Software Quality Assurance Manager in Chennai

We are looking for a quality-focused Manual / Automation Tester to design, execute, and maintain automated and manual test solutions. The role involves functional and non-functional testing, automation framework development, defect management, and collaboration with development teams to ensure high-quality software delivery. Key Responsibilities: Analyse requirements and prepare test scenarios and test strategies Design, develop, execute, and maintain automation scripts using Playwright or Selenium with Java Perform Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Smoke, Sanity, and E2E testing Develop reusable automation frameworks and maintain test assets and environments Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD and release cycles Identify, track, and verify defects while coordinating with development teams Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional teams Improve test coverage, automation efficiency, and overall testing processes Required Skills & Qualifications: 3 7 years of hands-on experience in Manual and Automation Testing Strong experience with Playwright or Selenium WebDriver using Java Good knowledge of TestNG, Maven, Git, SQL, SDLC/STLC, and Agile/Scrum Experience in API testing using Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools preferred Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions preferred Finance/Payroll application experience and UK Payroll domain knowledge are highly desirable Strong analytical, debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television, while also maintaining a strong global presence in India with offices in Bangalore and Chennai that support technology, product, and business operations initiatives. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news. TEGNA is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Automation Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. This role will focus on building and maintaining robust automated testing frameworks to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of our software products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software testing, automation frameworks, and modern QA practices, along with the ability to collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality software. What You’ll Do Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for web and API testing. Execute manual testing activities, including test case design, test execution, and defect reporting. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and create comprehensive test strategies and plans. Perform code reviews and provide feedback to ensure adherence to coding standards and automation best practices. Identify and prioritize opportunities for test automation, improving overall QA efficiency. Investigate and debug test failures, working closely with developers to resolve issues quickly. Analyze test results and communicate findings to stakeholders, providing actionable insights and recommendations. Support and mentor junior team members on automation best practices and testing methodologies. Continuously enhance testing processes, tools, and frameworks to improve test coverage and efficiency. What Y

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. The Chief Technology Office leads Appian’s technology strategy, partnerships, and acquisitions. We often work interdepartmentally, partnering with Product Management, Sales, Marketing, and Engineering to influence the product roadmap, prototype new technologies, and develop technology partnerships. This role is aimed at a Graduate with 1 or 2 years total experience. As a Software Engineer working within the CTO team, you will work across the global Product and Engineering teams to design, build, and test features that expand the scale and scope of the Appian platform. You will jump between Appian low-code, plug-ins, and the internal codebase, prototyping innovative features that ultimately impact Appian’s product vision. This is a fast-paced role that blends traditional software engineering excellence with the opportunity to work directly with new and emerging technologies. This role is based at our Chennai Office in Brigade World Trade Centre. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Need: Previous industry software development experience and/or internships. Practiced knowledge of programming concepts and best practices, and the ability to leverage these to write software in a full-stack web and mobile environment. The ability and desire to design features of increas

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. Manager, Software Development Are you an elite technical leader who thrives as a hands-on contributor while simultaneously coaching, mentoring, and scaling a high-performance software engineering team? At Appian, engineering managers don’t just oversee. They build, shape, and grow the people and technology that power AI automation for the world’s largest enterprises and governments. Location: Chennai, India | Work Model: On-site (5 days/week) 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

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. 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

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. Senior Software Engineer Grow your engineering career building software that matters by powering AI automation for the world’s largest enterprises. Location: Chennai, | Work Model: On-site (5 days/week) About the Team Appian Engineering spans the full depth of our platform: from the foundational layers that power enterprise scale, to the AI capabilities redefining what automation can do. We operate in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on technical precision, continuous learning, and high code quality. By joining our team, you will solve real-world problems that directly shape how Appian delivers our AI-Powered Process Automation platform to enterprises around the world. The Opportunity As a Senior Software Engineer, you will take meaningful ownership of the software you build. You will bring deep technical expertise to a highly skilled team solving real problems at enterprise scale. As an experienced engineer, you’ll be equipped with cutting-edge AI tooling to design and deliver features of real sophistication, shape team-level engineering practices, and deepen your expertise while ensuring flawless Enterprise-Grade Orchestration . What You’ll Do Develop Clean Software: Architect, build, and optimize core platform features while maintaining a strong personal technical presence on the team. Engineer with AI: Use AI coding tools fluently as a force multiplier: generating, reviewing, and critically evaluating AI-assisted code to ship faster without compromising quality or correctness. Lead Architecture & Delivery: Drive technical sto

