About the role

Role Overview

Join Alteryx as a Staff Python Software Engineer to modernize complex legacy systems and build scalable backend services. You’ll work with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and lead modernization efforts while ensuring business continuity.

Key Missions

Analyze and modernize critical systems while maintaining operational continuity.
Design and implement evolving backend services and APIs, improving overall code quality.
Lead and mentor engineers in problem solving, debugging, and applying sustainable design patterns.

Responsibilities

Tackle tough issues by understanding system behavior and improving system design.
Collaborate closely with teams through clear communication and reliable delivery.
Drive refactoring/migration efforts, including transitions from monoliths to modular/microservices.

Requirements

10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Expert-level Python, including:
- Async programming
- Profiling and performance optimization
- Clean architecture
Strong debugging and diagnostic skills.
Solid understanding of data modeling, APIs, and performance.
Familiarity with modern cloud environments: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Familiarity with containerization: Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with refactoring/migrating legacy systems (e.g., monolith to modular/microservices).
Experience extending and embedding CPython.

Nice-to-Haves

C++ experience, especially with system-level integrations or bridging legacy components into Python.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and infrastructure-as-code.
Open-source contributions or improving developer tooling.
Background in analytics, ETL pipelines, or high-performance data processing.

About Alteryx

Alteryx is a software company focused on analytics and data processing platforms that help organizations turn data into actionable insights. The role involves building and modernizing backend services and APIs that support data-centric workflows.

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