Senior Software Engineer
Appian · Chennai, India · Engineering
About this role
Appian is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Chennai, India. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, AWS, Kubernetes.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Chennai, India
- Department
- Engineering
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Job description
from Appian careersHere at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (SSE) to join our Platform Engineering team. This role focuses on building scalable platform capabilities, improving developer experience, and driving operational excellence across cloud-native systems.
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.
Required Skills
- 6–9 years of software engineering experience, with strong exposure to cloud-native platforms.
- Solid hands-on experience with AWS, including:
- Compute: EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS/ECS, Lambda
- Networking: VPC, ALB/NLB, Route 53
- Storage: EBS, EFS, S3
- Security: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager
- Strong programming skills in Java / Python / Go.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent).
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, troubleshooting, scaling).