Appian
Senior Software Engineer
$125K–$250K
McLean, Virginia +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- McLean, Virginia
Appian Corporation - US - Experience
- 6+ years of professional software development experience building enterprise-scale applications.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field.
About the job
Architects and builds high-performance, scalable platform features, APIs, and frameworks for Appian’s enterprise process automation platform.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize platform features and REST APIs for reliable, high-volume enterprise workflows.
- Investigate performance and scalability challenges, and improve system architecture, code quality, and reliability.
- Provide technical leadership, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 6+ years of professional software development experience building enterprise-scale applications.
- Expert-level proficiency in Java and object-oriented design; deep understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Experience designing REST APIs and with CI/CD in cloud environments, such as AWS, and continuous integration systems such as Jenkins.
Nice to have
- Experience with AWS cloud services and distributed cloud-native architectures.
- Experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems or relational and NoSQL database optimization.
Pay
$125,000 — $250,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Java, REST APIs, AWS, Jenkins
AI focus
Hands-on use of AI tools to improve productivity and efficiency; the platform supports AI-powered process automation.
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