Senior Solution Architect – Engine by Starling

Overview

As a Solution Architect at Engine by Starling, you translate the Engine platform into client-focused solutions, guiding design across sales, delivery and success. You’ll own technical designs, engage with client engineers and SI partners, and help shape the product roadmap. This role blends deep architecture knowledge with clear communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You’ll travel in Europe and beyond to support client needs and drive successful deployments. This is a hands-on, delivery-oriented position in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Pay / Benefits

• 33 days holiday
• birthday leave
• pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• life insurance 4x salary
• volunteering time 16 hours/year

Responsibilities

• Lead technical designs during Engine implementation and manage stakeholder relationships within client orgs and SI partners
• Collaborate with Product and engineering teams to translate client requirements into Engine-based solutions
• Document scope and roadmap decisions to guide delivery waves and inform future work
• Act as technical champion for clients, ensuring ongoing success and seamless integrations with SI partners
• Provide guidance to client engineering teams using API specifications, diagrams, and architecture explanations
• Work with Client Success to troubleshoot issues and architect innovative solutions
• Contribute to shaping Engine’s product roadmap based on client needs and strategic aims

Key requirements

• End-to-end software engineering / solution architecture experience
• Experience with RESTful APIs, OpenAPI specifications and sequence diagrams
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and large-scale cloud applications
• Client-facing role experience and stakeholder relationship building
• Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills; ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Fluent English and at least one European language (preferably French or Spanish)

• strong communication
• collaboration
• delivery focus
• RESTful API design
• OpenAPI specification
• sequence diagrams

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