Principal Consultant

Here at Appian, our values of

and

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 Technical Consultant - AI-Powered Process Automation Lead transformative enterprise deployments and architect high-performing, multi-application platform environments at the forefront of hyperautomation.

Chennai, India |

In Office About the Team Our

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

to solve mission-critical operational challenges. The Opportunity As a

, 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 •

Build and maintain standards and tools to ensure high performance and resilience with a focus on reusability, schema optimization,

, system performance, and responsive

. •

Perform hands-on design, development, and code reviews using

,

, and high-concurrency

. •

Rapidly isolate performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, resource contention, and latency spikes across the entire web application stack. •

Analyze database execution plans, JVM/memory utilization, and

load test outputs to resolve root-cause architectural bottlenecks. •

Translate complex system diagnostics into strategic recommendations for technical stakeholders, while mentoring junior developers on

and coding standards.

•

in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or Mathematics. •

of progressive IT experience, including

of specialized experience in enterprise web application architecture, deployment, and delivery. •

Proven track record of leading technical teams through the full SDLC, gathering non-functional requirements, and defining production readiness strategies. •

Deep, hands-on expertise in

and

, supported by strong proficiency in

or

. •

Advanced experience designing relational data models (

,

, or

), custom

, and middleware/ESB orchestration layers. •

Solid foundational experience with web infrastructure, containerization using

,

pipelines, and test automation tools (

), alongside performance, load, and penetration testing methodologies.

integrations,

application pipelines, or vector databases. •

We value experience with enterprise platforms such as

or

, as these skills translate well into our

environment. #Appian #CustomerSuccess #Python #Kubernetes #SoftwareArchitecture

Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future. Benefits may include health coverage, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), a retirement/pension plan, wellness dollars, tuition reimbursement, family-forming benefits and more. Benefits vary by country-please ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.

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