Principal Software Engineer

Description

Who we are looking for

We are in search of a Principal Software Engineer to play a vital role in building upon the application architecture that serves AppFolio Investment Manager and surrounding domains. You are a tech enthusiast, tinkerer, and leader with a track record for shipping exemplary software at scale and inspiring others to achieve the same. You approach software development with a cross-functional, growth-oriented mindset, demonstrating an interest in and respect for all roles within our organization. Additionally, you are a security practitioner who can advocate for, justify, and navigate the networks and controls that glue our services together. In joining us, you will combine this skillset with knowledge of the inner workings of private equity investing - making you critical for us to realize our vision to streamline and automate the industry.

Your priority will be to develop technical ownership of the Investment Manager platform and seek to understand the fundamental workings of our product. Operating alongside our domain-focused full-stack engineering teams, you will iterate upon the core controls of a mature and modern codebase. You will work independently to champion technical advancements within Investment Manager and explore new relationships with other product and technical teams at AppFolio. Collaborating with our flagship product, Property Manager, you will identify and design robust systems to deliver integrated solutions for the entire Real Estate stack.

Who We Are

AppFolio Investment Manager (https://www.appfolio.com/investment-manager) is a fast-growing internal startup of a successful, established SaaS company (https://www.appfolioinc.com/). We are going after the $7 trillion and growing private equity market, which largely still runs on spreadsheets and email. Starting with real estate private equity, we are helping firms build and manage their businesses with purpose-built software that enables them to do everything from investor relations to fundraising to managing the elaborate capital stacks common in modern-day deals. Alongside our sister product, AppFolio Property Manager, we are composing a comprehensive suite of solutions to lead the Real Estate management software market. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of a fast-growing web-based product for managing private equity investments.

Your impact

• Build software solutions that change the game of private equity investment using a hands-on, direct contribution approach
• Collaborate with an experienced and highly effective team of passionate engineers and product managers
• Redefine platform solutions that scale with the growth of our customers
• Operate in a highly autonomous team that owns the full lifecycle of solutions you build, from discovery to development to production
• Talk directly with customers to understand their challenges and get direct feedback on the features you're building
• Lead by example and publicly share your knowledge to foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
• Pave the way for engineering teams by promoting and implementing best practices, optimizing the developer experience, and establishing a platform dedicated to the continuous delivery of high-quality software
• Ship solutions that embody our product values of INVEST -- Intuitive, Valuable, Easy, Secure, Trustworthy
• Write code that reflects our technical values of SMART -- Simple, Maintainable, Adaptable, Readable, Tested
• Interact with colleagues in a way that supports our team values of HEART -- Humor, Effectiveness, Autonomy, Respect, Trust
  
  
  

Must have

• 12+ years of experience working in software engineering teams
• A relentless focus on building exemplary code
• The ability to thrive with high levels of personal initiative, autonomy, and responsibility
• Proficiency in communication and collaboration, with a resulting reputation for positive influence and accessibility
• A security mindset accompanied by a reputation as a frontline advocate and practitioner.
• Extensive experience in developing SaaS web applications and owning their security controls. Including web application user models, authentication and authorization strategies, as well as industry standards for intercommunication between applications such as Oauth 2, JWKS, etc
• Mastery experience with most areas of our tech like Ruby, React, and SQL.
• Proven experience working across all levels of the development stack and test automation domain.
• Proficiency in navigating disparate software systems and reconciling opportunities within messaging and data schemes.
• Experience with modern (AWS, GCP, or Azure) cloud software tools and methodologies, such as infrastructure as code
• Experience with modern (CircleCI, Cypress, Playwright) CI/CD and automation frameworks
• Excellent collaboration skills to contribute cross-functionally and in a team setting
  
  
  

Nice to Have

• A passion for real estate, investing, or investment management
• Experience with AI/ML technologies
• Experience with proptech, fintech, or vertical SaaS
  
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary/hourly wage that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is $175,000 - $250,000

The actual base salary for this role will be determined by various 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 that you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.

Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Wellness benefits
  
  
  

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.