Solutions Architect

Orkes; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Flexible PTO

Personal development support

Job summary

Orkes is hiring a Solutions Architect to help us evolve and scale our platform for enterprise-scale workflows and AI agents. You will become an expert on our platform, guiding customers through adoption, best practices, and architectural vision, while partnering with the sales and product teams to deliver measurable, data-driven outcomes.

You will engage with clients across logistics, fintech, cyber security, and healthcare, shaping implementations and contributing to cross-vertical use cases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud architecture and customer-facing roles.
• Understanding of business processes across multiple industries, geographies and technical domains.
• Understanding of system design patterns, distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architecture.
• Experience with integrations using REST and messaging systems (Kafka, MQ, etc.).
• Language proficiency in Java.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for learning new technologies.
• A collaborative mindset—we win as a team.

Responsibilities

• Become an expert on the Orkes platform to lead customers through training, adopting and implementing best practices for their orchestration journey.
• Partner with the sales team to act as a technical advisor during the sales process.
• Collaborate with the product team as an advocate of your customers in the field.
• Help our customers to achieve tangible data-driven outcomes through the use of the Orkes platform, establishing a clear architectural vision and identifying compelling use cases so as to realize value.
• Find solutions to our customers' biggest challenges in orchestration and application development in various business domains including logistics, fintech, cyber security, healthcare and cross vertical use cases like application modernization, performance scaling, and resilience.
• Engage with the technical community by leading workshops, seminars and meet-ups.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Cloud architecture

Problem solving

Tools

REST

Kafka

Job description

Who We Are

Building the Backbone of Distributed Applications.

Orkes is building the platform that powers the next generation of enterprise applications and AI systems. Founded by the creators of the open-source Netflix Conductor orchestration platform, Orkes helps organizations build, deploy, and operate mission-critical workflows and AI agents at massive scale. Our platform combines workflow and agent orchestration, integrations, observability, and resilience into a unified developer experience, enabling teams to build and operate complex deterministic and agentic workflows with confidence. From global enterprises to fast-growing startups, customers rely on Orkes to automate business-critical processes and execute billions of workflow and agent executions with the reliability, visibility, and fault tolerance required for production systems.

We're solving some of the hardest infrastructure problems: how do you make distributed systems reliable, observable, and scalable - without every team having to reinvent the wheel? We absorb the complexity of distributed systems, letting teams build with confidence.

We're hiring a Solutions Architect to help us evolve and scale our platform. If you're passionate about clean, efficient architecture, love solving tough distributed systems challenges, and thrive in an environment where your ideas actually shape the product then we'd love to talk.

And the best part is we're just getting started.

What You'll Do

• Become an expert on the Orkes platform to lead customers through training, adopting and implementing best practices for their orchestration journey
• Partner with the sales team to act as a technical advisor during the sales process
• Collaborate with the product team as an advocate of your customers in the field
• Help our customers to achieve tangible data-driven outcomes through the use of the Orkes platform, establishing a clear architectural vision and identifying compelling use cases so as to realize value
• Find solutions to our customers' biggest challenges in orchestration and application development in various business domains including logistics, fintech, cyber security, healthcare and cross vertical use cases like application modernization, performance scaling, and resilience
• Engage with the technical community by leading workshops, seminars and meet-ups

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud architecture and customer-facing roles
• Understanding of business processes across multiple industries, geographies and technical domains
• Understanding of system design patterns, distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architecture
• Experience with integrations using REST and messaging systems (Kafka, MQ, etc.)
• Language proficiency in Java
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for learning new technologies
• A collaborative mindset—we win as a team

Bonus Points

• Experience with orchestration engines or workflow systems (e.g., Conductor, Camunda, Temporal)
• Contributions to open-source projects

Why You'll Love Working at Orkes

• You'll be working on real and difficult problems that developers face every day
• You'll join a team that thinks deeply about the systems we build and the people who rely on them
• We're a fast-growing team backed by top-tier investors and used by some of the world's biggest companies
• Remote-friendly, flexible working hours, a global team and a strong culture of trust and ownership
• You'll have a huge impact on the direction of our technology and our company

Not 100% sure you fit the description? That's okay.

We care more about your potential and passion than checking every box. If this role excites you, we want to hear from you.

Ready to help shape the future of distributed applications?

More Details

The base salary for this role is $80,000-180,000 USD. However, compensation is based on local market rates for your country/region, along with your years of experience and qualifications.

• Start Date: ASAP
• Status: Full time (via EOR vendor)
• Type: Remote daily w/expected travel to clients
• Location: Europe, GMT +1 or within 1-2hrs of that timezone.
• Department: Engineering
• Reports to: Head of Engineering
• Travel: 15-20%

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible PTO
• Support for personal development

At Orkes, we are committed to building a team that reflects a rich tapestry of perspectives, identities, and professional experiences. We believe that diversity is not just a checkbox, but a driving force behind innovation, creativity, and success. By embracing a variety of backgrounds, we cultivate an inclusive environment where every team member feels valued and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

Join us at Orkes and be a part of a team where your unique perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Together we are shaping the future technology by leveraging the strength that comes from embracing diversity in all its forms. Your Journey with us is an opportunity to contribute to something greater and make a lasting impact.