Senior Software Engineer

As an SSE, you will contribute to the design and development of platform components, work closely with architects and lead engineers, and play a key role in ensuring high-quality, reliable, and efficient platform solutions.

• 6–9 years of software engineering experience, with strong exposure to cloud-native platforms.
• Strong programming skills in Java / Python / Go.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, troubleshooting, scaling).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., CloudWatch, logging, monitoring systems).
• Good understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Exposure to cloud cost optimization practices is a plus.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Solid hands-on experience with AWS, including Compute (EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS/ECS, Lambda), Networking (VPC, ALB/NLB, Route 53), Storage (EBS, EFS, S3), and Security (IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager).

• →Lead the development of reusable, versioned IaC modules and frameworks. Define best practices for scalability, availability, security, and cost optimization.
• →Technical Leadership Design and own cloud infrastructure architectures on AWS using Infrastructure as Code. 
• →Review architecture designs and code to ensure high quality and long-term maintainability.
• →Infrastructure as Code & Automation Build and maintain infrastructure using tools such as: Terraform / CloudFormation / CDK Ansible (where applicable) Implement CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure provisioning and change management.
• →Drive immutable infrastructure and automated environment lifecycle management. Enable self-service provisioning for internal teams. 

Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future. Benefits may include health coverage, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), a retirement/pension plan, wellness dollars, tuition reimbursement, family-forming benefits and more. Benefits vary by country—please ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.

About Appian

Appian provides AI automation for mission-critical work. We automate complex processes in large enterprises and governments. Our platform is known for its unique reliability and scale. We’ve been automating processes for more than 25 years and understand enterprise operations like no one else. For more information, visit appian.com. [Nasdaq: APPN]

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Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized workloads.

Familiarity with GitOps workflows.

Experience supporting regulated environments (SOC2, FedRAMP, HIPAA, etc.).

Strong understanding of cost optimization and cloud economics.

Prior experience in platform engineering or developer enablement teams.