Bridge the gap between platform and product. As a Product Engineer, you’ll transform complex business challenges into sleek, pre-packaged Appian applications. We’re looking for innovators to build high-performance, reusable products that set the standard for usability and efficiency across the enterprise landscape.

This role is based at our ​h​eadquarters in ​McLean, Virginia. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian.

In this role, you will:

• Design and develop Appian applications that address complex business use cases, ensuring they are performant and demonstrate Appian at its best.

• Build solutions that extend beyond a single customer, creating scalable products that can support multiple customers within a given vertical.

• Work across the full scope of application development, from database management and user experience to tools and patterns that enable high-quality Appian applications.

• Apply knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns to write solutions using Appian frameworks (SAIL, Process Models, Rules, Expressions, and all Appian Objects), as well as light full-stack and mobile development.

• Contribute to application performance analysis and system tuning efforts.

• Participate in story breakdowns, define acceptance criteria, support technical feature design, and engage in code reviews.

• Troubleshoot and resolve emergent issues, while building automation and applications to prevent recurrence.

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a STEM-related field.

• Familiarity with object-oriented and/or functional programming concepts.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work across the full application development lifecycle.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3+ months of Appian application development experience.

• Internship or relevant hands-on development experience.

At Appian, we’re passionate about technology—we love making it, and we love using it. Joining Appian Engineering offers you the opportunity to learn in an environment that prizes cross-functional collaboration and is deeply committed to your professional growth. We aim to revolutionize the way people work by building a platform so intuitive that our customers can truly thrive. In the Manager of Software Development role, you will provide technical leadership for a specific product area while directly driving the professional development of the engineers on your team. 

Key Responsibilities:  

The ideal candidate will manage development teams, oversee architecture decisions, and ensure scalable, high-quality delivery aligned with business objectives.

This leader is expected to guide software engineers through solving ambiguous and complex problems. They will champion an AI-first approach and bring deep experience in migrating and modernizing legacy applications using cloud-native, modular architectures and emerging technologies.

We are looking for someone with an established background in delivering highly scalable systems and a strong operational track record while working across multiple teams. This role provides the autonomy and ownership needed to innovate and solve the industry's most difficult problems.

Leadership & Team Management

• Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent:
  • Lead and mentor a team of developers, architects, and analysts.
  • Set very high standards for the team and in hiring talent.
• Manage end-to-end project delivery.
• Establish development standards, governance, and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and drive cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional teams.
• Drive organizational goals and engineering strategic initiatives.

Delivery & Project Management

• Drive Agile development processes and sprint planning.
• Ensure high-quality code through reviews and adherence to development standards.
• Manage timelines, risks, dependencies, and delivery milestones.
• Ensure projects meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Coordinate with QA teams for testing strategies and release management.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is required. A strong academic record from a premier engineering or business institution is preferred
• Knowledge of Appian is desirable.

Experience:

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Proven track record in building and scaling distributed systems, preferably in cloud-native environments and modernization of platforms.
• AI/ML adoption.
• Proven experience leading development teams.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise application architecture.
• Leading engineering teams and managers.

Technical Skills:

• Deep Understanding software engineering, Algorithms and Data Structures
• Experience in AI Adoptability and usage and ML is highly desirable
• Proficiency in any programming Language (Java, C++, Python, other programming languages)
• Working knowledge of container technologies, orchestration frameworks (e.g., Kubernetes), and workflow automation.
• Familiarity with GPU computing and hybrid CPU/GPU architectures.
• Strong grasp of software development best practices, CI/CD, and DevOps principles.

Role Overview

As the most senior Individual Contributor (IC) in our Chennai office, you will serve as the site’s Technical North Star and strategic engineering partner. Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, you are the steward of our technical excellence, responsible for defining high-level architectural direction and maintaining a world-class engineering bar across all local domains.

This is a force multiplier role. You are not just a lead developer; you are the person who ensures our regional engineering efforts align with global business goals. You will provide the technical cohesion necessary to build scalable, secure, and and operationally elite systems while mentoring the next generation of high-level individual contributors.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Stewardship: Own the high-level technical roadmap for the Chennai site. Lead the transition of core engines and large-scale monoliths into modern, distributed, cloud-native ecosystems.

• Engineering Standards: Drive site-wide quality through rigorous design reviews and the establishment of technical tenets that prioritize long-term system health over short-term delivery.

• AI-First Evolution: Design and implement automation-led architectures and AI-integrated workflows to enhance both engineering velocity and product intelligence.

• Principal Mentorship: Act as the primary mentor for Staff and Principal-level ICs, guiding them through complex system trade-offs and career growth toward organizational leadership.

• Strategic Advisory: Partner with the VP of Engineering to identify technical risks, bridge platform gaps, and ensure the Chennai office operates as a global center of innovation.

• Cross-Domain Cohesion: Facilitate technical councils and RFC processes to ensure architectural consistency and knowledge sharing across disparate product teams.

Required Experience & Skills

• 15+ Years of Systems Engineering: A deep history of designing, deploying, and maintaining high-traffic, large-scale software systems.

