Principal Consultant

Overview

Appian values intensity and excellence, encouraging ambition, commitment, and accountability. As a Principal Technical Consultant on the Customer Success team, you will partner with customers to create high‑impact software solutions on the Appian platform, driving digital transformation and competitive differentiation.

• Lead projects and manage the entire life‑cycle of custom software and AI solutions for commercial clients, from requirements gathering through deployment.
• Work within an agile environment, define and design relational data models, develop APIs (REST, SOAP, JDBC), and integrate with multiple systems.
• Brainstorm and implement AI use cases, utilizing retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, prompt engineering, and generative models on Appian.
• Partnership with Appian Architects, Technical Delivery Managers, and client technical teams to drive adoption and empower clients to build self‑sufficient process applications.
• Mentor and coach junior consultants, fostering a fast‑paced, collaborative implementation culture.

• 7+ years of hands‑on software development or technical consulting experience.
• B.S./B.A. in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage post‑sale implementations using agile practices (pair programming, stand‑ups, sprint planning).
• Strong skills in object‑oriented programming, relational database design, SQL (queries, joins, views), and data modeling.
• Experience with software testing practices, test‑driven development, and continuous integration.
• Knowledge of API integrations (REST, SOAP), web services, AWS, Google Cloud, and container technologies.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for technology and learning.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the year.

• Base salary range: $100,000—$225,000 USD, with discretionary bonus potential.
• 401(k) plan with employer match, flexible time off, paid parental leave.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance.
• Wellness programs, flexible spending accounts, health savings account contributions.
• Employee referral bonus program and extensive learning & development resources.
• Possible equity awards for certain positions.

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