Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform & Data Plane Transport

Alteryx

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Work type
Remote
Location
California
Salary
$140,000–$160,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
8 days ago
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Below market

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About Alteryx

Alteryx is a leading AI-ready data and analytics company that powers actionable insights to help organizations drive smarter, faster decisions with data.

Alteryx currently has 9 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,000–$177,000 across 9 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform & Data Plane Transport

The Senior Software Engineer joins the Data Plane Transport team within Cloud Platform Engineering to build and operate foundational services for secure, reliable communication between Alteryx Cloud, data planes, and customer environments. This backend-focused role involves developing services and APIs primarily in Go, with some opportunities to use TypeScript and React for frontend applications. You will design and maintain scalable distributed systems, including Data Bridge, which enables secure access to private data sources. Key responsibilities include implementing secure connectivity solutions for service registration, orchestration, routing, and proxy-based communication across AWS and GCP. You will own complex technical initiatives from design through production, ensuring high reliability and security. The work addresses critical networking problems involving HTTP/TLS, TCP/IP, DNS, and multi-tenant SaaS platform requirements.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems primarily using Go.
  • Lead the design and implementation of secure connectivity solutions involving service registration, orchestration, and routing.
  • Own complex technical initiatives end-to-end from initial solution design through production deployment and support.
  • Design and improve cloud-native services across AWS and GCP for scalability, reliability, and security.
  • Contribute to frontend applications and platform management experiences using TypeScript and React when needed.
  • Investigate and resolve complex issues spanning application code, cloud infrastructure, networking, and distributed services.
  • Drive improvements in automated testing, system observability, monitoring, and overall operational readiness.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to troubleshoot production issues and identify root causes.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Strong backend development experience using Go or a comparable backend language.
  • Experience designing, building, and operating production services using REST APIs, microservices, and distributed system architectures.
  • Hands-on experience developing and operating cloud-native applications in AWS or GCP.
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals including HTTP/TLS, TCP/IP, DNS, and service-to-service communication.
  • Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern software development practices.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
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