# Staff Solutions Architect

**Company:** [Temporal](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/temporal)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $250k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Java, Go, TypeScript, Python, PHP, Distributed Systems, Cloud Platforms, Security, Reliability, Performance Optimization
**Posted:** 2026-06-12

> Technical pre-sales role helping prospects evaluate Temporal platform suitability, architect solutions, and expand usage. Requires strong distributed systems expertise and ability to prototype in Java, Go, TypeScript, Python, or PHP.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- Help prospects understand if their application is suitable for Temporal
- Help customers & prospects understand the technical benefits and drawbacks of the Temporal platform and cloud service
- Position Temporal successfully against alternative technologies or technical patterns
- Create the conditions in customer engineering organizations that allow them to expand the number of production applications using Temporal
- Partner with Account Executives to develop and execute an overall account plan
- Own the relationship with customer technical decision-makers in evaluating and operating temporal applications
- Travel expected to be 25-50%

## What You'll Bring
- Excellent technical communication skills (presenting, whiteboarding, writing)
- Comfortable discussing distributed system technologies, design decisions, and best practices
- Able to construct application prototypes and follow through with design, development, build, and deployment guidance using one of Temporal’s supported languages (Java, Golang, Typescript, Python, PHP)
- Conversant in topics related to operating applications in production, such as security, reliability, performance, cost management, and operations
- Can offer helpful advice and good arguments to customers on architectural topics like application patterns and platform architectures
- Comfortable working with at least one of the major cloud providers and using the various services commonly employed for application development & production
- Serve as a technical advisor to Sales Account Executives - can help identify good/poor fit use cases, assist with scoping and sizing of opportunities, and anticipate where customer technical choices will work for or against Temporal

## Nice to Haves
- Likes to learn new technical topics, often directly from Engineering
- Can come up to speed without any sales-specific training (i.e., from docs, videos & conversations)
- Partners well with engineers working at customer organizations
- Serves as a good technical coach: likes to find ways to make others look smart

## Compensation
- The estimated pay range for this role is $250,000 - $300,000
- This is a base salary and variable role with a 70/30 split
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan

## 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!
- $3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
- $1,800 / Year Professional Enrichment (Career Development & Professional Memberships)
- $1,200 / Year Lifestyle Spending Account
- $1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup
- $74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
- Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness

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