Temporal Technologies

Build invincible apps.

Senior Platform Architect

Full TimeRemoteTeam 51-200Since 2018H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

10 days ago

Salary

$200K - $225K / year

6 yrs expEnglishDistributed SystemsJavaPythonType ScriptGo

Job Description

• Act as the single accountable technical owner from purchase through stable production • Drive the first production workflow and reduce time-to-production • Establish guardrails and best practices for reliability, failure handling, scaling, and upgrades • Make developers Temporal SDK experts, make customer platform architects Temporal Server and SDK best practice experts • Set up alerting to catch issues before customers do • Work on your assigned customers' most difficult tickets and problems • Identify and remove activation blockers early before they become escalations • Optimize costs and performance with customers • Build and execute a KPI-driven success plan tied to production outcomes • Define standards for patterns, training, governance, and operational readiness • Lead cross-functional coordination of Professional Services, Support, Partners, and internal teams, leveraging project management to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery • Proactively manage technical risk, migrations, and architectural debt • Set and validate reliability, observability, and operational standards • Monitor health signals and intervene before the customer knows they're happening • Lead technical reviews, readiness checkpoints, and maturity assessments • Certify teams and workloads as production-ready • Surface growth signals based on usage, maturity, and confidence • Partner with customers, Growth AEs and Solution Architects to unlock new workloads • Translate production success into clear technical narratives for renewal and growth • Advocate for customer needs and real-world patterns internally

Job Requirements

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering or solutions engineering experience
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, workflow orchestration, and reliability engineering principles
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go, Java, TypeScript, or Python
  • Experience building, deploying, and operating production systems at scale
  • Demonstrated ability to debug complex technical issues and guide customers through resolution
  • Strong customer-facing skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences
  • Experience creating technical documentation, runbooks, and training materials
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while collaborating across teams
  • Willingness to travel occasionally for customer engagements and team events

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
  • 100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • AD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (Standard & Supplemental Available)
  • Empower 401K Plan
  • Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!

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