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What they do

Appian makes a platform for AI automation of business processes. Large companies and governments use it to speed up work, cut cost, and manage risk. Teams build apps on it with little code. It directs people, systems, and AI agents through each process, and it joins data from many systems. Appian began automating processes more than 25 years ago.

What they value

• Excellence: keep high standards, and do everything well.
• Intensity: be all-in and ambitious, and take the results of your work personally.

Where they hire

Most roles are at the McLean, Virginia headquarters. Others are in Chennai, London, Denver, and other cities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. No role is remote. Many Postings expect 4 to 5 days a week in the office. Some do not sponsor work authorization, and many government roles need US citizenship.

Teams and roles

The board lists 155 openings.

• Customer success: consultants, technical consultants, and delivery managers who build Appian solutions for customers. This is the largest group.
• Sales: account executives, solutions consultants, and sales engineers. Some roles serve banks and financial services.
• Engineering: software engineers, applied AI engineers, and ML platform engineers in McLean and Chennai.
• Public sector: about 30 roles serve US government customers, such as the US Army and the intelligence community. Many need a security clearance.
• Product, information security, finance, human resources, and marketing roles.
• Students: an associate consultant program for 2027 graduates and a software engineering intern role.

The Chennai office is a product development center for the Appian platform. Postings give base salary ranges, for example $125,000 to $250,000 for a senior software engineer. Benefits include a 401(k) match, flexible time off, and tuition reimbursement.

What they look for

Most roles ask for a bachelor's degree, often in computer science or a related field. Engineering roles ask for 4 to 10 years or more of experience, and Java, Python, or Go, with distributed systems. Some ask for skill with AI coding assistants. Consultant roles ask for software development or implementation experience, SQL, and database design. Sales and consulting roles ask for strong communication with executives. Many roles ask for travel to customer sites.