Principal Platform Architect

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 1,001-5,000H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

8 days ago

Salary

$215K - $300K / year

Seniority

Lead

Job Description

Principal Platform Architect

Alteryx

• 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 • Partnering with internal platform teams to define requirements for CI/CD, testing, deployment, and developer workflows • Ensuring that platform changes are correctly adopted across services, with clear contracts and minimal friction • 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 • 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

Job Requirements

  • 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)
  • Cloud platform understanding (GCP preferred), Kubernetes, and distributed systems.
  • Solid understanding of cloud platforms
  • Ability to assess impact across many services and teams
  • Strong ability to make trade-offs across teams, systems, and timelines
  • Proven ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across organizations
  • Strong communication and ability to work across diverse technical domains

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid parental leave, caregiver leave, and flexible time off
  • Mental health support and wellness reimbursement
  • Career development and education assistance
  • A monthly Connectivity Plus stipend of $150 to support remote work-related expenses
  • An annual $200 home office reimbursement

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