Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define

Who We Are

We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.

We are seeking an AI Workflow Engineer to be the builder behind our "AI-First" transformation. You will be part of the Business Technology AI Engineering team, building production-grade AI solutions using tools like the Appian AI platform, Gemini, Kiro, and more.

Requirements

into measured, reusable, on-the-shelf solutions for internal Appian employees to use every day.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain production-quality prompts, Gemini Gems, NotebookLMs, Appian AI workflows, for production-grade use internally at the company. Break down manual tasks into AI-assisted steps, seeing solutions from development through deployment with non-technical customers in mind. Establish an evaluation framework to ensure reliability and compare model performance for business tasks.

Own, version, and organize the internal repository for employee self-service prompts, ensuring all shipped tools are documented and discoverable. Serve as the resident expert on Google Gemini, Amazon Kiro, and what’s on the horizon for AI technologies—you’ll stay ahead of the feature curve for the organization. Collaborating with IT and Information Security to red-team tools and ensure all prompts follow data-handling and protocols.

Qualifications

3-5+ years of hands-on experience with modern LLMs and shipping AI agents in real-world applications, or equivalent experiences in a high-growth SaaS or technology environment Subject-matter-expertise of Google Gemini ecosystem, Amazon Kiro, and other industry-standard tools. Direct experience with prompting and building automation workflows. Comfort with scripting to wire data sources and automate workflow components.

Strong technical aptitude to understand integrating varying systems into AI solutions. Exceptional communication skills, especially in communicating technical concepts to less technical audiences. This role is based at our headquarters in McLean, Virginia.

Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. 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. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian.

The base salary range represents a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range at the time of posting.

, internal peer equity, and market and business conditions that exist when extending an offer. A discretionary bonus may be awarded in recognition of individual and company performance.

Compensation

will be dependent on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant work experience,

, commission, bonus, or benefit plans.

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. Certain positions may be eligible for equity awards.

are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable