About Alteryx

Alteryx develops software for data preparation and analysis, including a number of server solutions for model deployment, collaborative work on data, and scheduling of automatic data processing. We're revolutionizing data analytics by providing a complete end to end, self-service platform that allows users to get from business questions to business answers at incredible speeds. Why work for just any analytics company? At Alteryx, we are explorers, dreamers and innovators. We're on a journey to build the best analytics platform in the world, but we can't do it without people like you leading the way. We want Alteryx to be recognized as much for our dynamic work culture as for our products.

About Alteryx Innovation Labs

The Innovation Labs office, Alteryx's first office presence in Boston, was started earlier this year by the acquisition of MIT-spinout Feature Labs. This rapidly growing team combines the excitement of being part of a fast-paced, innovative startup with the resources, market penetration, and wisdom of a data analytics market leader. Our goal is to turbo-charge machine learning and data science efforts on the Alteryx platform, and to enable anyone to solve dynamic problems. We are working on high-impact, high-visibility projects, and we’re looking for collaborative and knowledge-hungry teammates who want to join us as we work to democratize machine learning.

Overview

As a Lead Front End Engineer, you will lead the Innovation Labs’ front end development efforts on a new web-based data science product. In this role, you will have the opportunity to problem solve, drive projects to success, communicate with stakeholders, and learn from both success and failures as part of a dynamic, friendly and ambitious team with technical influence throughout Alteryx and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Architect large scale projects using modern Javascript frames (React and Redux)
• Work closely with UI/UX team to provide feedback on designs and transform them into functioning user-facing products
• Work closely with Product and Engineering leadership on the technical and product roadmap
• Consume and inform the design of machine learning and data science APIs that powers the application
• Incorporate user feedback to improve the product
• Author new features, from conception and design to implementation and testing
• Promote a culture of rigorous software development practice and high quality standards
• Mentor and coach up more junior team members

***The company will not provide sponsorship for work visas or other employment authorization for this position***

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in front-end web development
• Track record of sharing knowledge with team members through mentoring, code reviews, pair programming, and presentations
• Experience writing production-quality code in Javascript, including a recent React project
• Experience writing clear and effective documentation
• Experience with Git, Amazon Web Services (EC2, S2, Lambda)
• Experience with automated testing and tools like Jest, Cypress, CircleCI, Github Actions, Selenium, etc.

Bonus

• Built and maintained a component library
• Experience with data visualization
• Experience with API design
• Demonstrated (in your portfolio) eye for design and solving real-world user problems
• Working knowledge with other server/web technologies (Python, NodeJS, Java, etc.)
• Contributions to open-source frameworks and/or libraries

Perks

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for associates
• Health plans that cover your family and pets
• Company matched 401(k)
• Associate stock purchase plan
• Paid time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 5 sick days, 9 holidays, 3 floating holidays, and 20 hours volunteer time
• 100% paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness programs with up to $300 fitness reimbursement annually
• Collaborative offices stocked with healthy snacks and drinks
• Office events, catered lunches, and happy hours