• Organizational Influence: Proven ability to shift the technical trajectory of multiple teams or business units without direct reporting authority.

• Architectural Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of distributed systems, cloud-native patterns, and microservices at global scale.

• Systems Thinking: An "automation-first" mindset with experience integrating AI/ML or advanced CI/CD into the core development lifecycle.

• Data-Driven Leadership: Ability to drive consensus among senior stakeholders using objective architectural principles and technical merit.

Preferred Qualifications

• Global Scale Experience: Previous experience operating at a Staff+ or Principal level within a global engineering organization, impacting multi-region infrastructures.

• Modernization Track Record: Demonstrated success in re-architecting legacy core engines into high-performance, modular platforms.

• Technical Community Leader: Experience building internal engineering cultures, from hosting deep-dive sessions to formalizing site-wide RFC standards.

Summary: As a Principal Software Engineer at Appian, you will be the primary technical strategist, responsible for shaping the architectural foundation of our platform. Your role involves anticipating future challenges and implementing innovative solutions today. You will drive complex cross-functional initiatives, ensuring Appian remains a leader in the low-code and automation industry.

Responsibilities:

• Define the long-term architectural vision and governance for the Appian platform.
• Identify systemic technical risks and lead task forces to resolve architectural bottlenecks.
• Develop internal tools and SDKs to simplify infrastructure and enhance developer productivity.
• Conduct deep-dive troubleshooting for complex production issues.
• Promote AI-native engineering practices and integrate AI features into the platform.
• Lead the development of core platform libraries and high-risk prototypes.
• Participate in the Architectural Guild and review high-impact design documents.
• Mentor lead and senior engineers, and represent Appian in the tech community.
• Ensure operational resilience with self-healing and highly available systems.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience in architecting large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Proven transformational leadership in technological migrations or strategies.
• Expertise in Java and Cloud-Native ecosystems.
• Experience with AI/ML at scale and managing AWS multi-region deployments.
• Expert-level proficiency in Java or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation.
• Knowledge of high-performance SQL, NoSQL, and Vector Databases.
• Understanding of enterprise-grade security and compliance.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to influence without authority and gain buy-in for technical shifts.
• Business acumen to connect technical decisions to financial outcomes.
• Skilled in navigating complex technical debates and consensus building.
• Passion for building a thriving engineering organization.

As a Lead Software Engineer working on the Appian platform, your mission will be to ensure Appian is always fast, scalable and up to whatever tasks our customers configure it to do. You will be solving problems of scale and flexibility that most engineers never see, building a product capable of serving our customers in ways you never imagined. Your scope extends from the high-performance data layer to the cross-platform user interface to the design tools used to create it.  

This role is based at our ​h​eadquarters in ​McLean, Virginia. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian. 

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to Programming Language Design and Implementation (Appian SAIL framework)
• Leverage knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns to write software in a full-stack web environment.
• Leverage relevant software development experience to radiate best practices and faster development.
• Manage availability, latency, scalability and efficiency of the product by engineering reliability into software and systems.
• Contribute to software performance analysis and system tuning.
• Key contributor to team feature breakdowns/sizing and design of new feature implementations.
• Moderate degree of personal responsibility for the overall performance of the team, including capabilities, quality, stability and velocity.
• Perform code reviews which provide feedback not only on code quality, but on design and implementation.
• Build automation to prevent problem recurrence.
• Seek to identify opportunities for code refactoring and performance optimizations on a regular basis and champion these efforts within the team.
• Mentor junior software engineers by sharing best-practices and providing guidance on how to become more proficient.
• Share advanced/expert knowledge with others in the department, both on and off team; maintain a reputation as a key resource in those areas.
• Lead technological changes to keep platform modern.
• Effectively communicate technical designs verbally, visually and/or in writing for small to medium sized technical audiences.
• Contribute to Appian's long-term documentation through publishing relevant, high-quality content to Engineering's technical documentation site

Preferred Requirements: MS in Computer Science or related field/degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or a BS and 7+ years of relevant experience; Experience in a high-volume or critical production service environment; Fluency in Java, React & Typescript; Experience with Multi-threading / Lock-Free vs. Locking; Experience with Performance analysis (Server load, Java / Javascript performance optimizations, UI speed, etc.)

Education: B.S. in Computer Science or related field/degree

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer with deep expertise in AWS and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to design, build, and scale highly reliable cloud platforms. This role will be responsible for defining infrastructure architecture, driving automation-first practices, and mentoring engineers while delivering secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.

You will work closely with platform, security, SRE, and product teams to enable self-service, zero-touch infrastructure provisioning and improve developer velocity across the organization.

