Appian Junior Developer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Appian Junior Developer based in the United States.

The Appian Junior Developer will contribute to the development, maintenance, and modernization of enterprise applications supporting complex business workflows.

You’ll work hands-on with Appian applications, custom plugins, integrations, databases, and platform upgrade initiatives.

The role combines application development with troubleshooting, technical documentation, testing, and continuous improvement.

You’ll collaborate closely with architects, senior developers, QA professionals, business analysts, and other Agile delivery team members.

Your work will help improve application reliability, maintainability, security, and compatibility as enterprise platforms evolve.

The position provides opportunities to expand your Appian expertise while gaining exposure to cloud technologies, CI/CD practices, integrations, and emerging AI capabilities.

This is a strong opportunity for a technically curious developer who enjoys solving complex problems in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Accountabilities

• Design, develop, enhance, troubleshoot, and maintain Appian applications supporting complex business and operational workflows.
• Support the remediation, conversion, and modernization of custom Appian plugins to meet updated platform standards and compatibility requirements.
• Investigate and resolve issues involving custom plugins, integrations, and application functionality.
• Collaborate with architects and senior developers to implement scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Support Appian platform upgrades and associated application modernization activities.
• Develop and maintain reusable components, shared services, and integration frameworks.
• Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and solution implementation activities.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, deployment instructions, and application support materials.
• Support integrations involving APIs, web services, databases, and external systems.
• Write and optimize SQL queries for application functionality and reporting requirements.
• Apply established coding standards, security requirements, and software development best practices.
• Work with QA teams on testing, defect resolution, and deployment readiness.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to estimation, technical planning, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and delivery coordination.
• Support modernization initiatives, technical debt reduction, plugin remediation, and platform optimization.
• Identify opportunities to improve development efficiency, application maintainability, and operational stability.
• Stay current with Appian platform updates, development practices, and emerging capabilities, including relevant AI features.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and collaboration across the broader technical practice.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of professional software development experience.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on Appian development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience developing and supporting Appian applications within Agile software delivery environments.
• Experience with custom Appian plugins, Java-based development, or integration components.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and secure coding principles.
• Experience working with relational databases and writing SQL queries.
• Experience with Git, GitLab, or comparable source-control workflows.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional Agile teams.
• Appian Certified Associate Developer or Appian Certified Senior Developer certification is preferred.
• Experience with Appian platform upgrades, plugin remediation, or modernization initiatives is advantageous.
• Experience developing or maintaining custom Appian plugins using Java is a plus.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Docker, or containerized deployments is preferred.
• Experience with AWS-hosted or other cloud-based application environments is beneficial.
• Familiarity with REST/SOAP integrations and API development is advantageous.
• Exposure to Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms is a plus.
• Exposure to Appian AI capabilities, AI Skills, AI Copilot, AI Document Processing, or other emerging platform features is beneficial.
• Experience supporting federal government or public-sector technology programs is a plus.
• Experience contributing to knowledge transfer and cross-team technical collaboration is desirable.
• Successful candidates must be able to complete a government background investigation and meet the requirements to hold a position of public trust.

Benefits

• $85,000-$110,000 annual salary.
• Opportunity to work remotely within the United States.
• Hands-on exposure to Appian development, modernization, plugin remediation, integrations, and enterprise application delivery.
• Opportunity to develop expertise in emerging Appian AI capabilities and modern application technologies.
• Collaborative Agile work environment involving developers, architects, QA professionals, business analysts, and other stakeholders.
• Opportunities to contribute to technical knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Professional growth through exposure to cloud environments, CI/CD, containerization, and enterprise modernization projects.
• Work supporting complex technology programs with opportunities to strengthen both technical and collaborative skills.