Senior Platform Architect

Temporal Technologies Inc.
Manchester, UK
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Compensation
£64,400.0 - £84,525.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Software Debugging Distributed Systems Python (Programming Language) Reliability Engineering Runbook Software Engineering TypeScript Workflow Management Systems Grafana Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
+3 more
Free and Open-Source Software Golang Programming Languages

Job description

  • 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

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 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

About the company

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.

Compensation Range: €64,400 - €84,525

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