Summary: We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer (LSE) to drive the design and evolution of our cloud-native platform. This role is responsible for owning end-to-end platform capabilities, shaping architectural direction, and ensuring high standards of scalability, reliability, and developer experience. As a Lead Engineer, you will operate at the intersection of architecture, execution, and team leadership, working across squads to build cohesive and future-ready platform solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop platform features to the highest engineering standards with an AI-first mindset.
• Spike robust solutions to clear architectural runway ahead of platform feature development.
• Take a high degree of personal responsibility for the overall technical performance of the team, including capabilities, quality, stability, and velocity.
• Perform code reviews that provide feedback not only on code quality but also on design and implementation.
• Identify opportunities for code refactoring and performance optimizations regularly and champion these efforts within the team.
• Mentor junior software engineers by sharing best practices and providing guidance on becoming more proficient.
• Identify technical constraints to engineering effectiveness and lead initiatives to address them.
• Advise product management on technical opportunities and constraints.
• Identify, understand, and bring to fruition technology trends and innovations relevant to Appian Platform.
• Effectively communicate technical designs verbally, visually, and/or in writing for small to large-sized technical audiences.
• Contribute to Appian's long-term documentation by publishing relevant, high-quality content to Engineering's technical documentation site.

Required Skills:

• 12+ years of proven experience as a Lead Engineer with a strong focus on AWS.
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS services including Compute (EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS, ECS, Lambda), Networking (VPC, ALB/NLB, Route 53, PrivateLink), Storage (EBS, EFS, S3), and Security (IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager).
• Experience with Java, Python, or GoLang programming languages.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code - Terraform or any equivalent.
• Strong proficiency in Kubernetes.
• Experience with implementing and managing logging and monitoring solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, CloudTrail).
• Demonstrated ability to track, analyze, and optimize AWS cloud costs.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Here at Appian, we’re passionate about technology. We love making it, and we love using it. Joining Appian Engineering will provide you with the opportunity to learn in an environment that values cross-functional collaboration and is committed to personal and professional growth. We want to revolutionize the way people work, and in doing so, we develop the Appian platform to be simple so our customers can thrive.

We’re looking for Software Engineering interns who are passionate about solving some of the most difficult technical challenges the industry faces today. We’re looking for interns who are not only adept at abstract problem solving but also want to be hands-on with fellow developers in one of the most fun, all-in, high-velocity environments you’ll ever experience.

This internship is based at our headquarters in McLean, Virginia. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Interns in this program are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to fully experience our culture, learn directly from peers and mentors, and contribute to projects in a collaborative environment. Being in the office provides more opportunities to connect, learn, and celebrate with the exceptional people across Appian.

Applicants considered for Summer 2026 - Undergraduate Only 

To be successful in this role, you need:

• Previous industry software development experience and a passion for technology.

• Drive to dig into the code, pair program as needed, collaborate and present your features and proposals to real stakeholders.

• Team-oriented mindset and collaborative approach to delivering solutions. You’re also energetic, results and delivery oriented, and have a strong commitment to delivering quality work.

• Familiarity in object-oriented programming languages, such as Java & C++

Basic qualifications:

• Undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or related field

• Strong analytical, communication, and problem solving skills

As a Lead Software Engineer in our Foundational Infrastructure Group, you will be helping re-architect the platform on public clouds to allow for frequent, predictable and high impact changes. You will ensure that our world-class infrastructure is always available, responsive, and capable of meeting the diverse needs of a dynamic and high-powered development team. You will work as part of an agile and global team to transform our architecture to a modern services architecture that makes it easy for feature teams to leverage microservices and containerization technologies.

This role is based at our HQ in McLean, VA. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian.

To be successful in this role, you need:

• Expertise in working with AWS or other cloud infrastructures like Azure or Google Cloud, and using Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Expertise working in Kubernetes ecosystem (e.g. Cilium, Istio, Knative, Keda)
• Experience coaching junior engineers and driving projects to impact
• Fluency in reviewing architecture / designs from team members, identify problems, and make suggestions for better practices
• Familiarity with conducting code reviews looking out for the elegant approach, performance, maintainability, and security
• Familiarity with DevOps, Release Engineering and trends including CI/CD
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform)
• Familiarity with networking and information security in the cloud (e.g. VPN, compliance, etc.) 
• Focus on keeping automated infrastructure up-to-date as dependent technologies evolve and scale 
• Interest in automating every aspect of our development lifecycle and help us in our mission to achieve continuous delivery
• Excellent spoken and written communication with both technical and non-technical people
• Ability to identify dependencies between multiple teams. Ability to communicate blockers and escalate as needed
• Familiarity with leading response for severe issues, minimizing pain for the customer, weighing trade-offs in the moment; communicating clearly and concisely to the customer about the problem and solution

Some of the tools and resources we will equip you with include:

• Leveraging cutting edge technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, Gitlab, Prometheus, etc. to design and build new infrastructure features
• Valuing innovation and investment in our people by providing opportunities for growth and leadership. Whether it’s through Engineering IndieTime (dedicated time to build whatever you want with whomever you want), or annual hackathons, we value activities that inspire others and get creative juices flowing
• A large engineering team where you are made to feel autonomous by our engineering business group model. Working within an agile team allows our engineers and leaders to have a sense of community and accomplishment

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 7 years experience designing, building and architecting software in an enterprise software or Saas/Paas environment
• Fluency in at least one programming language, such as Python, Golang, or Java
• At least 5 years of experience working in Kubernetes ecosystem 
• Bachelors in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience 

The Mission

As a Lead Software Engineer working on the Appian platform, your mission is to be the technical anchor for our most ambitious engineering initiatives. You will ensure Appian is always fast, scalable, and resilient, regardless of the complexity our customers demand. While a Senior Engineer focuses on feature health, you are focused on platform evolution.

