Lead Quality Engineer

Appian provides a leading low-code software development platform that enables organizations to rapidly develop powerful and unique applications. The applications created on Appian’s platform help companies drive digital transformation and competitive differentiation.

Quality Thought Leader. Ensure high quality and timely delivery of Appian software to customers. Champion of understanding changes from the customer perspective and ensuring quality is an integral part of the team decision process. Strives to understand complex system interactions and dependencies that can cause quality issues and ensures engineers account for them in their design and testing. Analyzes mistakes and helps ensure they do not recur.

* Work closely with product managers and other engineers to prevent defects and verify software quality. * Coordinate testing activities among Test Engineers and personally conduct high-risk testing activities. * Execute product releases on web and mobile platforms. * Mentor Test Engineers in testing and Appian best practices. * Participate in critical release activities for all platforms. * Ensure complete and timely reporting of bugs and test results. * Effectively apply test design techniques and share knowledge with others. * Systematically analyze requirements ensuring they provide effective input into Engineering activities. * Effectively and efficiently determine root causes of leaked defects. Able to succinctly describe root causes with multiple complex causal factors. * Leads and/or participates in release management activities.

* Preferred Experience Level: 7+ years of relevant experience (e.g., Quality, Test, Performance, or Software Engineer) * Education: B.S. in Computer Science or related field