Staff Software Architect

Alteryx

Remote
Base: $183,000-$212,000; bonus/equity: not specifi...
Designing large-scale distributed systems
Orchestration and job execution systems
Java/jvm, python, or node.js
Drive, review, and own the software architecture for Alteryx's core platform, focusing on large-scale, distributed systems

Job Summary

  • Drive, review, and own the software architecture for Alteryx's core platform, focusing on large-scale, distributed systems.
  • Lead cross-cutting initiatives, mentor engineers, and provide thought leadership through prototyping and evaluating new technologies.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure architecture is operable, observable, and maintainable in production.

Matching Summary

Drive, review, and own the software architecture for Alteryx's core platform, focusing on large-scale, distributed systems.

Salary

Base: $183,000-$212,000; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Eligible for a wide range of benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • designing large-scale distributed systems
  • orchestration and job execution systems
  • Java/JVM, Python, or Node.js
  • message/event systems and queueing
  • containerization and Kubernetes
  • API design and data modeling
  • observability and system operability

Nice-to-have

  • split-plane architectures
  • high-scale cloud deployments
  • growth mindset
  • bias for action
  • pragmatic approach

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years software engineering experience
  • 3-5 years senior architect or principal level roles
  • Proven track record designing and operating large-scale distributed systems
  • Hands-on experience with orchestration, scheduler systems, job pipelines, or workflow engines
  • Strong proficiency in Java/JVM, Python, Node.js, or equivalent
  • Experience with message/event systems (e.g. Kafka)
  • Familiarity with in-memory data stores and caching
  • Strong knowledge of containerization, Kubernetes, service meshes
  • Experience with observability (metrics, tracing, logging)

Work Rights

Not specified

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