Here 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. This role is open to people who are currently in a product leadership role or someone in an engineering leadership role that is interested to make the switch into product. This role combines experienced product management leadership with the pivotal responsibilities of a Group Product Lead, offering an opportunity to shape the product strategy and the missions of several teams. You will oversee the product management execution working closely with the product managers for several cross-functional software engineering teams around the world. This position reports to the Head of Product for the Platform Engineering Strategic Business Unit, which is responsible for Appian Cloud offering. An excellent candidate will come with a wide range of experience in a product leadership role in the cloud infrastructure domain at a software-as-a-service firm. The product portfolio owned by this position will cover a wide range of cloud native infrastructure and services – from the highly available, resilient, scalable, and efficient infrastructure components on which all Appian Cloud services operate to the the scalable, enterprise-grade managed services that power the backend data persistence and event streams for customer sites in Appian Cloud. You will provide product management leadership for initiatives that deliver efficient and scalable infrastructure, core compute capacity, and managed data planes as multi-tenant services to accelerate the innovations of Engineering teams throughout the department. Your portfolio will include aspects that intersect with AWS accou
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WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: WPP is a creative transformation company, helping clients create growth by combining technology and creativity. As one of the world's largest marketing and advertising services organizations, we are committed to driving innovation and operational excellence across our vast global network. You will be joining the Automation Operations Centre within WPP's Enterprise Technology, Automation & AI department. This is a pivotal time for us as we're building a dedicated, in-house team to deliver, manage, monitor, and optimize our growing portfolio of automation solutions. This team is at the forefront of our digital transformation, ensuring the seamless operation and continuous improvement of critical automation capabilities across WPP globally You will play a crucial role in solution delivery and day-to-day technology management of the Global Automation Operations Centre (AOC) program. Reporting to the AAI Operations Director and AAI Product Lead, you will lead the architecture, standards, and advanced development requirements for our global automation portfolio. Alongside AAI Leadershi
Here 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. Location- Chennai Team: Engineering Enablement Group As a Senior Software Engineer in our Engineering Enablement Group, you will lead the re-design and evolution of our Mobile Branding framework — the system that enables customers to create custom-branded versions of the Appian mobile application for both iOS and Android. You will drive the architectural modernization of the end-to-end branding pipeline, from the customer-facing Forum application and provisioning tools to the backend build service running on Mac EC2 runners in AWS. By leveraging modern microservices, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native infrastructure, you will transform the current system into a more reliable, scalable, and maintainable platform that reduces manual intervention and accelerates customer delivery. We are looking for a technical leader who can bridge the gap between complex Ruby/Bash-based tooling, Appian process models, and AWS infrastructure to deliver a seamless mobile branding experience. Primary Qualifications: 6-9 Strong working experience with Android and iOS frameworks and mobile application development workflows. Familiarity with mobile build systems (Fastlane, Xcode, Gradle) and code-signing workflows. Experience with proficiency in Python, with experience in Ruby, Bash, or Go being a plus. Advanced experience with AWS infrastructure (S3, Lambda, EC2) and CI/CD pipeline design. Strong end-to-end knowledge of pipeline creation, deployment automation, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform). Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and performanc
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: You will play a crucial role in solution delivery and day-to-day technology management of the Global Cloud Apps and AI program. Reporting to the AI CoE Lead, you will lead the architecture, standards, and advanced development requirements for our global enterprise AI portfolio. Alongside CoE Leadership, you will guide a crew of 6-8 engineers to ensure the release of high-quality products on time and within budget. Our team is chartered to develop and deliver custom AI products and enhance global cloud apps products or AI projects delivered by other delivery teams from around WPP. Are you a visionary technical leader with a deep mastery of the Microsoft Power Platform and Agent ecosystem and a passion for engineering excellence? We are looking for an Engineering Lead to drive our technical strategy and architectural standards. In this senior role, you will be responsible for conducting research spikes, providing technical guidance to development teams, and ensuring that our global agent framework ensures a foundation of robust, scalable, and maintainable components. You will combine y
