Associate Application Engineer (2026 Graduates)
About the role
Our Business Technology team designs, builds, and deploys custom, cutting-edge enterprise systems that empower Appian's internal departments to scale efficiently. This role combines technical expertise with AI and process automation to solve complex business challenges at scale.
Opportunity
This role offers immediate ownership and visibility, allowing you to design and build custom applications with embedded AI that solve real-world problems for internal business stakeholders. It provides a launchpad for mastering Enterprise-Grade Orchestration, collaborating with corporate leadership, and seeing the immediate impact of your software on a global scale.
What You’ll Do
- Build and deploy custom internal applications featuring advanced business logic, automated workflows, and embedded AI capabilities.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional internal departments to translate operational challenges into high-performing technical solutions.
- Design clean, scalable architecture and integrate complex data structures utilizing foundational concepts in Data Modeling.
- Partner with senior engineers to continuously optimize internal system performance, security, and UI/UX design.
- Participate in agile development cycles, active code reviews, and collaborative brainstorming sessions to drive internal digital transformation.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related technical discipline.
- Academic background or 0-1 years of experience demonstrating coding exposure with programming languages such as SQL, Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript.
- Excellent communication and consultative skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical concepts and business needs.
- An eager, self-starting mindset passionate about learning AI-Powered Process Automation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior internship experience within a software engineering, IT, or business technology environment.
- Academic projects or hands-on familiarity involving automated workflows or data analytics.
- Experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce or ServiceNow.
Benefits
- Base Salary Range: $90,000 USD - $95,000 USD
- Discretionary bonus may be awarded in recognition of individual and company performance.
- Generous benefits offerings that include a 401(k) plan with company match, flexible time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, disability insurance, wellness programs, flexible spending accounts, health savings account contributions, an employee referral bonus program, and learning and development resources.
- Equity awards may be eligible for certain positions.
Company Culture
We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork.
Community
We foster inclusivity through our 8 employee-led affinity groups, which help employees build stronger internal and external networks by planning social, educational, and outreach activities to connect with Appianites and larger initiatives throughout the company.
Contact Us
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at ReasonableAccommodations@appian.com. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.