Appian · 10 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer (Kubernetes)
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expAppian is a software company that automates business processes, and they are seeking a Lead Software Engineer in their Foundational Infrastructure Group. The role involves re-architecting the platform on public clouds and ensuring a responsive and reliable infrastructure for a dynamic development team.
Business Process Automation (BPA)Data ManagementDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechRobotic Process Automation (RPA)Software
Responsibilities
Helping re-architect the platform on public clouds to allow for frequent, predictable and high impact changes
Ensure that our world-class infrastructure is always available, responsive, and capable of meeting the diverse needs of a dynamic and high-powered development team
Work as part of an agile and global team to transform our architecture to a modern services architecture that makes it easy for feature teams to leverage microservices and containerization technologies
Coaching junior engineers and driving projects to impact
Reviewing architecture / designs from team members, identify problems, and make suggestions for better practices
Conducting code reviews looking out for the elegant approach, performance, maintainability, and security
Keeping automated infrastructure up-to-date as dependent technologies evolve and scale
Automating every aspect of our development lifecycle and help us in our mission to achieve continuous delivery
Identifying dependencies between multiple teams
Communicating blockers and escalate as needed
Leading response for severe issues, minimizing pain for the customer, weighing trade-offs in the moment; communicating clearly and concisely to the customer about the problem and solution
Qualification
Required
Expertise in working with AWS or other cloud infrastructures like Azure or Google Cloud, and using Infrastructure-as-Code tools
Expertise working in Kubernetes ecosystem (e.g. Cilium, Istio, Knative, Keda)
Experience coaching junior engineers and driving projects to impact
Fluency in reviewing architecture / designs from team members, identify problems, and make suggestions for better practices
Familiarity with conducting code reviews looking out for the elegant approach, performance, maintainability, and security
Familiarity with DevOps, Release Engineering and trends including CI/CD
Familiarity with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform)
Familiarity with networking and information security in the cloud (e.g. VPN, compliance, etc.)
Focus on keeping automated infrastructure up-to-date as dependent technologies evolve and scale
Interest in automating every aspect of our development lifecycle and help us in our mission to achieve continuous delivery
Excellent spoken and written communication with both technical and non-technical people
Ability to identify dependencies between multiple teams. Ability to communicate blockers and escalate as needed
Familiarity with leading response for severe issues, minimizing pain for the customer, weighing trade-offs in the moment; communicating clearly and concisely to the customer about the problem and solution
At least 7 years experience designing, building and architecting software in an enterprise software or Saas/Paas environment
Fluency in at least one programming language, such as Python, Golang, or Java
At least 5 years of experience working in Kubernetes ecosystem
Bachelors in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience
Benefits
Health coverage
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support
Life and disability insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Retirement/pension plan
Wellness dollars
Tuition reimbursement
Family-forming benefits
Company
Appian
Appian is a software company that provides digital transformation, low-code application development, and business process management.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$47.5MKey Investors
Novak Biddle Venture Partners
2017-05-25IPO
2014-03-03Series Unknown· $37.5M
2008-07-21Series A· $10M
Leadership Team
Matt Calkins
CEO
Michael Beckley
Chief Technology Officer & Founder
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