You will lead the design and orchestration of high-stakes systems, integrating cutting-edge AI into the core fabric of our product. This role demands a balance of elite coding mastery, visionary system architecture, and the ability to align technical roadmaps with Appian's overarching business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Software Engineer isn't just "the best coder"—they are the architect of the team’s success and the guardian of our technical future.

• Technical Strategy & Roadmap: Work alongside Product Leadership to transform long-term business goals into scalable technical milestones. You don't just build features; you define the technical "North Star."
• Advanced Architecture: Lead the design of distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native systems. You are responsible for making high-level decisions on system boundaries, data consistency, and integration patterns.
• AI Orchestration & Innovation: Drive the adoption of AI-native engineering and an AI-native culture within the team. This includes using AI tools to improve developer productivity and implementing AI features into the platform to make the Appian platform more intelligent and autonomous.
• Architectural Governance: Set and enforce the "gold standard" for system design and code quality. You ensure that the codebase remains modular, maintainable, and free of crippling technical debt.
• Developer Multiplier: Create the "Golden Paths" and internal frameworks that empower other engineering teams to ship faster. You build the tools that make every other engineer more productive.
• High-Stakes Problem Solving: Act as the final escalation point for the "un-debuggable." You lead the resolution of critical production outages and architect long-term fixes for deep-seated performance bottlenecks.
• Mentorship & Influence: Cultivate a culture of excellence. You mentor Senior Engineers into future Leads and foster a high-growth environment through rigorous design reviews and technical coaching.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Educational background from a highly selective, premier engineering institution with a focus on Computer Science fundamentals is preferred

Experience:

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, object-oriented as well as functional programming.
• Proven track record of leading technical initiatives from conception to global production deployment.
• Deep expertise in Java & modern web technologies, with a mastery of data structures, algorithms, and complex design patterns.
• Extensive experience building and scaling distributed systems in AWS cloud-native environments and modernization of applications/platforms.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise application architecture.
• Experience managing "large-scale" codebases where performance optimization and bottleneck identification are critical.
• Experience in AI/ML integration, specifically implementing intelligent features like RAG or agentic workflows into enterprise software is preferred.
  Experience with using AI tools and models like Amazon Q, Kiro, Claude is preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Full-Stack Authority: Expert-level proficiency in Java or similar major languages.
• Infrastructure & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and advanced CI/CD automation.
• Observability: Deep familiarity with performance monitoring and alerting stacks (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK).
• Cloud & Data: Strong experience with AWS services and modern database technologies (Relational, NoSQL, and Vector databases).
• Security & Compliance: Strong understanding of enterprise-grade security, including OAuth2, OIDC, and data encryption at rest/transit.

Soft Skills

• Strategic Communication: The ability to influence stakeholders and explain the "why" behind complex technical trade-offs in terms of business value.
• Systems Thinking: The ability to see how a change in one microservice ripples across the entire ecosystem.
• Radical Accountability: A bias for action and a sense of ownership over the entire platform’s stability and success.
• Mentorship: A genuine passion for leveling up the collective intelligence of the engineering organization.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (SSE) to join our Platform Engineering team. This role focuses on building scalable platform capabilities, improving developer experience, and driving operational excellence across cloud-native systems.

As an SSE, you will contribute to the design and development of platform components, work closely with architects and lead engineers, and play a key role in ensuring high-quality, reliable, and efficient platform solutions.

Required Skills

• 6–9 years of software engineering experience, with strong exposure to cloud-native platforms.
• Solid hands-on experience with AWS, including:
• Compute: EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS/ECS, Lambda
• Networking: VPC, ALB/NLB, Route 53
• Storage: EBS, EFS, S3
• Security: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager
• Strong programming skills in Java / Python / Go.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, troubleshooting, scaling).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., CloudWatch, logging, monitoring systems).
• Good understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Exposure to cloud cost optimization practices is a plus.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop platform features with a focus on scalability, reliability, and reusability.
• Contribute to the implementation of platform capabilities such as:
• self-service infrastructure
• deployment automation
• service configuration systems
• Collaborate with Lead Engineers and Architects to:
• translate high-level designs into working solutions
• provide feedback on feasibility and trade-offs
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback to improve code quality.
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to root cause analysis and resolution.
• Contribute to improving system performance, reliability, and developer experience.
• Support and enhance observability, monitoring, and alerting systems.
• Assist in identifying and addressing technical debt.
• Contribute to automation initiatives to improve team productivity.

The Mission

As a Lead Software Engineer working on the Appian platform, your mission is to be the technical anchor for our most ambitious engineering initiatives. You will ensure Appian is always fast, scalable, and resilient, regardless of the complexity our customers demand. While a Senior Engineer focuses on feature health, you are focused on platform evolution.

