Lead Software Engineer Job at Appian Corporation (Chennai)

Job Description

At Appian, we are passionate about building a culture of innovation—great people, great software. As a Lead Software Engineer (LSE) for the Appian Usage Reporting and Analytics (AURA) team, you will serve as the primary technical lead and advisor, commanding significant influence across teams and departments. You will own the architectural evolution of our near real-time centralized logging and analytics platform. Your mission is to drive the design and execution of high-performance, distributed data systems that handle millions of daily requests, ensuring our platform is built with industry-leading performance, reliability, and scalability. As a force multiplier, you will not only deliver complex projects but also raise the technical bar for the entire organization through mentorship and principled decision-making.

Job Responsibility

Architectural Leadership: Own major infrastructure subsystems and drive the technical roadmap for the AURA platform
Execution & Delivery: Lead complex, cross-functional projects to impact, managing multiple initiatives simultaneously while ensuring high-quality, production-grade delivery
Mentorship & Coaching: Serve as an exceptional coach to all engineers
Innovation & AI: Champion AI-first engineering adoption, integrating generative AI into the SDLC and leveraging AI to gain deeper insights from product usage logs
Operational Excellence: Manage the availability, latency, and efficiency of core services, building automation and alerting
Influence: Consistently question the status quo to drive change and new initiatives, acting as an advocate for best practices and SDLC improvements
Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers, Executive stakeholders, and other engineering leads to maintain the team's vision and prioritize high-impact customer benefits

Requirements

8 to 10+ years of relevant software development experience in product or platform organizations
Expert-level competency in Java and building scalable, high-volume systems within distributed environments
Extensive experience with AWS services (Lambda, S3, Aurora, Athena, Glue) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Proven experience in designing and influencing technical direction for large-scale, real-time data systems and cloud-native architectures
B.E. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, mentor senior engineers, and deliver measurable outcomes in a mature SDLC

What we offer

Health coverage
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support
Life and disability insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Retirement/pension plan
Wellness dollars
Tuition reimbursement
Family-forming benefits

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