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. About the role: As a Senior Software Engineer working on the Appian platform, your mission will be to ensure Appian is always fast, scalable and up to whatever tasks our customers configure it to do. You will be focused on designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems while providing technical leadership and mentorship and building a product capable of serving our customers in ways you never imagined. This role includes not just deep coding expertise, but also a focus on system orchestration, using AI Tools and AI integration (like RAG, agentic workflows, MCP), and aligning technical decisions with business strategy. Key Responsibilities The SSE isn't just "faster at coding"—they are responsible for the health of the entire codebase and the growth of the team. Code Quality & Standards: Set and enforce the "gold standard" for clean, maintainable, and well-documented code across the repository. Architecture & Design: Leading high-level design sessions, choosing architectural patterns (Microservices, Serverless, Event-driven), and ensuring systems are scalable and secure. Developer Enablement: Create internal tooling and "Golden Paths" that abstract away the complexity of underlying infrastructure for feature teams. Technical Leadership: Mentoring junior engineers, conducting rigorous code reviews, , setting the "gold standard" for clean, maintainable, and well-documented code across the repository. Project Ownership: Driving features from requirement analysis through depl

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. The Mission As a Lead Software Engineer working on the Appian platform, your mission is to be the technical anchor for our most ambitious engineering initiatives. You will ensure Appian is always fast, scalable, and resilient, regardless of the complexity our customers demand. While a Senior Engineer focuses on feature health, you are focused on platform evolution . You will lead the design and orchestration of high-stakes systems, integrating cutting-edge AI into the core fabric of our product. This role demands a balance of elite coding mastery, visionary system architecture, and the ability to align technical roadmaps with Appian's overarching business strategy. Key Responsibilities The Lead Software Engineer isn't just "the best coder"—they are the architect of the team’s success and the guardian of our technical future. Technical Strategy & Roadmap: Work alongside Product Leadership to transform long-term business goals into scalable technical milestones. You don't just build features; you define the technical "North Star." Advanced Architecture: Lead the design of distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native systems. You are responsible for making high-level decisions on system boundaries, data consistency, and integration patterns. AI Orchestration & Innovation: Drive the adoption of AI-native engineering and an AI-native culture within the team. This includes using AI tools to improve developer productivity and implementing AI features into the platform to make the Appian platform more intelli

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. Principal Consultant Location: Chennai, India | Work Model: In Office Our Customer Success team in Chennai serves as elite technical advisors for global enterprise teams. We bridge deep software architecture with business strategy, building scalable platform environments that leverage AI-Powered Process Automation to solve mission-critical operational challenges. As a Principal Technical Consultant , you will assume architectural leadership for multi-application platform design, execution, and performance optimization. Top engineering talent joins Appian in this role to move beyond basic application maintenance and ensure applications are resilient, scalable, and built to power mission-critical operations at enterprise scale . What You’ll Do Architect Platform Scalability: Build and maintain standards and tools to ensure high performance and resilience with a focus on reusability, schema optimization, data modeling , system performance, and responsive UX/UI . Engineered Integrations: Perform hands-on design, development, and code reviews using SQL views , stored procedures , and high-concurrency REST/SOAP web services/APIs . System-Level Troubleshooting: Rapidly isolate performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, resource contention, and latency spikes across the entire web application stack. Performance Analysis & Profiling: Analyze database execution plans, JVM/memory utilization, and Locust load test outputs to resolve root-cause architectural bottlenecks. Technical Communication & Enablement: Translate complex system diagnostics in

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