Position Overview
As a Senior Solution Architect at Tencent Cloud in Seoul, South Korea, you will play a critical role in designing and delivering tailored cloud solutions for clients across various industries. Your expertise in cloud computing and system architecture will enable you to address complex business challenges and industry-specific needs. Acting as a key liaison between customers and our backend team, you will ensure clear communication, efficient project execution, and client satisfaction. Additionally, you will represent Tencent Cloud in South Korea's dynamic technology ecosystem, participating in industry events to enhance our brand presence and influence.
Responsibilities
- 5+ years of experience in cloud architecture, solutions engineering, or related technical roles
- 3+ years of experience in customer-facing roles, working directly with enterprise customers
- Solid understanding of infrastructure, including networking, systems, and distributed architecture
- Proven experience working on cloud-based projects (e.g., design, deployment, or operations)
- Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, or equivalent)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders
- A well-defined domain expertise or industry focus (e.g., large-scale enterprise environments, retail, financial services, etc.)
- Experience or familiarity with AI technologies and related applications (e.g., LLMs, RAG systems, data pipelines, AI Generated Contents)
- Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives in ambiguous environments, taking ownership beyond defined roles and driving cross-functional collaboration
- Ability to influence stakeholders without authority, aligning engineering, product, and business teams toward outcomes
- Experience supporting large-scale cloud migration, modernization, or platform transformation initiatives
- Business-level proficiency in English or Chinese, with the ability to engage and influence global stakeholders
As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in a computer-related field
- At least 5 years of experience in public cloud pre-sales, solution architecture, or similar roles
- Expertise in cloud computing technologies, including experience with KVM, Xen, or LxC virtualization
- Solid understanding of system architectures
- Proficiency in both Korean and English
- Familiarity with the South Korean market
- Proficiency in Chinese Mandarin
Tencent Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Tencent and has not been reviewed or approved by Tencent.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as a standout, with strong PPO options and relatively low prescription costs highlighted for U.S. plans. This suggests the medical offering can be a meaningful component of the overall rewards package for U.S.-based employees.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is framed as competitive in the U.S., with employer match details called out as an item to confirm in writing. This indicates retirement benefits can be a notable strength where applicable.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Performance-linked incentives and share-based awards are repeatedly included as part of the compensation model, alongside potential RSU and sign-on eligibility in certain roles. This points to total rewards often extending beyond base pay through variable and equity components.
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What We Do
Tencent uses technology to enrich the lives of Internet users. Our communications and social platforms Weixin and QQ connect users with each other, with digital content and daily life services in just a few clicks. Our high performance advertising platform helps brands and marketers reach out to hundreds of millions of consumers in China. Our financial technology and business services support our partners' business growth and assist their digital upgrade. We invest heavily in talent and technological innovation, actively participating in the development of the Internet industry. Tencent was founded in Shenzhen, China, in 1998, and listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since June 2004.
