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Senior Software Engineer

Appian Corporation

Location:
United States, McLean

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

As a Senior Software Engineer working in the Data Fabric Group, 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.

Job Responsibility:

Leverage knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns to write software in a full-stack Java & web technology environment
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
Troubleshoot, investigate and diagnose incidents using a combination of tracing, alerting and log analysis
Contribute to software performance analysis and system tuning
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
Perform code reviews which provide feedback not only on code quality, but on design and implementation
Build automation to prevent problem recurrence with tools such as JUnit, Spock, Jest, Jaeger, and/or Locust
Seek to identify opportunities for code refactoring and performance optimizations on a regular basis and champion these efforts within the team
Share advanced knowledge regularly on a team and occasionally with others in the department
build a reputation as a key resource in those areas
Effectively communicate technical designs verbally 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

Requirements:

MS in Computer Science or related field/degree and 1+ years of relevant experience, or a BS and 3+ years of relevant experience
Experience in a high-volume or critical production service environment
Fluency in Java or C#
B.S. in Computer Science or related field/degree
Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
Experience writing software in a full-stack Java & web technology environment (Gradle, JDBC, Hibernate, Spring, Kafka, Quartz, Typescript, Redux, React)
Experience with both object-oriented and functional programming
Experience with software performance analysis and system tuning
Experience with code reviews
Experience building automation with tools such as JUnit, Spock, Jest, Jaeger, and/or Locust
Ability to effectively communicate technical designs verbally and/or in writing for small to medium sized technical audiences

What we offer:

Training and Development during onboarding
Continuous learning with dedicated mentorship and First-Friend program
Growth opportunities including leadership program, Appian University, skills based training, and tuition reimbursement
Community immersion and inclusivity through 8 employee-led affinity groups

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 19, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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