You will lead the design and orchestration of high-stakes systems, integrating cutting-edge AI into the core fabric of our product. This role demands a balance of elite coding mastery, visionary system architecture, and the ability to align technical roadmaps with Appian's overarching business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Software Engineer isn't just "the best coder"—they are the architect of the team’s success and the guardian of our technical future.

• Technical Strategy & Roadmap: Work alongside Product Leadership to transform long-term business goals into scalable technical milestones. You don't just build features; you define the technical "North Star."
• Advanced Architecture: Lead the design of distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native systems. You are responsible for making high-level decisions on system boundaries, data consistency, and integration patterns.
• AI Orchestration & Innovation: Drive the adoption of AI-native engineering and an AI-native culture within the team. This includes using AI tools to improve developer productivity and implementing AI features into the platform to make the Appian platform more intelligent and autonomous.
• Architectural Governance: Set and enforce the "gold standard" for system design and code quality. You ensure that the codebase remains modular, maintainable, and free of crippling technical debt.
• Developer Multiplier: Create the "Golden Paths" and internal frameworks that empower other engineering teams to ship faster. You build the tools that make every other engineer more productive.
• High-Stakes Problem Solving: Act as the final escalation point for the "un-debuggable." You lead the resolution of critical production outages and architect long-term fixes for deep-seated performance bottlenecks.
• Mentorship & Influence: Cultivate a culture of excellence. You mentor Senior Engineers into future Leads and foster a high-growth environment through rigorous design reviews and technical coaching.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Educational background from a highly selective, premier engineering institution with a focus on Computer Science fundamentals is preferred

Experience:

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, object-oriented as well as functional programming.
• Proven track record of leading technical initiatives from conception to global production deployment.
• Deep expertise in Java & modern web technologies, with a mastery of data structures, algorithms, and complex design patterns.
• Extensive experience building and scaling distributed systems in AWS cloud-native environments and modernization of applications/platforms.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise application architecture.
• Experience managing "large-scale" codebases where performance optimization and bottleneck identification are critical.
• Experience in AI/ML integration, specifically implementing intelligent features like RAG or agentic workflows into enterprise software is preferred.
  Experience with using AI tools and models like Amazon Q, Kiro, Claude is preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Full-Stack Authority: Expert-level proficiency in Java or similar major languages.
• Infrastructure & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and advanced CI/CD automation.
• Observability: Deep familiarity with performance monitoring and alerting stacks (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK).
• Cloud & Data: Strong experience with AWS services and modern database technologies (Relational, NoSQL, and Vector databases).
• Security & Compliance: Strong understanding of enterprise-grade security, including OAuth2, OIDC, and data encryption at rest/transit.

Soft Skills

• Strategic Communication: The ability to influence stakeholders and explain the "why" behind complex technical trade-offs in terms of business value.
• Systems Thinking: The ability to see how a change in one microservice ripples across the entire ecosystem.
• Radical Accountability: A bias for action and a sense of ownership over the entire platform’s stability and success.
• Mentorship: A genuine passion for leveling up the collective intelligence of the engineering organization.

#LI-EC1 

The goal of our Platform Engineering team is to make it easy for our service teams to build and run production systems. As an experienced engineer in Platform Engineering, you will be helping re-architect our platform to run on public, private, and hybrid clouds and to allow for frequent, predictable and high impact changes. You will ensure that our world-class infrastructure is always available, responsive, and capable of meeting the diverse needs of our customers.

As part of the team, you will be responsible for leading a small team whilst still being super technical and hands on, building the cloud infrastructure that powers the Appian platform. This isn’t your average software developer role. On the Platform Engineering team, you’ll learn about a wide range of technologies and tackle new challenges as you add features and functionality to the Appian cloud infrastructure.

Right now this role is focused on building features that enable network connectivity between our platform and external networks. This will likely change and evolve over time, so this will give you an idea of the type of work you will be doing when you start.

To be successful in this role, you need:

• The ability to leverage knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns to write software in a cloud infrastructure environment, using tools such as: Python, Go, Java, Terraform, Pulumi, CI/CD pipelines, RDBMS, No-SQL DBs, etc.
• Solid knowledge of AWS services like: EKS, EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, VPC networking, and S3 (or equivalent cloud provider experience)
• Familiarity with networking and security best practices in the cloud
• Experience providing technical leadership to drive pragmatic solutions and dive into impactful design decisions
• Experience coaching junior and senior engineers while championing best practices across your team
• Fluency in reviewing architecture / designs from team members, identify problems, and make suggestions for better practices
• Experience with conducting code reviews looking out for the elegant approach, performance, maintainability, and security
• Ability to identify dependencies between multiple teams. Ability to communicate blockers and escalate as needed
• Experience operating business-critical production services
• Experience automating the creation and configuration of cloud resources and services on-demand
• Interest in automating every aspect of our development lifecycle and help us in our mission to achieve continuous delivery
• Share advanced/expert knowledge with others in the department, both on and off team; maintain a reputation as a key resource in those areas
• Lead technological changes to keep the platform modern

Some of the tools and resources we will equip you with include:

• Dedicated learning time to become an expert in technologies like Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, and Linux networking
• Opportunities for growth and leadership
• Engineering Indie Time (dedicated time to build whatever you want) and annual hackathons - we value activities that inspire others and get creativity flowing!

