What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Software Engineer position at Appian Corporation?
To be successful in this role, you will:
Respond to and resolve emergent problems; write software and build automation to prevent problem recurrence
Leverage knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns to write software in a full-stack Java & web technology environment, including but not limited to Gradle, JDBC, Hibernate, Spring, Kafka, Quartz, Typescript, Redux, and React
Utilize both object-oriented as well as functional programming approaches in different technologies to implement features effectively.
Leverage relevant software development experience to radiate best practices and faster development
Manage availability, latency, scalability, and efficiency of the product by designing reliability into software and systems
Be a strong contributor to team feature breakdowns/sizing and design of new feature implementations
Have a high degree of personal responsibility for the overall performance of the team, including capabilities, quality, stability and velocity
Seek to identify opportunities for code refactoring and performance optimisations on a regular basis and champion these efforts within the team
Effectively communicate technical designs verbally and/or in writing for small to medium sized technical audiences.
Basic Qualifications:
10 years experience building and delivering enterprise grade software applications
You’re a tinkerer at heart with an innate ability to solve tough system problems
Experience in CI/CD in Cloud environments, like AWS and continuous integration systems, like Jenkins
You thrive on solving labyrinthine problems within large, high-performance, real-time, distributed data systems
BE/B.Tech/BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline
MS in Computer Science preferred
Demonstrable understanding of systems, algorithms, and OO design or webapi design.
You have been a strong contributor to breakdowns/sizing and design of new feature implementations.
Agile is your mantra and quality is your goal.
