Principal Platform Architect

Alteryx

Principal Platform Architect at Alteryx leading architectural initiatives for cloud migrations and transformations. Collaborating across teams to evolve system capabilities and enhance developer experience.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $215,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringdistributed systemsAPIscloud migrationarchitecture evolutionKubernetesCI/CDtestingdeploymentexecution strategies

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationinfluence without authorityproblem-solvingcollaborationtrade-off analysisguidanceadaptabilitystrategic thinkingcross-team alignment