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Temporal Technologies is an open-source development company dedicated to redefining software engineering by delivering durable execution for complex distributed systems through a r
Senior Platform Architect
Location
United States
Posted
97 days ago
Salary
$200K - $225K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Platform Architect
Temporal Technologies
• 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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