Staff Software Engineer

Description
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.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll take the lead in developing our cutting-edge, consumer-grade rental application and powerful property manager evaluation software (FolioScreen). Your work will directly impact thousands of customers and millions of applicants, ensuring a seamless, intuitive, and accessible application process for renters while building innovative tools that empower property managers to make faster, smarter decisions.

In this role, you'll drive architectural decisions, champion best practices, and lead the charge in building and optimizing new features. You'll collaborate with a dynamic and autonomous team, mentor talented engineers, and help expand our platform across multiple market segments. If you're passionate about creating high-impact, differentiated solutions for rental applications that delight and dazzle customers, this is the opportunity for you

Your Impact

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance frontend and backend systems for rental applications, using React Native and GraphQL to deliver native applications for mobile platforms and browsers alike.
• Ensure high coding standards and best practices are followed across the team.
• Identify and implement opportunities for a more robust applicant evaluation experience that seeks to optimize and automate as much of the process as possible.
• Lead decision-making to efficiently deliver customer value while driving innovation.
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of learning and growth.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing and developing scalable, maintainable web-based applications, preferably in a SaaS environment.
• Extensive experience with ReactJS.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails or other web application frameworks.
• Expert familiarity with Agile software development processes.
• Excellent problem-solving, inter-personal, and leadership skills.
• Analytical, organizational, and time-management skills with high attention to detail.

Nice to have

• Experience with React Native, TypeScript, and GraphQL.
• A passion for customer success.
• High agency and motivation to solve problems end-to-end.

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.
About AppFolio**
AppFolio is the technology leader powering the future of the real estate industry. Our innovative platform and trusted partnership enable our customers to connect communities, increase operational efficiency, and grow their business. For more information about AppFolio, visit

Why AppFolio
Grow
| We enable a culture of high performance, where delivering results is recognized by opportunities for growth and compelling total rewards. Our challenging and meaningful work drive the growth of our business, and ourselves.

Learn
| We partner with you to realize your potential by investing in you from the start. We're cultivating a team of big thinkers through coaching and mentorship with our best-in-class leaders, and giving you the time and tools to develop your skills.

Impact
| We are creating a world where living in, investing in, managing, and supporting communities feels magical and effortless, freeing people to thrive. We do this by innovating with purpose while cultivating a culture of impact. We learn as much from each other as we do our customers and our communities.

Connect
| We excel at hybrid work by fostering an environment that feels flexible, personal and connected, no matter where we are. We create space to fuel innovation and collaboration, and we come together to celebrate, connect, and succeed.

Paddle as One.
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Statement of Equal Opportunity
At AppFolio, we value diversity in backgrounds and perspectives and depend on it to drive our innovative culture. That's why we're a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe that our products, our teams, and our business are stronger because of it. This means that no matter what race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or veteran status, you're always welcome at AppFolio.