Healthesystems · 2 days ago
Principal Software Engineer - Appian - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$119K/yr - $164K/yr
6+ years expHealthesystems offers workplace flexibility with a Work-From-Home model, and they are seeking a Principal Appian Developer. This role is responsible for delivering high-complexity Appian solutions, defining standards, enabling teams, and reducing dependency on external partners.
Health CareInformation TechnologyMedical
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Requires an understanding of the application of Agile development methodology
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
Preferred
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
Benefits
Healthcare coverage
PTO
Paid holidays
401(k)
Company-provided life insurance/disability coverage
Wellness options
Comprehensive benefits package including, health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, wellness resources, recognition programs, 401k contribution, and PTO & Holiday pay
Company
Healthesystems
Healthesystems is a specialty provider of innovative medical cost management solutions
201-500 employees
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Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Daryl Corr
Chief Executive Officer
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