About DevRev At DevRev, we're building the future of work with Computer – your AI teammate. Unlike traditional tools, Computer unifies all your data sources, tools, and workflows into a single AI-ready platform, giving employees real-time insights, proactive suggestions, and powerful agentic actions. It extends your existing software with AI-native apps and agents that work alongside your teams and customers – updating workflows, coordinating across teams, and eliminating repetitive work. We call this Team Intelligence: human-AI collaboration that breaks down silos, brings people back together, and frees you to solve bigger problems. Backed by Khosla Ventures and Mayfield with $150M+ raised, DevRev is trusted by global companies across industries. About the role As a Forward Deployed AI Strategist , you will serve as the lead technical strategist embedded with our customers. You'll own the end-to-end design of AI-driven business transformation projects from understanding domain-specific needs to architecting scalable agent-based solutions using DevRev’s platform. This role requires a unique blend of enterprise architecture, AI solutioning, customer empathy, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll act as the connective tissue between pre-sales, customer success, engineering, and product teams bringing our AI capabilities to life for real-world impact. What you'll do Own Customer Context : Deeply understand customer business domains, systems, and OKRs/KPIs to guide solution design. Architect AI Transformation : Design and document AI-driven workflows, agents, skills, and system integrations that align with customer goals and industry best practices. Be a Trusted Advisor : Build strong partnerships with customer stakeholders as their technical counterpart, delivering confidence in our platform’s capabilities. Translate & Coordinate : Bridge the gap between pre-sales/CS and engineering, ensuring requirements are actionable and outcomes measurable. Design R
About DevRev At DevRev, we're building the future of work with Computer – your AI teammate. Unlike traditional tools, Computer unifies all your data sources, tools, and workflows into a single AI-ready platform, giving employees real-time insights, proactive suggestions, and powerful agentic actions. It extends your existing software with AI-native apps and agents that work alongside your teams and customers – updating workflows, coordinating across teams, and eliminating repetitive work. We call this Team Intelligence: human-AI collaboration that breaks down silos, brings people back together, and frees you to solve bigger problems. Backed by Khosla Ventures and Mayfield with $150M+ raised, DevRev is trusted by global companies across industries. About the Role: As a Forward Deployed Engineer at DevRev, you will work closely with our pre- and post-sales Customer Experience team by developing solutions over the core platform via applications written in TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, etc. One of the key functions of this role is, building the Knowledge Graph that includes integration of DevRev with other SaaS and non-SaaS systems through webhooks and APIs and/ or real-time communication architectures. You will be expected to employ your creativity and expertise to ideate and shape how AI, analytics and workflows are used in customers' processes. What You'll Do: Customer-facing: 80% working directly with customers. Coding & Integration: 70-80% hands-on technical implementation Build & Deploy Solutions: Design, develop, and launch AI agents, integrations, and automations that connect DevRev with customers' existing tech stacks and workflows. Integrate Systems: Connect DevRev with SaaS and non-SaaS platforms through APIs, webhooks, and real-time communication architectures for seamless data flow. Optimize AI Performance: Apply prompt engineering, fine-tune semantic search engines, and leverage generative AI techniques to enhance agent accuracy
About DevRev At DevRev, we're building the future of work with Computer – your AI teammate. Unlike traditional tools, Computer unifies all your data sources, tools, and workflows into a single AI-ready platform, giving employees real-time insights, proactive suggestions, and powerful agentic actions. It extends your existing software with AI-native apps and agents that work alongside your teams and customers – updating workflows, coordinating across teams, and eliminating repetitive work. We call this Team Intelligence: human-AI collaboration that breaks down silos, brings people back together, and frees you to solve bigger problems. Backed by Khosla Ventures and Mayfield with $150M+ raised, DevRev is trusted by global companies across industries. About the role: We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help build and evolve the data platform that powers critical business decisions and customer-facing experiences. You will own significant parts of our data architecture that is main powerhouse of DevRev Computer’s memory for accurate and efficient Answers. As a part of data team, you will design and operate scalable data systems, and work closely with Software Engineering, AI Agent teams, Data Science, and Product teams to turn complex data requirements into reliable, high-quality data products. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving challenging problems involving large-scale data, distributed systems, database architecture, and performance optimization . You will have significant technical ownership and the opportunity to influence the direction of our agentic data platform while helping raise the engineering bar across the team. What you'll do: Own data architecture for large-scale, high-impact projects, making thoughtful tradeoffs across scalability, reliability, performance, maintainability, and operational cost. Design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines and data systems that reliably ingest, transform, store, and se
