THE DURABLE EXECUTION CONFERENCE FOR AI, BY TEMPORAL

MAY 5-7, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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Kshitij Wadhwa

Kshitij Wadhwa

TITLE:Member of Technical Staff

COMPANY:OpenAI

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Kshitij Wadhwa is a Member of the Technical Staff at OpenAI focused on distributed systems and workflow orchestration, with experience building scalable, reliable backend infrastructure. He has worked on improving developer experience and enabling teams to build resilient applications using modern cloud and orchestration platforms. His interests center on simplifying complex systems and making durable execution more accessible to developers.

TALK

How OpenAI uses Temporal

ABSTRACT

This talk explains how OpenAI evolved Temporal from a useful orchestration tool into a production-ready platform used across many teams. It highlights the challenges of scaling adoption—such as developer friction, inconsistent infrastructure, and operational complexity—and how OpenAI addressed them by building a “paved road” with managed workers, workflows, and standardized configurations. Learn more how Temporal enables durable executio, and how a platform investment is what makes it repeatable and accessible across an organization.