Staff Software Engineer - AI-Driven SaaS, Remote

AppFolio, Inc

United States

Hybrid

USD 167,000 - 209,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

AppFolio, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Resident Concierge team. You will lead architectural decisions, design scalable SaaS systems, and collaborate with Product and ML leaders to deliver AI-enhanced experiences.

This role requires 8+ years in web-scale SaaS, mentoring, and a pragmatic approach to technologies. Location flexible across the US with remote collaboration.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience developing and scaling web-based applications in a SaaS environment.
Experience leading architectural discussions and guiding technical decision-making.
Experience applying AI tooling in daily workflow and validating AI outputs.

Responsibilities

Drive the technical vision and strategy across the Resident Concierge subsegment, influencing the product roadmap.
Lead the design and implementation of distributed systems to support 10x traffic and engagement growth.
Coach engineers to foster a high-trust, autonomous culture with ownership and continuous learning.
Collaborate with Product, Design, and ML leaders to align AI capabilities with customer value.

Skills

Lead engineering teams

Architectural design

AI tooling adoption

Mentoring

Education

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

Tools

Golang

React

AWS

SOA

Job description

This role requires 8+ years in web-scale SaaS, mentoring, and a pragmatic approach to technologies. Location flexible across the US with remote collaboration.

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