Director, Platform Engineering (Product Management)
Appian Corporation · Chennai, India
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Appian Corporation 's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Appian Corporation 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Appian Corporation
- high 155 stale, 8 reposted of 158 open
- Hiring momentum
- 257 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Appian Corporation 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Appian Corporation .
About this role
The Director of Platform Engineering at Appian will lead product management efforts for cloud infrastructure and services, overseeing multiple teams and ensuring alignment with corporate strategy. This role involves managing feature backlogs, facilitating cross-departmental communication, and mentoring product managers while focusing on scalable and efficient cloud-native solutions. The position is office-based in Chennai and emphasizes collaboration and accountability within a passionate team.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Appian Corporation as an employer.
What you need
- Experience in a product leadership role in cloud infrastructure at a software-as-a-service firm
- Strong technical background, likely as a former software architect or developer
- Proven people management skills in guiding product managers
- Experience with cloud native technologies and Kubernetes
- Understanding of networking and cross-VPC connectivity
- Experience delivering cloud infrastructure features built using AWS services
Nice to have
- Previous exposure to the infrastructure behind Software-as-a-Service cloud product offerings
- Experience with zero trust connectivity implementations
- Understanding of data persistence, object storage services, and event streaming platforms
What you get
- Health coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Retirement/pension plan
- Wellness dollars
Worth weighing
- Role requires 5 days in-office presence
- Focus on cloud infrastructure may limit exposure to other areas of product management
- High accountability for business impact of features delivered
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