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Staff Software Engineer (Smart Maintenance)

AT AppFolio
AppFolio

Staff Software Engineer (Smart Maintenance)

Remote

AppFolio is more than a company. We’re a community of dreamers, big thinkers, problem solvers, active listeners, and multipliers. At every opportunity, we set the pace while delivering innovation built to carry real estate into the future. One in which every experience feels effortless, yet meaningful. Where customers are empowered to take on any opportunity. We show up as one team, connected by our values to be a force for good. Because together, we have the power to create extraordinary outcomes for our customers, our communities, and ourselves.

We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join a cross-functional product development group focused on enhancing the Property Maintenance features in our Appfolio Property Manager product. These teams own the features that allow our customers to efficiently respond to maintenance needs resulting in safe and healthy housing for residents. They are currently working on more efficient AI intake for residents, scaling unit turns, and streamlining billing.

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In this role, you will be a key driver in building a platform-first culture on a product development team, modernizing our services, and improving the overall product experience. You will provide technical leadership, mentorship, and contribute to the strategic direction of the domain, ensuring we deliver reliable and efficient solutions.

Your impact:

  • Craft strategy in alignment to broader company strategy and objectives
  • Research, share and recommend new technologies and trends
  • Foster a positive and collaborative team environment by incorporating feedback from peers, other teams, and other functional roles
  • Develop scalable, robust, and simple web-based solutions to solve complex business problems
  • Leverage agile practices in to encourage collaboration, prioritization, and iterative development at a rapid pace
  • Implement new features and optimize existing ones to drive maximum performance
  • Use test-driven development, code reviews, and continuous integration to deliver high-quality software, and rapidly fix bugs as they come up.

Qualifications 

  • 10+ years of experience developing web-based applications, preferably in a SaaS environment
  • Experience designing and architecting complex, scalable, and maintainable software systems
  • Experience authoring and delivering strategic initiatives involving multiple teams
  • Analytical, organizational, and time-management skills with high attention to detail
  • Experience working across multiple levels of the development stack
  • Expert familiarity with Agile software development processes 
  • Experience solving complex problems without a roadmap
  • Experience with AI tooling such as Copilot, Cursor, etc 

Nice to Have

  • Experience with areas of our tech stack, including Ruby on Rails, React, Redux, GraphQL, AWS, and Datadog.
  • Enthusiasm for engaging with customers
  • A love of learning and teaching
  • An intentional approach to work-life balance and want your company to care about it, too; you'll put in the extra hour when needed but won't let it become a habit.
Location

Find out more about our locations by visiting our site.

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is $167,200-$209,000.

The actual base salary for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, etc.

Please note that base pay is one important aspect of a compelling Total Rewards package. The base pay range indicated here does not include any additional benefits or bonuses that you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.

Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here.

 

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Employment Type: Other