Basic Qualifications:

• 10-15+ years experience designing, building and architecting software in an enterprise software or SaaS/PaaS environment
• Some leadership experience (managing and mentoring a small team of Junior Developers)
• Advanced knowledge of at least one programming language and comfortable working with Object-Oriented programming concepts
• Outstanding hands on development experience in Terraform, Java, Go, Python
• Experience driving projects to impact
• Experience working in a Linux environment
• Excellent spoken and written communication
• Bachelors in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience

As a Senior Software Engineer in our Engineering Enablement Group, you will lead the re-design and evolution of our Mobile Branding framework — the system that enables customers to create custom-branded versions of the Appian mobile application for both iOS and Android. You will drive the architectural modernization of the end-to-end branding pipeline, from the customer-facing Forum application and provisioning tools to the backend build service running on Mac EC2 runners in AWS.

By leveraging modern microservices, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native infrastructure, you will transform the current system into a more reliable, scalable, and maintainable platform that reduces manual intervention and accelerates customer delivery. We are looking for a technical leader who can bridge the gap between complex Ruby/Bash-based tooling, Appian process models, and AWS infrastructure to deliver a seamless mobile branding experience.

Primary Qualifications:

• 6-9 Strong working experience with Android and iOS frameworks and mobile application development workflows.
• Familiarity with mobile build systems (Fastlane, Xcode, Gradle) and code-signing workflows.
• Experience with proficiency in Python, with experience in Ruby, Bash, or Go being a plus.
• Advanced experience with AWS infrastructure (S3, Lambda, EC2) and CI/CD pipeline design.
• Strong end-to-end knowledge of pipeline creation, deployment automation, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and performance tools.

To be successful in this role, you need:

• Architecture & Design: Ability to lead the re-design of the mobile branding pipeline across customer tools, the Forum application, and the backend build service — ensuring reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
• Build System Mastery: Deep understanding of mobile build systems, code-signing workflows (iOS provisioning, Android signing), and CI/CD pipelines that automate the full build lifecycle.
• DevOps Ownership: A "builder" mindset toward end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and deployment automation across AWS (S3, Lambda, EC2).
• Strategic Problem Solving: Strong debugging skills to resolve complex distributed systems issues across Forum process models, GitLab pipelines, and cloud infrastructure — paired with the ability to mentor teams and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Product-Centric Engineering: Experience building software in an enterprise SaaS environment with a focus on delivering direct value to customers through automation and tooling.

• Autonomously lead transformational technical initiatives that address real, open-ended business problems.
• Identify, understand, and bring to fruition technology trends and innovations relevant to Appian.
• Identify technical constraints to engineering effectiveness and lead initiatives to address them.
• Fully own an operational or functional area within the architecture group.
• Develop product features to the highest engineering standards as a member of teams.
• Spike robust solutions to clear architectural runway ahead of feature development.
• Regularly conduct and report on design reviews.
• Advise product management on technical opportunities and constraints.
• Serve as advisor to multiple engineering teams to provide broad technical expertise and design oversight.
• Mentor and be an example to other engineers.
• Promote, document, and disseminate design best practices for building world-class software.
• Contribute ideas to continuously improve the organization and processes of the architecture function.
• Effectively communicate technical designs and vision verbally, visually and/or in writing for small to large sized technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to Appian's long-term documentation through publishing relevant, high-quality content to Engineering's technical documentation site

Summary: We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer (LSE) to drive the design and evolution of our cloud-native platform. This role is responsible for owning end-to-end platform capabilities, shaping architectural direction, and ensuring high standards of scalability, reliability, and developer experience. As a Lead Engineer, you will operate at the intersection of architecture, execution, and team leadership, working across squads to build cohesive and future-ready platform solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop platform features to the highest engineering standards with an AI-first mindset.
• Spike robust solutions to clear architectural runway ahead of platform feature development.
• Take personal responsibility for the overall technical performance of the team, including capabilities, quality, stability, and velocity.
• Perform code reviews focusing on code quality, design, and implementation.
• Regularly identify opportunities for code refactoring and performance optimizations, and champion these efforts within the team.
• Mentor junior software engineers by sharing best practices and providing guidance on proficiency.
• Identify technical constraints to engineering effectiveness and lead initiatives to address them.
• Advise product management on technical opportunities and constraints.
• Identify, understand, and implement technology trends and innovations relevant to the Appian Platform.
• Effectively communicate technical designs verbally, visually, and in writing for technical audiences of all sizes.
• Contribute to Appian's long-term documentation by publishing relevant, high-quality content to the Engineering's technical documentation site.

