Meet the Moment with Alteryx
We're living through a once-in-a-generation shift in how work gets done. Data, automation, and AI are quickly becoming the center of every business decision - and Alteryx is leading the transformation.
You'll be working on the challenges that sit at the heart of modern business. No matter your role, the work you do will help organizations move faster, see more clearly, and tackle questions that used to feel impossible.
If you're ready to meet the moment with innovation, curiosity, and excellence, there's a place for you here.
Platform Architect (Software Engineering) – AlteryxOverview
Alteryx is evolving its cloud platform to support large-scale, multi-tenant workloads, extensibility through customer code and connectors, and a high-quality developer experience.We are looking for a Platform Architect to lead cross-cutting architectural initiatives that span
the entire software stack—from platform capabilities to application integration.This role is focused on driving system-wide evolution, not just designing isolated components. You will define architecture, lead major transitions (e.g., cloud migrations, platform shifts), and work across teams to ensure consistent, scalable outcomes.
You will combine architectural leadership with hands-on execution—partnering with product, platform, and infrastructure teams to turn complex changes into concrete, deliverable systems.What You’ll Work OnYou will lead high-impact, cross-team initiatives such as:
Platform migrations and transformations
Leading efforts like cloud migrations (e.g., AWS → GCP), evolving architecture while ensuring continuity across all product and platform teams
Cross-platform architecture alignment
Defining how services, APIs, and platform capabilities evolve consistently across teams
Developer experience and SDLC evolution
Partnering with internal platform teams to define requirements for CI/CD, testing, deployment, and developer workflows
System-wide design and integration
Ensuring that platform changes are correctly adopted across services, with clear contracts and minimal frictionResponsibilities
Drive cross-cutting architectural initiatives
Lead large-scale efforts that impact multiple teams and systems (e.g., migrations, re-architectures, platform shifts)
Assess impact across the full software ecosystem and define clear execution strategies
Break down complex transitions into actionable plans across teams
Bridge platform, infrastructure, and product teams
Translate infrastructure or platform changes into concrete requirements for application teams
Partner with SDLC / DevEx teams to define tooling, workflows, and developer-facing capabilities
Ensure platform capabilities are usable, adoptable, and well-integrated
Enable execution across teams
Support teams during major transitions by providing guidance, patterns, and hands-on help
Identify and remove blockers that slow down adoption or delivery
Step in when needed to prototype or validate key parts of the system
Drive alignment and decision-making
Align multiple teams around shared architectural direction
Drive clear, pragmatic decisions in ambiguous and evolving environments
Communicate trade-offs and ensure consistent understanding across stakeholders
What We’re Looking For
Strong software engineering background
Experience building and evolving complex distributed systems across multiple teams. Ability to reason about system interactions, APIs, and integration points at scale
Experience leading large-scale technical changes
Proven track record of driving migrations or cross-cutting initiatives (e.g., cloud
migration, architecture evolution) Ability to assess impact across many services and teams
Platform and infrastructure understanding
Solid understanding of cloud platforms (GCP preferred), Kubernetes, and distributed systems. Able to translate infrastructure concerns into software architecture decisions
Architectural judgment
Strong ability to make trade-offs across teams, systems, and timelines
Experience working in ambiguous environments with evolving constraints
Cross-team leadership
Proven ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across organizations. Strong communication and ability to work across diverse technical domains
Hands-on mindset
Willing to engage directly with systems and teams to unblock progress and validate ideas
Nice to Have
Experience defining internal platform standards or developer workflows
Background in data platforms or analytics systems
Familiarity with internal developer platforms (IDPs)
Why This Role Matters
Alteryx is undergoing significant platform evolution, including major architectural transitions
and cloud migrations.
This role is critical to ensuring these changes are executed coherently across the entire software ecosystem—not just at the infrastructure layer, but across services, APIs, and developer workflows. Your work will directly impact how quickly teams can adapt, how safely the platform evolves,
and how effectively we can scale both the system and the organization.
Compensation:
Alteryx is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as your relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
The base salary range for this role in the United States is $183,000-$275,000.
In addition, you may be eligible for additional compensation. Employees may also be eligible for a wide range of other benefits, including medical, retirement, financial, wellness, time off, employee discounts, and others.
Why Join Us?
At Alteryx, you’ll be at the forefront of AI-driven analytics and cloud transformation, working with some of the world’s most data-driven organizations. If you're passionate about helping customers modernize their analytics stack and leverage AI at scale, we’d love to hear from you!
System reliability, performance, scalability, maintainability improvements.
Find yourself checking a lot of these boxes but doubting whether you should apply? At Alteryx, we support a growth mindset for our associates through all stages of their careers. If you meet some of the requirements and you share our values, we encourage you to apply. As part of our ongoing commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, we’re invested in building teams with a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
Benefits & Perks:
Alteryx has amazing benefits for all Associates which can be viewed here.
For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Alteryx will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
This position involves access to software/technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.
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