Principal Software Engineer - Appian

Healthesystems•Tampa, FL

12d•$119,000 - $163,600•Remote

About The Position

The Principal Appian Developer will serve as a design authority and capability multiplier for our Appian platform. This role is responsible not only for delivering high-complexity solutions, but for defining standards, enabling teams, and reducing dependency on external partners. This is not a senior “feature developer” role. Success in this position is measured by how effectively the incumbent scales Appian capability across teams, not by how much work they personally complete.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university; plus six to eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Requires a deep understanding of the application of Agile development methodology.
5+ years Appian development (end-to-end delivery in Appian Designer)
Designing/building Appian SAIL interfaces (complex forms, grids, UX patterns, validation, responsive layouts)
BPM / workflow (Process Models, subprocess patterns, process variables, timers, escalations, SLAs, exception handling)
Data : Record Types, data modeling, Record views/related actions, data sync patterns, query optimization
Integrations : Integration Objects, Connected Systems, Web APIs (REST/SOAP), authentication patterns (OAuth2/JWT/basic), error handling/retries
Strong understanding of SQL (selects, inserts/updates, joins, stored procedures/functions) and relational data modeling
Security design : groups/roles, object security, record-level security, least-privilege patterns, environment separation
Performance & scalability : query tuning, paging, async patterns, expression optimization, interface performance troubleshooting
Deployment & SDLC : packaging, environment promotion, versioning strategies, release management, automated testing approach
Demonstrated technical leadership : solution architecture, standards/governance, code reviews, mentoring, and leading delivery teams
Must be comfortable with change, close collaboration, and have conflict resolution skills.
Knowledge of or willingness to learn Agile / DevOps values.
Takes initiative and are passionate about what they do.
To facilitate working from home, and as a requirement for this role, candidates must provide their own reliable, high speed internet access with sufficient bandwidth to execute all job functions.

Nice To Haves

Prefer experience in Healthcare, PBM and/or ABM, workers’ compensation and/or insurance industry.
Appian certification(s) (Associate / Lead / Senior / specific specialty as applicable)
Appian RPA and/or Process Mining
Appian plugin development / extensions (e.g., Connected Systems, component plugins) and familiarity with Java for extensions
Enterprise integration patterns (queues/events, middleware, iPaaS), and API lifecycle practices (versioning, contracts, observability)
CI/CD for Appian (automated deployments, pipeline integration, environment config management)
Testing tooling/strategy for Appian (automated regression approach, interface test patterns, API testing)
Authentication/SSO (SAML, OIDC) and enterprise security controls
Experience with MS SQL Server
Cloud infrastructure exposure (Appian Cloud operations concepts, networking basics, monitoring)
Familiarity with Agile delivery and working with product owners/BA teams on process discovery and iterative delivery
UI familiarity (helpful, not required): HTML/CSS , Bootstrap-style layout thinking, accessibility/usability practices

Responsibilities

Acts as a design authority for Appian solutions, guiding architecture and design decisions across applications.
Leads delivery of high-complexity Appian solutions, including case management, record-centric applications, integrations, and reporting.
Defines, evolves, and enforces Appian standards and patterns (data, records, interfaces, processes, reporting, performance).
Enable and mentor other Appian developers through reviews, guidance, and structured knowledge sharing
Reduces reliance on external vendors by building internal Appian self-sufficiency.
Ensures solutions adhere to platform guardrails, performance best practices, and security requirements.
Partners with product, business, and platform teams to align Appian solutions to business outcomes.
Influences Appian DevOps, deployment, and performance monitoring practices in collaboration with shared teams.
Provide leadership input into: Packaging and promotion readiness CI/CD and automated testing strategy Performance monitoring and tuning practices
Collaborate with platform, DevOps, and security teams to ensure Appian solutions scale safely and reliably