Senior Appian Software Engineer

Transamerica

Senior Appian Software Engineer at Transamerica utilizing web and cloud technologies to build and support application solutions. Collaborating with development teams and business product owners in an agile environment.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeCedar Rapids • Colorado, Iowa, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $94,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularApacheASP.NETAWSAzureCassandraCloudDockerDynamoDBEC2Entity FrameworkJ2EEJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKafkaKubernetesMavenMicroservices.NETNoSQLOpenShiftRDBMSReactSparkSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLVue.jsZookeeper

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work collaboratively with other development staff, including contract and offshore Software Engineers, and business product owners in an agile environment.
Code, test, identify, implement, and document solutions to business challenges utilizing web and cloud technologies
Perform design and analysis for deliverables.
Lead larger team design sessions for system level architecture solutions.
Serve as a subject matter expert for a wide range of areas, applications, and technologies and mentor other team members in design/coding standards.
Recommend solutions which take into consideration costs, business needs, and system impacts.
Support analysis and general architectural design across platforms toward the development of end-to-end solutions.
Utilize third-party software development frameworks, open-source libraries, and APIs to develop basic application solutions.
Learn and keep pace with the latest advances in the field and rapidly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables.
Assist with preparing presentations and may lead development meetings.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent education/experience
Three years of Core Java or .NET experience
Strong knowledge of coding platforms/frameworks (e.g. .NET/C#, JAVA, OOD, OOP, Functional Programming, Spring Framework, J2EE Development, OOP, Service Oriented Architecture, Dependency Injection, and Core Architecture)
Two years of experience and proficiency in database design techniques and philosophies (e.g. RDBMS, Document, Star Schema, Kimball Model)
Experience with NoSQL database technologies (e.g. MS Cosmos DB, Apache Cassandra, Amazon DynamoDB)
Understanding of cloud services (e.g. AWS/Azure) utilizing various supporting tools (e.g. EC2, ECS, S3, Kinesis, VMs, Blob, Cosmos, Data Factory, SQL Data Warehouse, ARM Templates, Event Hubs)
Experience with build and deployment tools (e.g. Visual Studio, Git/Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, SQL Management Studio, Nunit, Ajax)
Knowledge of developing distributed computing (MS HPC, Sagemaker, Spark)
Two years of experience with integration and service frameworks (e.g. API Gateways, Apache Camel, Swagger API, Zookeeper, Kafka, messaging tools, microservices)
Knowledge of Microservices and REST based API development (e.g. Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Entity Framework, IIS, Swagger, Odata, .NET API 2, .NET API Core, AutoMapper)
Knowledge with continuous integration/development tools (e.g. Jenkins, Docker, Containers, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container automation) in a Ci/CD pipeline
Familiarity with modern frontend development frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Vue.js, ASP.NET MVC, HTTP, HTML, JS, CSS, Ajax)
Advanced understanding of software development and research tools
Attention to detail and results oriented, with a strong customer focus
Ability to work as part of a team and independently
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Technical communication skills
Problem-solving and technical communication skills
Ability to prioritize workload to meet tight deadlines

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Core Java.NETOODOOPFunctional ProgrammingSpring FrameworkJ2EE DevelopmentService Oriented ArchitectureDependency InjectionCore Architecture

Soft Skills

attention to detailresults orientedcustomer focusteamworkindependenceanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillstechnical communication skillsability to prioritize workloadability to meet tight deadlines