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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Platform Architect - **Company:** Temporal Technologies Inc. - **Location:** Manchester, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £64,400.0 - £84,525.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, Runbook, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Workflow Management Systems, Grafana, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Free and Open-Source Software, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5e666fc7ec05e84c ## About the Role * 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 ## 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 ## Related Videos - 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