We are fueled by a moral imperative to advance mankind, and it all begins with our people, our product, and our purpose. Passion isn’t something we turn on and off; it’s woven into everything we do. If you thrive in high-challenge environments, are inspired by exceptional teammates, and are driven to grow beyond what you thought possible, MX is where you belong. Come build the future with us. Join an award-winning company that isn’t just shaping the financial industry, but transforming it in ways that create meaningful, lasting impact for millions of people. Senior Cloud Platform Engineer At MX, we’re on a mission to empower the world to be financially strong. We power the financial experiences behind thousands of banks, credit unions, and fintechs, helping millions of people better understand, manage, and improve their financial lives. Our platform sits at the intersection of financial data, cloud-scale infrastructure, and trust, and it has to work, every time, at massive scale. We’re entering a pivotal phase of our technology evolution: moving from legacy on-prem infrastructure to a modern, cloud-native platform designed for resilience, security, and developer velocity. It’s a chance to build the next generation of MX’s platform thoughtfully, reliably, and with long-term impact in mind. If you enjoy working on complex systems, care deeply about uptime and reliability, and want your work to directly power the financial well-being of millions, this is where you’ll do the most meaningful work of your career. What You’ll Do Drive Cloud Migration: Drive the end-to-end migration of production workloads from on-premise data centers to GCP. Architect for Reliability: Design and implement production-grade Kubernetes environments and GCP architectures that prioritize 99.99+% availability. Operational Excellence: Improve incident triage and improved recovery timeby implementing cloud-aware diagnostics and automated recovery patterns. Empower Developers: Reduce friction in th
Here 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. At Appian, we’re passionate about technology—we love making it, and we love using it. Joining Appian Engineering offers you the opportunity to learn in an environment that prizes cross-functional collaboration and is deeply committed to your professional growth. We aim to revolutionize the way people work by building a platform so intuitive that our customers can truly thrive. In the Senior Manager of Software Development role, you will provide technical leadership for a specific product area while directly driving the professional development of the engineers on your team. Key Responsibilities: The ideal candidate will manage development teams, oversee architecture decisions, and ensure scalable, high-quality delivery aligned with business objectives. This leader is expected to guide software engineers through solving ambiguous and complex problems. They will champion an AI-first approach and bring deep experience in migrating and modernizing legacy applications using cloud-native, modular architectures and emerging technologies. We are looking for someone with an established background in delivering highly scalable systems and a strong operational track record while working across multiple teams. This role provides the autonomy and ownership needed to innovate and solve the industry's most difficult problems. Leadership & Team Management Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent: Lead and mentor a team of developers, architects, and analysts. Set very high standards for the team and in hiring talent. Manage end-to-end
Here 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. Summary: As a Principal Software Engineer at Appian, you will be the primary technical strategist, responsible for shaping the architectural foundation of our platform. Your role involves anticipating future challenges and implementing innovative solutions today. You will drive complex cross-functional initiatives, ensuring Appian remains a leader in the low-code and automation industry. Responsibilities: Define the long-term architectural vision and governance for the Appian platform. Identify systemic technical risks and lead task forces to resolve architectural bottlenecks. Develop internal tools and SDKs to simplify infrastructure and enhance developer productivity. Conduct deep-dive troubleshooting for complex production issues. Promote AI-native engineering practices and integrate AI features into the platform. Lead the development of core platform libraries and high-risk prototypes. Participate in the Architectural Guild and review high-impact design documents. Mentor lead and senior engineers, and represent Appian in the tech community. Ensure operational resilience with self-healing and highly available systems. Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. 15+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience in architecting large-scale distributed systems. Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns. Proven transformational leadership in technological migrations or strategies. Expertise in Java and Cloud-Native ecosyst
Here 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. Job Description: ABOUT THE TEAM Our Engineering team is revolutionizing how Appian resolves customer issues by building AI-powered diagnostic tools and internal platforms that dramatically reduce resolution time. We combine deep technical expertise with AI innovation to empower support engineers to identify root causes faster, ensuring our customers experience uninterrupted business-critical operations. This team operates with high autonomy and directly impacts customer satisfaction and retention across Appian's enterprise client base. THE OPPORTUNITY Appian is at an inflection point where intelligent automation meets customer success, and we need a technical leader who can architect and ship the next generation of diagnostic platforms. This role exists because our growing enterprise customer base demands faster, smarter issue resolution, and AI agents are the key to unlocking that scale. You will shape both the technical direction and the team culture while delivering tools that become essential to how Appian supports thousands of mission-critical deployments worldwide. WHAT YOU'LL DO Lead the design and delivery of a scalable AI-powered triage platform that reduces mean time to resolution by leveraging AI agents, LangChain frameworks, and intelligent diagnostics Lead the engineering team building AI-powered diagnostic tools that cut customer issue resolution time in half while scaling a platform that empowers support engineers across the globe. Architect quarterly releases of diagnostic tools on AWS infrastructure, balancing innovation velocity with pro
