Lead Software Engineer

Job overview

The Lead Software Engineer is an onsite role at Appian’s headquarters in McLean, VA, with employees expected in the office five days a week. The stated base salary range is $150,000 to $300,000 per year. The role supports the Appian platform’s analytics, reporting, visualization, and AI-powered insights capabilities.

What you'll do

• Lead feature development and architectural decisions
• build full-stack software across data schemas, Java services, and React/TypeScript components
• improve availability, latency, scalability, efficiency, and performance
• develop LLM copilot pipelines and data visualization features
• conduct design and code reviews
• mentor engineers
• and communicate technical designs across teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

lead software engineer

software engineering

full-stack

java

spring

react

typescript

llm pipelines

data visualization

analytics platform

mclean va

appian corporation

$150,000–$300,000 per year

five days in office

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k) with company match, flexible time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, and vision plans, life and disability insurance, wellness programs, flexible spending accounts, health savings account contributions, learning and development resources, and other benefits.

Why this role

Works across the analytics engine, data layers, interactive dashboards, and AI-powered insight features, with technical leadership and mentoring responsibilities.

About the employer

Appian Corporation is hiring for this role. Industry: Software Publishers. Sector: 51.