Staff Software Engineer — AI-First SaaS & Distributed Systems

AppFolio; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 167,200 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity options

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

AppFolio in Santa Barbara seeks a pioneering technical leader to drive the engineering growth of our Investor segment. You will lead product development by shaping the technical vision and collaborating across teams, primarily focusing on complex systems.

Ideal candidates will have 8+ years of experience in SaaS development and a strong ability to drive projects from ambiguity to success.

The salary ranges from $167,200 to $209,000, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience developing and scaling web-based applications, preferably in a SaaS environment.
• Track record of leading high-stakes projects from initial ambiguity to successful launch.
• Experience with architectural discussions and guiding technical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical vision and strategy for the Owner subsegment.
• Lead the design and implementation of complex, distributed systems.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Machine Learning leaders.

Skills

Web-based application development

SaaS experience

Technical leadership

Problem-solving

Architectural discussions

AI tooling adoption

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Golang

React

AWS

Job description

AppFolio in Santa Barbara seeks a pioneering technical leader to drive the engineering growth of our Investor segment. You will lead product development by shaping the technical vision and collaborating across teams, primarily focusing on complex systems.

Ideal candidates will have 8+ years of experience in SaaS development and a strong ability to drive projects from ambiguity to success.

The salary ranges from $167,200 to $209,000, along with comprehensive benefits.