Here 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. Software Engineer (Senior) – Platform Engineering & AI-Powered Process Automation Location: Chennai, India | Work Model: On-site Architect the foundational systems powering the next generation of global software execution. In this role, you will build high-performance, reusable platform services and modern developer tooling that directly elevate developer velocity and scale enterprise software globally. About the Team The Platform Engineering, Foundations & Enablement team builds the bedrock of Appian’s technical ecosystem. By delivering resilient shared services, automated developer tooling, and core frameworks, this team enables engineering organizations to build scalable enterprise solutions and accelerates Appian’s growth in the AI-Powered Process Automation market. The Opportunity Top-tier engineers join Appian to tackle deep distributed systems challenges at massive enterprise scale. This role gives you direct ownership over the core platform architecture and internal developer tools that power critical workflows worldwide. If you want to eliminate engineering friction, set architecture standards, and shape high-concurrency systems using cutting-edge enterprise tech, this opportunity offers high visibility and immediate technical influence. What You’ll Do Architect and construct high-performance, resilient platform features, robust APIs , and shared frameworks to power mission-critical operations. Execute technical spikes to clear architectural runways, ensuring system stability, modularity, and seamless long-term scalability. Elevate engine
Here 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. Drives AI-first tooling, SDLC automation, and developer productivity initiatives Required Experience & Skills 6+ years of experience building internal tools or developer platforms Strong CI/CD and automation expertise, Generative AI integration in SDLC Core Backend & Architectural Fundamentals: Deep dive into data structures, algorithms, and microservices/distributed system architecture patterns. While we embrace a language-agnostic mindset, strong proficiency in Java or Python is preferred. Cloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, container frameworks (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines is a major advantage Modern Engineering Practices (Highly Valued): Daily utilization of AI tools and agentic engineering environments (e.g., Kiro, Claude, Copilot) to accelerate software design, automate background workflows, and optimize developer productivity Tools and Resources Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First-Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires. Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities, including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers, a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University, skills based training, and tuition
Here 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. You will own end-to-end delivery for complex, cross-org modernization programs. You will create clarity from ambiguity, define operating mechanisms, drive dependency management, and ensure high-quality execution across Platform Engineering and Low Code Foundations. Required Experience & Skills 8–12+ years technical program management in engineering organizations Experience driving large, cross-team technical programs with measurable outcomes Excellent written and verbal communication; strong ability to influence without authority Demonstrated rigor in planning, risk management, and execution mechanisms Comfort partnering with senior engineering leaders and principal engineers Preferred Experience & Skills Experience with platform modernization (cloud-native, performance, reliability, migrations) Experience with AI-enabled programs or AI-first SDLC adoption Background in software engineering, systems engineering, or technical product delivery Tools and Resources Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First-Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires. Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities, including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers, a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University, skills based training,
Here 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. Responsibilities: - Develop, maintain, and extend test frameworks and infrastructure including system-level regression and smoke tests - Develop automated tests, identify when and where tests should be written, and implement performance test plans - Build custom testing applications in languages like Java or Python using tools like WebDriver, Locust, BrowserStack, Appium, Selenium Grid, and Postman - Develop automation that minimizes fragility through architectural patterns that isolate coupling to the System Under Test (SUT) - Develop and execute test automation for mobile use cases and offline functionality - Assess the impact of changes across the codebase through code reviews and ensure best practices are being followed - Explain features clearly - the intent, impact, value, and how they work; preferably possess working knowledge of at least one Appian subsystem - Proficient with IDE, build processes, Git, Jira, and CI - Break down features into story tickets; identify edge cases, technical risk, and troubleshoot defects to a single module - Distinguish between test error and application error; narrow down defects to a single module or function - Contribute to TAC documents and technical artifacts; challenge decisions with healthy debate; demonstrate a high standard of quality - Demonstrate clear understanding of priorities; surface blockers quickly; complete work with minimal prompting Tools and Resources Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-spe
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