Staff Solutions Architect, Majors (Central)

Temporal; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Temporal Technologies is seeking a Solutions Architect to serve as the primary customer-facing technical leader within the Enterprise team (Central). You will guide prospects and customers through evaluation, architecture, and implementation considerations to drive production adoption of Temporal.

In this role you will partner with Account Executives to manage land-and-expand motions, own key technical relationships, and position Temporal against alternative architectures.

Qualifications

• Exceptional technical communication skills, including presenting, whiteboarding, and writing.
• Deep understanding of distributed system technologies, design principles, and best practices.
• Proficiency in building application prototypes and providing design, development, build, and deployment guidance using Temporal's supported languages: Java, Golang, TypeScript, Python, C# or PHP.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on architectural guidance to customers and prospects during technical evaluations.
• Lead discussions on architecture, patterns, and platform design to drive production adoption.
• Collaborate with Account Executives to develop account plans and manage technical risk across opportunities.

Skills

Technical communication

Distributed systems

Prototype development

Tools

Java

Golang

TypeScript

Python

C#

PHP

Job description

Role Summary

The Solutions Architect is Temporal's primary customer-facing technical leader within the Enterprise team (Central). In this role, you will work directly with prospects and customers, guiding teams through technical evaluation, architecture, and implementation considerations, and helping them successfully adopt and expand production usage of Temporal over time.

You'll partner closely with Account Executives to support both land and expand motions, owning key technical relationships and helping position Temporal against alternative technologies and architectural patterns.

What You’ll Do

• Exceptional technical communication skills, including presenting, whiteboarding, and writing.
• Deep understanding of distributed system technologies, design principles, and best practices.
• Proficiency in building application prototypes and providing design, development, build, and deployment guidance using one or more of Temporal's supported languages: Java, Golang, TypeScript, Python, C# or PHP.
• Strong grasp of operational considerations in production environments, such as security, reliability, performance, cost management, and operations.
• Proven ability to guide customers through complex architectural decisions, including application patterns and platform design.
• Partner closely with Account Executives and Platform Architects to develop and execute comprehensive account plans across both new opportunities and expansion.
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider and the application and infrastructure services commonly used in enterprise production environments.
• Experience serving as a strategic technical advisor to Sales Account Executives, helping scope opportunities, identify technical risks, and navigate complex evaluations.
• Travel expected to be 25-50%

What You’ll Bring

• Reside within the Central time zone (United States). Strong preference for Chicago, Dallas, TX or Minneapolis.
• Exceptional technical communication skills, including presenting, whiteboarding, and writing.
• Deep understanding of distributed system technologies, design principles, and best practices.
• Proficiency in building application prototypes and providing design, development, build, and deployment guidance using one or more of Temporal's supported languages: Java, Golang, TypeScript, Python, C# or PHP.
• Strong grasp of operational considerations in production environments, such as security, reliability, performance, cost management, and operations.
• Ability to provide clear guidance on architectural topics, including application patterns and platform architectures.
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider and familiarity with commonly used application development and production services.
• Ability to serve as a strategic technical advisor to Sales Account Executives, helping scope opportunities, identify technical risks, and navigate complex evaluations.

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