Appian
Principal Applied AI Engineer
$200K–$350K
United States +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Location
- United States
Appian Corporation - US - Experience
- 10+ years with a BS, or 8+ years with an MS in Computer Science or a related field.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related technical/analytical discipline; equivalent experience is not accepted.
About the job
Leads the design, engineering, and operation of production LLM systems and AI-powered enterprise automation, while setting technical direction and mentoring engineers.
What you'll do
- Architect, build, optimize, and ensure the reliability and scale of production LLM systems.
- Lead technical design and delivery, modernization, code quality, and engineering practices across complex AI applications.
- Coach engineers and influence technical decisions and documentation beyond the immediate team.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related technical/analytical discipline; equivalent experience is not accepted.
- 10+ years of relevant software development experience with a BS, or 8+ years with an MS in Computer Science or a related field.
- Deep hands-on experience designing and operating production LLM systems, including code generation, agents, retrieval, structured generation, tool use, model routing, evaluation, and observability.
- Experience with AI coding assistants and high-volume, mission-critical production services; strong distributed-systems, API, security, reliability, and cross-team influence skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with compilers, program analysis, formal or executable specifications, or legacy modernization.
- Experience with Salesforce or ServiceNow.
Pay
$200,000 — $350,000 USD base salary
Tools
LLM systems, AI coding assistants, Salesforce, ServiceNow
AI focus
Design and operate production LLM systems for enterprise automation, spanning code generation, agents, retrieval, structured generation, tool use, model routing, evaluation, and observability; use AI coding tools in production engineering.
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