Senior Full-Stack Engineer — SaaS Impact Leader

AppFolio Inc; California; Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Benefits package

Job summary

AppFolio is seeking a senior-level full-stack Software Engineer to join our Leasing Engineering Team. You’ll drive rapid SaaS product development, define technical direction, and deliver scalable, reliable web solutions.

You’ll collaborate closely with QA, product, and design to raise the bar and move fast with maintainable code. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of web app experience, lead end-to-end technical projects, and strong Agile practices, with expertise in Ruby, Java, or Python.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing and scaling web-based applications, preferably in a SaaS environment.
• Experience across full stack and breaking down complex problems.
• Experience leading technical projects end-to-end with cross-functional alignment.
• Experience with Agile practices (Scrum, Kanban, CI/CD).
• Strong automated testing experience.
• Language-agnostic with expertise in Ruby, Java, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, resilient, and elegant web-based solutions to solve complex business problems at scale.
• Lead by example in design, coding, and architecture; mentor and coach other engineers to raise the technical bar across the team.
• Formulate, implement, and optimize algorithms and database queries to ensure SaaS scalability, performance, and stability.
• Design and deliver new features and improve existing ones with a focus on robustness, maintainability, and performance.
• Drive engineering excellence through test-driven development, thoughtful code reviews, and continuous integration practices.
• Collaborate deeply with engineers, QA, product managers, designers, and researchers to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Champion agile practices that emphasize collaboration, prioritization, urgency, and accountability to deliver at a rapid pace.
• Proactively research, share, and apply new technologies and patterns that improve system quality and accelerate delivery.

Skills

5+ years exp

Tech project lead

Agile CI/CD

Automated testing

Ruby/Java/Python

System design

Education

BS/MS/PhD CS or related

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React

AWS

SOA

Job description

AppFolio is seeking a senior-level full-stack Software Engineer to join our Leasing Engineering Team. You’ll drive rapid SaaS product development, define technical direction, and deliver scalable, reliable web solutions.

You’ll collaborate closely with QA, product, and design to raise the bar and move fast with maintainable code. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of web app experience, lead end-to-end technical projects, and strong Agile practices, with expertise in Ruby, Java, or Python.