Lead Applied AI Engineer

2 weeks, 5 days ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Appian

Appian

Appian is a top low code development platform that accelerates digital transformation, reinventing customer experiences and optimizing operations with industry-leading BPM and Case Management capabilities.

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K
Founded 1999

Description

  • Architect, build, and optimize production AI systems while maintaining hands-on technical ownership.
  • Design reliable agents and orchestration covering planning, tool use, memory, state, permissions, and safety.
  • Extract requirements and executable specifications from source code, metadata, tests, and runtime behavior.
  • Build semantic, dependency, and retrieval models that provide accurate context across large application estates.
  • Develop evaluation and CI pipelines to measure quality and detect regressions.
  • Use AI coding tools to accelerate development while maintaining software quality and correctness.
  • Improve reliability, latency, efficiency, and scalability for enterprise production systems.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute technical expertise to department documentation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical or analytical discipline.
  • 7+ years of relevant software development experience with a BS, or 5+ years with an MS in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Strong distributed-systems experience, including retries, idempotency, partial failure, long-running tasks, and recovery.
  • Strong software engineering, data-pipeline, and observability skills with experience owning production services end to end.
  • Experience using AI coding assistants and evaluating, coaching, and selectively applying AI-generated code in production.
  • Excellent ability to communicate complex technical architectures verbally, visually, and in writing.
  • Expertise in code search, repository intelligence, or developer tools preferred.
  • Experience modernizing legacy codebases and workflows preferred.
  • Experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce or ServiceNow preferred.

Benefits

  • Remote US work arrangement.
  • Base salary range of $150,000–$300,000 USD, with potential discretionary performance bonus.
  • 401(k) plan with company match and potential equity awards or employee stock purchase program.
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, plus flexible spending and health savings account contributions.
  • Flexible time off and paid parental leave.
  • Wellness programs, wellness dollars, and free mental health support through an Employee Assistance Program.
  • Training, mentorship, Appian University programs, leadership development, and tuition reimbursement.

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