Lead Applied AI Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design, construct, and enhance production AI systems while ensuring a robust hands-on technical involvement.

• Create dependable agents and orchestration that involve planning, tool utilization, memory, and state, with secure, permission-aware boundaries.

• Extract requirements and executable specifications from sources, metadata, tests, and runtime behavior, mapping them onto Appian's object model.

• Develop semantic and dependency models along with retrieval mechanisms for precise AI context across extensive application portfolios.

• Establish evaluation and continuous integration pipelines that uphold quality and identify regressions.

• Proficiently utilize AI coding tools to expedite delivery without sacrificing quality or accuracy.

• Integrate reliability, latency, and efficiency into core systems at an enterprise level.

• Mentor and guide junior engineers.

• Share expertise throughout the department and contribute to Engineering's permanent documentation repository.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related technical/analytical field.

• Over 7 years of relevant software development experience with a BS, or more than 5 years of experience combined with a Master of Science in Computer Science or a related discipline.

• Strong background in distributed systems, including retries, idempotency, partial failure, long-running tasks, and recovery mechanisms.

• Solid software engineering, data pipeline, and observability capabilities.

• Comfortable taking full ownership of a production service from start to finish.

• Proven experience utilizing AI coding assistants.

• Ability to assess, mentor others on, and selectively implement AI-generated code within a production engineering environment.

• Outstanding ability to articulate complex technical architectures verbally, visually, and in writing to a diverse range of engineering audiences.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary bonuses may be awarded based on individual and company performance.

• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.

• Flexible time off policy.

• Paid parental leave.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Disability insurance options.

• Wellness initiatives and programs.

• Flexible spending accounts available.

• Contributions to health savings accounts.

• Employee referral bonus program.

• Access to learning and development resources.

• Training and development provided during onboarding.

• Dedicated mentorship and a First-Friend program.

• Leadership development programs and specialized training through Appian University.

• Skills-based training opportunities.

• Tuition reimbursement options.

• Employee-led affinity groups.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering free mental health support.

• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).

• Retirement/pension plans.

• Wellness dollars provided.

• Family-forming benefits available.

• Certain positions may qualify for equity awards.