Distinguished Engineer
Appian · Chennai, India · Engineering
About this role
Appian is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Chennai, India. The posting calls out experience with CI/CD, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Machine Learning.
- Role
- Principal Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- 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.
Role Overview
As the most senior Individual Contributor (IC) in our Chennai office, you will serve as the site’s Technical North Star and strategic engineering partner. Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, you are the steward of our technical excellence, responsible for defining high-level architectural direction and maintaining a world-class engineering bar across all local domains.
This is a force multiplier role. You are not just a lead developer; you are the person who ensures our regional engineering efforts align with global business goals. You will provide the technical cohesion necessary to build scalable, secure, and and operationally elite systems while mentoring the next generation of high-level individual contributors.
Key Responsibilities
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Architectural Stewardship: Own the high-level technical roadmap for the Chennai site. Lead the transition of core engines and large-scale monoliths into modern, distributed, cloud-native ecosystems.
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