Here at Appian, our core values of Respect, Work to Impact, Ambition, and Constructive Dissent & Resolution define who we are. In short, this means we constantly seek to understand the best for our customers, we go beyond completion in our work, we strive for excellence with intensity, and we embrace candid communication. These values guide our actions and shape our culture every day.  When you join Appian, you'll be part of a passionate team that's dedicated to accomplishing hard things.

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 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 optimizations 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:

• 4+ 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 a high-volume or critical production service environment

• Fluency in Java or C#

• You thrive on solving labyrinthine problems within large, high-performance, real-time, distributed data systems

• Demonstrable understanding of systems, algorithms, and OO design or web API design.

Education:

• BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline

• MS in Computer Science preferred

About Appian:

Before Appian was a company, it was an idea. Not about a product or a market, but about the culture needed to sustain innovation and value. Today, we help businesses build apps and workflows rapidly, with a low-code automation platform. Appian was founded on the belief that talented and passionate people, given the power and autonomy to excel, will deliver amazing impact. We have worked thoughtfully to create an inclusive, agile and collaborative work environment where employees feel challenged, and all voices are heard. We value and encourage cross-departmental collaboration, and actively seek opportunities to better ourselves and others. Creating impact to us means that when we deliver results, we’re focused on lasting positive change.

About Appian

Appian is a software company that automates business processes. The Appian AI-Powered Process Platform includes everything you need to design, automate, and optimize even the most complex processes, from start to finish. The world's most innovative organizations trust Appian to improve their workflows, unify data, and optimize operations—resulting in better growth and superior customer experiences. For more information, visit appian.com. [Nasdaq: APPN]

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