Senior UX Designer, Identity & Access Platform

AppFolio; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

AppFolio seeks a Senior UX Designer to own the identity and access management experience across its platform, shaping sign-in, authentication flows, and how customers assign roles. This role demands systems thinking and fluency in architecture, with ownership that enables product and design teams to build on a solid foundation.

You will design internal tools and end-to-end authentication experiences, mentor teammates, and partner with product and engineering to balance security with usability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in UX or product design.
• Experience designing for security-sensitive, trust-critical areas.
• Strong collaboration with product and engineering partners.
• Portfolio showing work in complex constraint-heavy spaces.

Responsibilities

• Design internal tools, documentation, and patterns used by other product teams on the identity platform.
• Own end-to-end design of authentication and account permissions experiences, including login and passkeys.
• Collaborate across product teams to align work with user and business goals.
• Lead with research and data to guide decisions, knowing when to gather more evidence.
• Deeply understand and contribute to the design system, and help others apply it.
• Present work with polish to diverse audiences and stakeholders.
• Mentor teammates as a trusted resource.

Skills

Systems thinking

Security-focused design

Cross-functional collaboration

AI in design

Mentoring

Communication

Job description

AppFolio seeks a Senior UX Designer to own the identity and access management experience across its platform, shaping sign-in, authentication flows, and how customers assign roles. This role demands systems thinking and fluency in architecture, with ownership that enables product and design teams to build on a solid foundation.

You will design internal tools and end-to-end authentication experiences, mentor teammates, and partner with product and engineering to balance security with usability.