Software Engineer II - Resident

AppFolio; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 114,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a passionate Software Engineer to join their Resident development team. In this role, you will be instrumental in enhancing a highly scalable platform that serves thousands of businesses. You will collaborate with a talented team to design, build, and maintain robust applications while leveraging modern technologies. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking environment that values creativity, work-life balance, and continuous learning. If you are ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Flexible Work Environment

Professional Development Opportunities

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in web-based applications, preferably SaaS.
• Strong familiarity with test-driven development and Agile processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable Resident flows and user interfaces.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance platform reliability.

Skills

Ruby

APIs

Web Development

Agile Methodologies

Problem Solving

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS in Computer Science

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React Native

GraphQL

Job description

Software EngineeringDallas,TexasSanta Barbara,CaliforniaSan Diego,CaliforniaRemote - Atlanta,GARemote - Chicago,ILRemote - San Francisco,CARemote - Washington DC,United StatesRemote - Denver,CO

We’re innovators, changemakers, and collaborators. We’re more than just a software company — we’re a cloud-based powerhouse that creates products to make our customers’ lives easier. We’re revolutionizing the way people do business, and we want your ideas, your enthusiasm, and your passion to help us keep on innovating.

We love where we work, and you can, too.

What We’re Looking For

We are hiring an experienced Software Engineer to be a major leader to our Resident development team. You will bring our platform to the next level with the goal of building a highly scalable platform.

Your responsibilities will include working with an engineering team to design, build, modernize and maintain our resident platform. You will integrate with various third party partners to enhance our platform and provide game changing products to our Resident offering. You will analyze the impact of proposed architectural changes and work with other teams across AppFolio’s entire suite of products.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has a passion for building leading-edge software and is driven to help build a successful SaaS product used by thousands of happy businesses. We foster an environment that empowers small teams to collaboratively set the technical direction of our solutions.

Your Impact

Develop scalable and robust Resident flows and user interface that simplifies our customers flows while reducing friction.

Collaborate with a strong cross-functional team of engineers, product managers and operations stakeholders to build a highly reliable and accurate, world class platform.

Research, share and recommend new technologies and trends that will help modernize our code base and infrastructure.

Use test-driven development, code reviews, and continuous integration to deliver high-quality software, and rapidly fix bugs as they come up.

Work closely with, and incorporate feedback from other engineering team members, QA, and product owners.

Leverage agile practices in start-up mode, encourage collaboration, prioritization, and urgency to develop at a rapid pace.

Qualifications

You love learning about new technologies but understand the value of simplicity and priority.

You care about the long-term maintainability of the codebase and will learn to advocate for refactoring and clean-ups where appropriate.

You care about 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.

Creativity, ability to solve complex problems without a roadmap.

Proven experience working across all levels of the development stack.

Strong familiarity with Agile software development processes: Scrum or Kanban.

Strong familiarity with test-driven development.

Must have

BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical discipline

2+ years of hands-on work experience developing web-based applications, preferably in a SaaS environment

1+ years of working in Ruby, APIs, databases, and other web and cloud technologies

Proven experience working across all levels of the development stack

Strong familiarity with Agile software development processes: Scrum or Kanban

Strong familiarity with Test-Driven-Development

Nice to have

Experience building Mobile first applications

Recent experience with some areas of our tech like Ruby on Rails, React native, Expo, GraphQL

Experience deploying machine learning models at scale

The base salary that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is $114,400-$143,000

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/commissions 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 appfolio.com.

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.

Learn more at appfolio.com/company/careers

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.

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