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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Platform & Data Plane Transport - **Company:** Alteryx, Inc. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, User Authentication, Automation of Tests, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Fault Tolerance, Key Management, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Networking Basics, Routing, Redis, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, TCP/IP, TypeScript, Software Organization, Datadog, Data Logging, Transport Layer Security, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Spring Cloud, ReactJS, Grafana, Multi-Cloud, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Backend, Git, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Terraform, Dynatrace, Serverless Computing, Docker, Alteryx, Microservices - **Published:** October 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/654e8a6a-a2c2-448d-9164-f8fff6e9cc77 ## About the Role 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent relevant experience. Strong backend development experience using Go or a comparable backend language, with the ability to become productive in Go. 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 environments such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform. Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including HTTP/TLS, TCP/IP, DNS, and service-to-service communication. Experience designing systems for scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, and failure recovery. Ability to independently investigate and troubleshoot complex issues spanning application code, infrastructure, and multiple services. Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern software development practices. Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to independently drive technical decisions and complex engineering work. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Preferred Qualifications Experience with TypeScript, React, or similar frontend technologies. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, or other cloud-native tooling. Experience with cloud networking technologies such as AWS PrivateLink, Google Cloud Platform Private Service Connect, VPC networking, proxies, or secure tunneling. Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging technologies such as Kafka, Redis, or Pub/Sub. Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog, metrics, logging, and distributed tracing. Experience with security concepts such as authentication, certificates, secrets management, and encryption. Experience building cloud platform services involving provisioning, orchestration, resource lifecycle management, or secure connectivity. Experience with multi-cloud environments, multi-tenant SaaS platforms, or enterprise security requirements. Alteryx is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation. Final compensation is determined by several factors, including but not limited to relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. ## Description We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Plane Transport team within Cloud Platform Engineering. Our team builds and operates foundational services that enable secure, reliable communication between Alteryx Cloud, data planes, and customer environments. Our work includes Data Bridge, which enables customers to securely access private data sources, along with shared platform services for connectivity, networking, registration, and orchestration across distributed cloud environments. This is a hands-on, backend-focused engineering role, primarily developing services and APIs in Go, with some opportunities to contribute to frontend applications using TypeScript and React. You'll take ownership of complex technical initiatives, drive solutions from design through production, influence technical decisions, and help mentor and support other engineers., Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reliable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems, primarily using Go. Lead the design and implementation of secure connectivity solutions involving service registration, orchestration, routing, and proxy/relay-based communication. Own complex technical initiatives end-to-end, including solution design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support. Design and improve cloud-native services across AWS and Google Cloud Platform, with an emphasis on scalability, reliability, security, and operational efficiency. 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 multiple distributed services. Drive improvements in automated testing, system observability, monitoring, and operational readiness. Lead and contribute to technical design discussions, code reviews, and architectural decisions while mentoring other engineers. Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and other engineering teams to deliver cross-functional solutions. Participate in an on-call rotation, troubleshooting production issues, identifying root causes, and driving improvements that prevent recurring problems.