Senior Software Engineer, Python/C++ & SDK Expert

Alteryx Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Fair Chance policy in SF/LA

Export controls compliance awareness

Job summary

Alteryx, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer in Irvine, CA to own design, development, and testing of Python/C++ tools within a high-performance engine. You will lead cross-team efforts, review code, and help grow a robust SDK and plugin ecosystem.

The role emphasizes modernizing Python integration, secure coding, and scalable pipelines, with opportunities to mentor peers and influence product quality. This on-site position offers strong benefits and growth potential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Python and C++ design, development, and debugging experience.
• Design, implement, and maintain embedded Python runtime integration in a predominantly C++ engine/host environment.
• Own and evolve the Alteryx Python Tool including C++ plugin engines and process lifecycle (server startup, persistence, shutdown).
• Develop and troubleshoot SDK engine plugin components (e.g., gRPC-based engine plugins, streaming pipelines) in C++ with Python-facing APIs.
• Debug complex native/runtime issues involving DLL/.pyd conflicts, OpenSSL and other native libraries across multiple Python versions.
• Lead modernization work around virtualenv/venv management and installer/packaging plumbing, including WiX (installer) and native DLL exports.
• Maintain and extend native/compiled Python extensions, ensuring compatibility with modern NumPy/CPython ABIs.
• Collaborate with security and platform teams to remediate native library vulnerabilities (e.g., c-ares, libxml2, SQLite, OpenSSL) and keep the SBOM healthy.
• Improve and support developer SDKs (v1/v2), including debugging C++/Python streaming and serialization issues for 1P and 3P tool authors.
• Drive reliability and performance improvements in engine and Python bridges, focusing on deadlocks, crashes, and high-throughput streaming scenarios.
• Contribute to and maintain CI/CD pipelines and code-quality tooling (e.g., C++ docs jobs, coverage, static analysis) affecting C++/Python hybrid repos.
• Author and maintain architecture and operational runbooks for C++/Python integration points, including upgrade playbooks for new Python/OpenSSL versions.
• Mentor other engineers in best practices for native-Python interop, debugging cross-language issues, and designing robust extension points.
• Experience with REST API and/or SDK development

Responsibilities

• Assist Product Management and SDK team in definition of work (stories, tasks).
• Take full ownership of work outcomes including design, development, and testing; support and contribute to DevOps pipeline.
• Contribute to quality system (framework), with a strong commitment to leading with quality.
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring our delivery of clean, well-tested, and performant software.
• Help in the development of a great work environment by being a leader and mentor within the team and working collaboratively across teams.

Skills

Python

C++

Open source

Python embedding

gRPC

Virtualenv

WiX

DLL exports

NumPy ABI

REST API

Git

Design patterns

Education

MS/BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

OpenSSL

gRPC

Job description

Alteryx, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer in Irvine, CA to own design, development, and testing of Python/C++ tools within a high-performance engine. You will lead cross-team efforts, review code, and help grow a robust SDK and plugin ecosystem.

The role emphasizes modernizing Python integration, secure coding, and scalable pipelines, with opportunities to mentor peers and influence product quality. This on-site position offers strong benefits and growth potential.