Senior Consultant (Public Sector)

Appian; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible time off

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Discretionary bonus potential

Job summary

Appian is seeking a skilled software developer in Atlanta, Georgia to define, design, and implement custom software and AI solutions on the Appian platform. The role involves gathering requirements and collaborating with client teams to drive adoption.

The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of relevant experience and a degree in a related field. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible time off, health coverage, and more.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on software development or technical consulting experience.
• Experience leading teams and mentoring others.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% annually.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, develop, and implement custom software and AI solutions on the Appian platform.
• Gather functional and technical requirements and engage with clients post-sale.
• Develop APIs to integrate with multiple systems.

Skills

Software development

Technical consulting

Communication skills

Agile experience

Object-oriented programming

Education

B.S./B.A. in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

SQL

AWS

Machine learning

Google Cloud

Job description

Responsibilities

• Work throughout the project life‑cycle to define, design, develop, and implement custom software and AI solutions on the Appian platform for commercial clients.
• Define business processes, gather functional and technical requirements, and engage with clients post‑sales.
• Launch new relational data models in production and develop APIs (REST, SOAP, JDBC) to integrate with multiple systems.
• Brainstorm AI use cases and implement Appian’s AI tools, applying retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, prompt engineering, and generative models.
• Collaborate with client technical teams and business users to drive adoption and empower clients to build process applications.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with hands‑on software development or technical consulting.
• B.S./B.A. in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related field.
• US citizenship (public‑sector roles require U.S. citizenship).
• Experience leading small teams and mentoring others through post‑sale implementations.
• Strong communication skills, passion for technology, and continuous learning.
• History of success on cross‑functional teams and agile experience (pair programming, stand‑ups, planning sessions, sprints).
• Basic understanding of object‑oriented programming, relational database design, data modeling, and SQL.
• Knowledge of software testing practices (TDD, automated test suites, CI) and integrations (REST, SOAP, JDBC). Familiarity with AWS, AI, analytics, machine learning, Google Cloud, and Elastic Containers is preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% annually.

Benefits

• Base salary range $100,000–$150,000 per year.
• Discretionary bonus potential.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible time off and paid parental leave.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life, disability, and illness insurance.
• Wellness programs, flexible spending accounts, and health savings account contributions.
• Employee referral bonus program and learning & development resources.
• Possible equity awards.

EEO Statement

Appian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Appian provides reasonable accommodations to applicants in accordance with all applicable laws.