress despite system failures. Its differentiator lies in guaranteed durable execution and an open-source foundation, built on pioneering innovations in distributed systems, fostering strong customer trust and a vibrant community.
About Temporal
Temporal offers durable workflow solutions that revolutionize backend software engineering, enabling developers to build reliable, fault-tolerant applications. It serves companies needing to manage complex, long-running business logic, ensuring workflows complete without losing progress despite system failures. Its differentiator lies in guaranteed durable execution and an open-source foundation, built on pioneering innovations in distributed systems, fostering strong customer trust and a vibrant community.