Modeled career paths · Solutions architecture

Where does a Solutions Architect go next?

What employers are asking a Solutions Architect for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path

Senior Solutions Architect+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

64% of modeled moves out of Solutions Architect go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Principal Solutions Architect+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

21% of modeled moves out of Solutions Architect go here

leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Staff Protocol Engineer+27% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Blockchain Engineer. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Director of Solutions Architecture+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Solutions Architect. 16% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Senior Blockchain Engineer+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Solutions Architect go here

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Technical Writer-26% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Solutions Architect go here

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.