Senior Platform Architect - UK

Temporal; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 54 000 - 71 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equity

Flexible time off

Learning stipend

Home office support

Résumé du poste

Temporal is seeking a Senior Platform Architect for the UKTeam, based in London with remote-friendly options. You will own production readiness, activation, and the customer technical program, guiding teams to deliver scalable, reliable platforms.

You should have 6+ years in software engineering, strong distributed systems expertise, and experience with Go, Java, TypeScript, or Python. Travel may be required, and remote work is supported in-country.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering or solutions engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, workflow orchestration, and reliability practices.
• Experience building and operating production systems at scale.

Responsabilités

• Own Production Readiness and Activation for customer platforms and ensure time-to-production is minimized.
• Run the Customer's Technical Program with KPI-driven success plans and governance patterns.
• Lead cross-functional coordination across services, support, and partners to ensure on-time delivery.
• Drive long-term technical health with reliability, observability, and standardization.
• Pitch production success to grow adoption and renewals with clear technical narratives.

Connaissances

Distributed systems

Production systems

Go

Java

TypeScript

Python

Customer-facing

Documentation

Collaboration

Outils

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure as Code

Description du poste

All roles # Senior Platform Architect - UKTeam: Platform ArchitectureLocation: London, EnglandEmployment Type: Full-time Workplace: Remote Compensation: United Kingdom €64,400 – €84,525 • Offers Equity • €27,600 – €36,225 Commission : Compensation ranges reflect salary and commission compensation (when applicable) across several geographic markets. Employment offers carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, knowledge, expertise, skillset, market location, and job level assessed during the interview process.## **Role Summary**Join our Technical Services team as a **Senior Platform Architect** and drive transformational outcomes with Temporal. You’ll be the accountable technical owner from purchase to stable production, turning complex challenges into scalable, repeatable solutions. Shape delivery patterns, operational standards, and enablement strategies that accelerate customer success and create lasting competitive advantage across teams and environments.## **What You'll Do****Own Production Readiness and Activation*** Act as the single owner of customers' scale-proof production readiness* 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**Run the Customer's Technical Program*** 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**Ensure Long-Term Technical Health*** 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**Drive Adoption Through Production Success*** 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## **What You'll Bring*** You must reside in the United Kingdom, with a preference for London* 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 for customer engagements and team events* Travel expected to be 25-50%**Nice to Haves*** Prior experience with Temporal or similar workflow orchestration platforms* Experience with observability tools and practices for distributed systems* Background in professional services, technical consulting, or solutions engineering roles* Experience with Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and infrastructure-as-code tools* Contributions to open source projects or developer communities* Experience designing and delivering technical training or workshops### **How We Work**Temporal is remote-first. Most roles are remote in-country, someare remote within a region, and a few teams have an in-office hub.Occasional travel supports onboarding and team gatherings, andsome teams share an on-call rotation. See how we work →### **Benefits & Perks**Temporal offers competitive benefits, equity, flexible time off,and support for learning, wellness, and your home office. See everything we offer →Temporal Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Temporal Technologies does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We embrace and celebrate differences and diversity.Temporal is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please let your Recruiter know so we can assist.