Jonathan Franz

Senior Enterprise Architect, AI Architect

Jonathan is an advanced solutions and AI architect at Solace, where he designs and leads implementation of scalable real-time data and agentic AI systems for large enterprises.

Skilled in asynchronous architectures, CQRS, microservices, and design-for-failure principles, Jonathan thrives on solving complex, large-scale problems with out-of-the-box thinking — his background spans thermal camera systems used in cancer detection, train derailment prevention platforms, servers coordinating data from tens of thousands of devices protecting water infrastructure, and retail inventory systems for Fortune 25 companies

Jonathan's path began in online game development, where optimizing performance and eliminating inefficiencies sparked a career-long focus on building systems that are both resilient and efficient at scale.