Staff Software Engineer — AI-Driven SaaS (Hybrid)

Appfolio; Goleta (CA); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AppFolio is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Resident Concierge subsegment from Goleta, CA. You will design and build scalable, production-grade SaaS infrastructure and pages, collaborating with Product, Design, and ML teams to deliver AI-enabled features.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and own end-to-end lifecycle from discovery to production. This role emphasizes clean architecture, maintainability, and a pragmatic mix of new tech and proven solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience developing and scaling web-based applications.
• Proven track record of leading high-stakes projects from ambiguity to launch.
• Experience leading architectural discussions and system design decisions.
• Experience adopting AI tooling and iterating on prompts.
• Commitment to clean architecture and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical vision and strategy for the Resident Concierge subsegment.
• Lead design and implementation of distributed systems for next-gen products.
• Coach engineers and foster a high-trust, autonomous culture.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and ML leaders to bridge AI and customer value.
• Own full lifecycle from discovery to development to production.
• Research and apply new technologies to improve quality and delivery speed.
• Use test-driven development, code reviews, and CI to deliver high-quality software.

Skills

Experience 8+ years

Architectural leadership

AI tooling adoption

Distributed systems

Code quality

Refactoring

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in CS or related

Tools

Golang

AWS

React

Job description

AppFolio is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Resident Concierge subsegment from Goleta, CA. You will design and build scalable, production-grade SaaS infrastructure and pages, collaborating with Product, Design, and ML teams to deliver AI-enabled features.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and own end-to-end lifecycle from discovery to production. This role emphasizes clean architecture, maintainability, and a pragmatic mix of new tech and proven solutions.