Principal Software Engineer - Appian & Cloud Specialist

Pathward; Sioux Falls (SD); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) retirement benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Pathward seeks an experienced software engineer to develop solutions using Pathward’s tech stack within a hybrid work environment. You will contribute to design, development, testing and documentation across the full software lifecycle, while collaborating with teammates and mentoring others. The role emphasizes best practices, security, performance, and continuous learning. Pathward offers a strong benefits package and compelling incentive opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent education and work experience required.
• Typically, 8+ years of experience working in a professional technical environment.
• 6+ years of professional software design and development experience required.
• Hands-on experience with the Appian low-code platform (application development, process modeling) is required.
• Experience integrating Appian with external systems and services (APIs, data sources) is required.
• General knowledge of the software development lifecycle, preferably Agile/Lean or Kanban preferred.
• Experience with Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, Git, or other source control tools preferred.
• Cloud development experience with Azure or AWS a plus.
• Effectively work within a team environment
• Effective written and oral communication
• Ability to teach and mentor other software engineers
• Ability to plan and prioritize for a team of developers

Responsibilities

• Develops flexible, maintainable solutions using the guidelines, requirements and standard practices.
• Solves development problems through the use of good design and practical experience.
• Reviews, modifies, enhances, and maintains existing systems by fixing issues, remediating security vulnerabilities, and improving system performance.
• Participates in planning and user story analysis by providing feedback and demonstrating an understanding of user requirements.
• Assists in solving business problems by implementing technical solutions based on solid design principles and best practices.
• Actively participates in and follows software development processes and procedures.
• Documents software changes, best practices, and standards.
• Keeps up to date with current and future changes in tools, technology, programming best practices, and industry standards through training and development opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Appian low-code platform

APIs integration

Agile/Lean/Kanban

Team collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Communication skills

Planning and prioritizing

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent education and work experience

Tools

Visual Studio

Azure DevOps

Git

Azure / AWS cloud

Job description

Pathward seeks an experienced software engineer to develop solutions using Pathward’s tech stack within a hybrid work environment. You will contribute to design, development, testing and documentation across the full software lifecycle, while collaborating with teammates and mentoring others. The role emphasizes best practices, security, performance, and continuous learning. Pathward offers a strong benefits package and compelling incentive opportunities.