About the job
Role Overview
Appian Corporation is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join the team at headquarters in McLean, Virginia. This position focuses on building and maintaining the Appian platform, with a strong emphasis on speed, scalability, and adaptability to meet evolving customer needs.
What You Will Do
- Address complex challenges related to scalability and flexibility across the platform.
- Work on the high-performance data layer, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
- Contribute to the cross-platform user interface and the design tools that support it.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues to deliver solutions that serve customers in new and effective ways.
Work Location and Culture
This role is based onsite at Appian's McLean, Virginia headquarters. In-person collaboration is central to Appian’s approach, and employees in this position are expected to work in the office five days a week. The company values teamwork and the sharing of ideas to achieve high standards and outstanding results together.