Required Skills:

• 12+ years of proven experience as a Lead Engineer with a strong focus on AWS.
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS, ECS, Lambda, VPC, ALB/NLB, Route 53, PrivateLink, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, KMS, and Secrets Manager.
• Experience with programming languages such as Java, Python, or GoLang.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or any equivalent.
• Strong proficiency in Kubernetes.
• Experience with implementing and managing logging and monitoring solutions such as CloudWatch and CloudTrail.
• Demonstrated ability to track, analyze, and optimize AWS cloud costs.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Summary: We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (SSE) to join our Platform Engineering team. This role focuses on building scalable platform capabilities, improving developer experience, and driving operational excellence across cloud-native systems. As an SSE, you will contribute to the design and development of platform components, work closely with architects and lead engineers, and play a key role in ensuring high-quality, reliable, and efficient platform solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop platform features with a focus on scalability, reliability, and reusability.
• Contribute to implementation of platform capabilities such as self-service infrastructure, deployment automation, and service configuration systems.
• Collaborate with Lead Engineers and Architects to translate high-level designs into working solutions and provide feedback on feasibility and trade-offs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback to improve code quality.
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to root cause analysis and resolution.
• Contribute to improving system performance, reliability, and developer experience.
• Support and enhance observability, monitoring, and alerting systems.
• Assist in identifying and addressing technical debt.
• Contribute to automation initiatives to improve team productivity.

Required Skills:

• 6–9 years of software engineering experience, with strong exposure to cloud-native platforms.
• Solid hands-on experience with AWS, including Compute (EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS/ECS, Lambda), Networking (VPC, ALB/NLB, Route 53), Storage (EBS, EFS, S3), and Security (IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager).
• Strong programming skills in Java / Python / Go.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, troubleshooting, scaling).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., CloudWatch, logging, monitoring systems).
• Good understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Exposure to cloud cost optimization practices is a plus.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Summary:
The Principal Software Engineer will leverage their expertise in AWS and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to design, build, and scale highly reliable cloud platforms. This role is pivotal in defining infrastructure architecture, promoting automation-first practices, and mentoring engineers to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions. The successful candidate will collaborate with platform, security, SRE, and product teams to facilitate self-service, zero-touch infrastructure provisioning, enhancing developer velocity across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Design and own cloud infrastructure architectures on AWS using Infrastructure as Code.
• Lead the development of reusable, versioned IaC modules and frameworks.
• Build and maintain infrastructure using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, and Ansible.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure provisioning and change management.
• Drive immutable infrastructure and automated environment lifecycle management.
• Define best practices for scalability, availability, security, and cost optimization.
• Review architecture designs and code to ensure high quality and maintainability.
• Enable self-service provisioning for internal teams.
• Design secure, compliant environments following least privilege and defense-in-depth principles.
• Mentor junior software engineers and share expert knowledge across the department.
• Identify opportunities for code refactoring and performance optimizations.
• Advise product management on technical opportunities and constraints.
• Collaborate with architects to promote consistency and advance Appian's technology state.
• Contribute to Appian's long-term documentation with high-quality content.

Required Skills:

• Deep expertise with AWS services including EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS, ECS, Lambda, VPC, ALB/NLB, Route 53, PrivateLink, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, KMS, and Secrets Manager.
• 15+ years of experience in designing and implementing cloud infrastructure architectures.
• Strong understanding of cost optimization and cloud economics.
• Experience supporting regulated environments (SOC2, FedRAMP, HIPAA, etc.).
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized workloads.
• Familiarity with GitOps workflows.
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to mentor and develop engineering talent.
• Excellent communication skills for articulating technical designs to varied audiences.

At Appian, we’re passionate about technology—we love making it, and we love using it. Joining Appian Engineering offers you the opportunity to learn in an environment that prizes cross-functional collaboration and is deeply committed to your professional growth. We aim to revolutionize the way people work by building a platform so intuitive that our customers can truly thrive. In the Senior Manager of Software Development role, you will provide technical leadership for a specific product area while directly driving the professional development of the engineers on your team. 

Key Responsibilities:  

The ideal candidate will manage development teams, oversee architecture decisions, and ensure scalable, high-quality delivery aligned with business objectives.

This leader is expected to guide software engineers through solving ambiguous and complex problems. They will champion an AI-first approach and bring deep experience in migrating and modernizing legacy applications using cloud-native, modular architectures and emerging technologies.

We are looking for someone with an established background in delivering highly scalable systems and a strong operational track record while working across multiple teams. This role provides the autonomy and ownership needed to innovate and solve the industry's most difficult problems.

Leadership & Team Management

• Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent:
  • Lead and mentor a team of developers, architects, and analysts.
  • Set very high standards for the team and in hiring talent.
• Manage end-to-end project delivery.
• Establish development standards, governance, and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and drive cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional teams.
• Drive organizational goals and engineering strategic initiatives.

Delivery & Project Management

• Drive Agile development processes and sprint planning.
• Ensure high-quality code through reviews and adherence to development standards.
• Manage timelines, risks, dependencies, and delivery milestones.
• Ensure projects meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Coordinate with QA teams for testing strategies and release management.

  Required Qualifications

  Education:

  • A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is required. A strong academic record from a premier engineering or business institution is preferred
  • Knowledge of Appian is desirable.

