Senior Sofware Engineer

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.

About the role:

As a Senior 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  focused on designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems while providing technical leadership and mentorship and building a product capable of serving our customers in ways you never imagined. This role includes not just deep coding expertise, but also a focus on system orchestration, using AI Tools and AI integration (like RAG, agentic workflows, MCP), and aligning technical decisions with business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

The SSE isn't just "faster at coding"—they are responsible for the health of the entire codebase and the growth of the team.

Code Quality & Standards: Set and enforce the "gold standard" for clean, maintainable, and well-documented code across the repository.

Architecture & Design: Leading high-level design sessions, choosing architectural patterns (Microservices, Serverless, Event-driven), and ensuring systems are scalable and secure. 

Developer Enablement: Create internal tooling and "Golden Paths" that abstract away the complexity of underlying infrastructure for feature teams.

Technical Leadership: Mentoring junior engineers, conducting rigorous code reviews, , setting the "gold standard" for clean, maintainable, and well-documented code across the repository.

Project Ownership: Driving features from requirement analysis through deployment. This involves breaking down complex business goals into manageable technical tasks.

Problem Solving: Debugging the "un-debuggable"—handling production outages, optimizing performance bottlenecks, and solving high-level logic issues.

Collaboration: Drive feature development by Collaborating within and across teams with stakeholders like Product Owners.

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

Basic Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in software engineering.

Leverage knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns to write software in a full-stack Java & web technology environment.

Proven track record in building and scaling distributed systems, preferably in cloud-native environments.

Experience in identifying bottlenecks and optimising performance of large codebases.

Experience in AI/ML adoptability and integrating intelligent features into standard workflows.

Experience leading technical initiatives or small project groups.

Strong knowledge of enterprise application architecture.

Technical Skills:

Deep understanding of Software Engineering, Algorithms, and Data Structures.

Proficiency in at least one major programming language (Java, C++, or similar).

Hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker), orchestration frameworks (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.

Experience with performance monitoring tools like grafana and prometheus is preferred.

Experience with AWS cloud platforms and modern database technologies is preferred.

Experience with using AI tools and models like Amazon Q, Kiro, Claude is preferred.

Soft Skills

Clear Communication: The ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

Strategic Thinking: Understanding the business context—not just building "cool" tech, but building the right tech for the customer.

Mentorship: A genuine interest in levelling up the engineers around them.

Tools and Resources 

Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First-Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires. 

Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities, including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers, a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University, skills based training, and tuition reimbursement for those aiming to advance their education. This commitment ensures that employees have access to a holistic range of development opportunities.

Community: We’ll immerse you into our community rooted in respect starting on day one. Appian fosters inclusivity through our 8 employee-led affinity groups . These groups help employees build stronger internal and external networks by planning social, educational, and outreach activities to connect with Appianites and larger initiatives throughout the company.

Benefits

Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future. Benefits may include health coverage, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), a retirement/pension plan, wellness dollars, tuition reimbursement, family-forming benefits and more. Benefits vary by country—please ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.

About Appian

Appian provides AI automation for mission-critical work. We automate complex processes in large enterprises and governments. Our platform is known for its unique reliability and scale. We’ve been automating processes for more than 25 years and understand enterprise operations like no one else. For more information, visit appian.com . [Nasdaq: APPN]

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