Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform & Data Plane

Alteryx, Inc.; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus or commission

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Wellness programs

Job summary

Alteryx, Inc. is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Data Plane Platform team that powers our next‑generation cloud platform.

You will mentor 8–10 engineers, set engineering standards, and drive delivery with cross‑functional partners across Product, Architecture, Security, and SRE. This remote-friendly role requires strong leadership, a track record of shipping backend services and distributed systems on AWS/Azure/GCP, and a passion for reliability, observability, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing software engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
• 3 to 5+ years of experience leading the delivery of complex software systems in SaaS, cloud platform, distributed systems, or enterprise software environments.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality software through a team while balancing scope, schedule, quality, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Experience building backend services, APIs, and distributed systems using Go, Java, C#, Python, or similar programming languages.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 8–10 software engineers, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, career development, and promotion readiness.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing engineering culture by setting clear expectations, providing timely feedback, and coaching engineers on execution, ownership, technical judgment, and stakeholder communication.
• Drive the team's technical execution and roadmap in partnership with Product, Architecture, and Engineering leadership.
• Translate product and engineering strategy into actionable plans, priorities, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Own release readiness activities, including quality gates, go/no-go decisions, incident reviews, and Sev1/Sev2 operational management.

Skills

Go

Java

C#

Python

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Alteryx, Inc. is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Data Plane Platform team that powers our next‑generation cloud platform.

You will mentor 8–10 engineers, set engineering standards, and drive delivery with cross‑functional partners across Product, Architecture, Security, and SRE. This remote-friendly role requires strong leadership, a track record of shipping backend services and distributed systems on AWS/Azure/GCP, and a passion for reliability, observability, and