  Experience:

  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering.
  • Proven track record in building and scaling distributed systems, preferably in cloud-native environments and modernization of platforms.
  • AI/ML adoption.
  • Proven experience leading development teams.
  • Strong knowledge of enterprise application architecture.
  • Leading engineering teams and managers.

  Technical Skills:

  • Deep Understanding software engineering, Algorithms and Data Structures
  • Experience in AI Adoptability and usage and ML is highly desirable
  • Proficiency in any programming Language (Java, C++, Python, other programming languages)
  • Working knowledge of container technologies, orchestration frameworks (e.g., Kubernetes), and workflow automation.
  • Familiarity with GPU computing and hybrid CPU/GPU architectures.
  • Strong grasp of software development best practices, CI/CD, and DevOps principles.

As a Lead Software Engineer working on the Appian platform, your mission will be to ensure Appian is always fast, scalable and up to whatever tasks our customers configure it to do. You will be solving problems of scale and flexibility that most engineers never see, building a product capable of serving our customers in ways you never imagined. Your scope extends from the high-performance data layer to the cross-platform user interface to the design tools used to create it.  

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Respond to and resolve emergent problems; write software and build automation to prevent problem recurrence
• Leverage knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns to write software in a full-stack Java & web technology environment, including but not limited to Gradle, JDBC, Hibernate, Spring, Kafka, Quartz, Typescript, Redux, and React
• Utilize both object-oriented as well as functional programming approaches in different technologies to implement features effectively.
• Leverage relevant software development experience to radiate best practices and faster development
• Manage availability, latency, scalability, and efficiency of the product by designing reliability into software and systems
• Be a strong contributor to team feature breakdowns/sizing and design of new feature implementations
• Have a high degree of personal responsibility for the overall performance of the team, including capabilities, quality, stability and velocity
• Seek to identify opportunities for code refactoring and performance optimisations on a regular basis and champion these efforts within the team
• Effectively communicate technical designs verbally and/or in writing for small to medium sized technical audiences. 

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years experience building and delivering enterprise grade software applications
• You’re a tinkerer at heart with an innate ability to solve tough system problems
• Experience in CI/CD in Cloud environments, like AWS and continuous integration systems, like Jenkins
• You thrive on solving labyrinthine problems within large, high-performance, real-time, distributed data systems
• BE/B.Tech/BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline
• MS in Computer Science preferred
• Demonstrable understanding of systems, algorithms, and OO design or webapi design.
• You have been a strong contributor to breakdowns/sizing and design of new feature implementations.
• Agile is your mantra and quality is your goal.
   

This role is based at our Chennai office in Brigade World Trade Center Chennai. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian.  

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Lead Accessibility Engineer to join our team and drive our commitment to an accessible low-code software development platform. This role is a strategic leadership position instrumental in ensuring our products are inclusive and usable by people with disabilities while establishing a sustainable, scalable framework for accessibility at Appian.

The ideal candidate will move beyond tactical firefighting to focus on strategic industry knowledge and the operationalization of accessibility across large-scale software platforms.

This role is based at our Headquarters in McLean, Virginia. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian. If you are not already located in the surrounding McLean, VA area, your willingness to relocate will be a contingency for this position.

Responsibilities

• Strategy Execution & Governance: Lead the implementation of the Accessibility Operations Strategy, transitioning accessibility from a manual process to a standardized, documented requirement for all platform changes.
• Automation Roadmap: Develop and execute a roadmap to make accessibility "cheap and easy" for delivery teams by investing in AI-driven validations, automated static analysis, and regression protection.
• Team Leadership: Oversee and provide direction for a new support team of accessibility contractors (and future in-house junior engineers), ensuring they are tightly coupled with delivery and support teams.
• Cross-Functional Enablement: Provide expert guidance, tooling and procedures to Product Managers, UX, QE and Developers while maintaining structural independence.
• Standardization & Compliance: Establish enforceable SLAs/SLOs for accessibility resolutions and manage regular, repeatable updates to the platform’s VPAT through both internal processes and 3rd-party audits.
• Customer & Legal Advocacy: Act as the primary subject matter expert to build strong customer relationships and confidently defend Appian's accessibility capabilities during customer audits or legal inquiries.
• Organizational Awareness: Lead organization-crossing initiatives to disseminate consistent guidance and ensure organizational understanding of evolving global accessibility legislation.
• Customer Interaction: Build strong relationships with customers to understand their accessibility needs and challenges. Collaborate with customer-facing teams to resolve accessibility issues and provide guidance on accessibility best practices.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Web Design and Development, or a related field is preferred.
• Proven experience in accessibility engineering with a strong understanding of WCAG, Section 508, ADA, and other relevant accessibility standards.
• Practical and direct experience with accessibility testing tools and techniques and assistive technologies such as screen readers, speech recognition, screen magnifiers and alternative input devices.
• Practical knowledge of no-code or low-code development platforms and their accessibility implications.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear and understandable terms for non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to drive accessibility initiatives.
• Experience with automated accessibility testing tools and frameworks.
• Certifications in accessibility.

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