# Staff Solutions Architect

**Company:** [Temporal](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/temporal)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $250k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Temporal, Distributed Systems, Java, Go, TypeScript, Python, PHP, cloud computing, application architecture, platform architecture, production operations, Security, reliability, performance, cost management
**Posted:** 2026-07-10

> Advises prospects and customers on Temporal adoption, application architecture, production operations, and technical fit while partnering with Account Executives on opportunities. The role requires strong distributed-systems communication skills, prototyping ability, and cloud experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Help prospects determine whether their applications are suitable for Temporal.
- Explain the technical benefits and drawbacks of the Temporal platform and cloud service to customers and prospects.
- Position Temporal effectively against alternative technologies and technical patterns.
- Enable customer engineering organizations to expand the number of production applications using Temporal.
- Partner with Account Executives to develop and execute account plans.
- Own relationships with customer technical decision-makers evaluating and operating Temporal applications.
- Travel expected at **25–50%**.

## Requirements
- Excellent technical communication skills, including presenting, whiteboarding, and writing.
- Comfort discussing distributed systems technologies, design decisions, and best practices.
- Ability to construct application prototypes and provide design, development, build, and deployment guidance using Java, Golang, TypeScript, Python, or PHP.
- Knowledge of operating production applications, including security, reliability, performance, cost management, and operations.
- Ability to advise customers on application patterns and platform architectures.
- Experience with at least one major cloud provider and services commonly used for application development and production.
- Ability to advise Sales Account Executives on use-case fit, opportunity scoping and sizing, and technical risks.

## Nice-to-haves
- Willingness to learn new technical topics directly from Engineering.
- Ability to become effective without sales-specific training.
- Strong collaboration skills with engineers at customer organizations.
- Ability to coach technical stakeholders and help others succeed.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Estimated pay range: **$250,000–$300,000** base salary and variable compensation, with a **70/30 split**.
- Eligible to participate in Temporal’s equity plan.
- Full-time employee benefits include unlimited PTO, 12 holidays plus 2 floating holidays, medical, dental and vision premium coverage, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and learning and lifestyle benefits.
- Additional benefits include home-office setup, professional memberships, work-from-home meals, internet stipend, and other perks.

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