Staff ML Engineer: Lead Autonomous Leasing Agent AI

AppFolio; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AppFolio is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead the ML strategy for Leasing products in Santa Barbara, California. You will define the machine learning roadmap, ensuring that the systems meet production SaaS reliability standards, while leading architectural discussions and managing the ML model development lifecycle.

This role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance communication strategies and streamline leasing operations through AI. A strong background in ML development and architectural leadership is essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Has built and supported production ML systems at scale.
• Experience leading architectural discussions and guiding technical decision-making.
• Has trained or fine-tuned language models end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the machine learning roadmap across Leasing products.
• Be the ML lead for AppFolio's autonomous leasing agent.
• Build the evaluation and experimentation infrastructure for ML changes.

Skills

ML Development at scale

Architectural Leadership

Inference & Training

RAG & agents

AI safety & authorization

Experience building ML systems for conversational AI

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

GPU performance tuning tools

Job description

AppFolio is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead the ML strategy for Leasing products in Santa Barbara, California. You will define the machine learning roadmap, ensuring that the systems meet production SaaS reliability standards, while leading architectural discussions and managing the ML model development lifecycle.

This role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance communication strategies and streamline leasing operations through AI. A strong background in ML development and architectural leadership is essential for success in this position.