[Remote] Director, Developer Platform Engineering
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Alteryx is a company focused on data, automation, and AI that helps organizations improve business decision-making. The Director, Developer Platform Engineering will define and execute the strategy for platforms, tooling, and practices supporting software delivery across the organization, while leading developer experience, CI/CD, testing infrastructure, AI-enabled engineering, metrics, and team development.
Responsibilities
- Platform Strategy — Define the long-term vision for Alteryx's Developer Platform; build a roadmap that standardizes the SDLC and scales across hundreds of engineers
- Developer Experience — Own the developer journey end-to-end, from local dev to production; reduce friction across builds, testing, and deployment; champion self-service capabilities
- CI/CD & Release Engineering — Modernize CI/CD platforms; standardize pipelines; drive GitOps and progressive delivery (canary, blue/green)
- Integration Testing — Establish testing strategy and scalable infrastructure for unit and integration testing
- AI-Enabled Engineering — Lead adoption of GenAI and agentic tooling for coding, testing, and docs; define responsible-use best practices
- Metrics & Operational Excellence — Define KPIs for developer productivity and platform health; build dashboards to guide investment
- Leadership — Recruit and grow a high-performing org; mentor managers and senior engineers; align stakeholders across Engineering
Skills
- * 10+ years in software engineering, with significant experience leading platform engineering or developer infrastructure teams
- * 5+ years leading managers in large technical organizations
- * Proven track record setting platform strategy for orgs with hundreds of engineers
- * Deep knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, and developer experience practices
- * Experience leading large-scale engineering transformations
- * Strong executive communication and stakeholder influence
- * Kubernetes on AWS, Azure, or GCP
- * CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) and GitOps (ArgoCD, Flux)
- * Build systems (Gradle, Bazel, Nx) and testing infrastructure across unit/integration/e2e/performance
- * Progressive deployment (canary, blue/green, feature flags) and IDPs/developer portals
- * DevEx metrics frameworks (DORA, SPACE) and observability platforms
- * AI-powered dev tools (GitHub Copilot, Anthropic, agentic workflows)
Benefits
- A monthly Connectivity Plus stipend of $150 to support remote work-related expenses
- An annual $200 home office reimbursement
- Bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance
- 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
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