Quality Assurance Engineer

Description

Hi, We’re AppFolio.

We’re innovators, changemakers, and collaborators. We’re more than just a software company — we’re a cloud-based powerhouse that creates products to make our customers’ lives easier. We’re revolutionizing the way people do business, and we want your ideas, your enthusiasm, and your passion to help us keep on innovating.

We love where we work, and you can, too.

• NOTE: Our major development hubs are based in Santa Barbara, CA and San Diego, CA. However, we're open to exploring remote-first working arrangements in other locations around the United States if relocation is not desired.**
  
  

To find out more about what AppFolio has to offer, check out appfolioinc.com/careers.

Who we are:

AppFolio (NASDAQ: APPF) was founded by the team that built GoToMeeting, a market-leading enterprise software solution. We have extensive experience in software development and continue to lead the way in providing our customers with user-friendly, intuitive, and innovative solutions. To learn more about AppFolio and our values check out our profile on The Muse!

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive Pay
• Full Benefits
• 401k
• 20 PTO Days
• Amazing company culture
• Room to grow and tons of mentoring
• Onsite Fitness Classes
• A fully stocked break room with all kinds of snacks and goodies
• Being a part of a growing, public SaaS company
  
  

What we are looking for:

We are hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer to contribute to our rapid product development pace. Our Engineers work collaboratively to set the technical direction for our SaaS products, developing easy-to-use solutions for our customers.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has a passion and commitment to quality software, loves learning new and emerging technologies, and is driven to help build a successful SaaS product used by thousands of happy businesses. We practice and value modern agile methods and a whole team approach to quality.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct exploratory software testing to identify areas of improvement for our web-based applications
• Test new product features as part of our user story-driven, Agile/Scrum software development process
• Collaborate closely with software developers to resolve issues discovered during testing
• Coordinate across teams to ensure preparedness for each software release
• Assist in backlog grooming for upcoming development sprints
• Encourage and advocate team ownership of software quality
  
  

Skills & Knowledge:

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent combination of technical coursework and practical experience.
• 2 - 5+ years of experience in Accounting, Finance, Technology, or related fields. All work experience levels in QA Engineering welcome to apply.
• Analytical, organizational, and time-management skills with high attention to detail
• A commitment to quality, and an enthusiasm for testing
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with development teams and product owners
  
  

Nice to have:

• Experience with Agile/Scrum software development process in a SaaS environment
• Experience with Ruby on Rails
  
  

If you are interested in creating exceptional SaaS products and being part of a successful public company, apply today!

Requires a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field plus any amount of knowledge in the following: developing business or other application software for web-based users; Ruby or Ruby on Rails or related programming language; JavaScript or CoffeeScript; HTML; CSS; SQL; and SVN or GIT source control. Employer will accept knowledge gained through any employment, education, training, or coursework.

Our Story

AppFolio (NASDAQ: APPF) was founded in 2006 with the mission to revolutionize vertical industry businesses by providing great software and service. Our easy-to-use, cloud-based software helps our customers more effectively market, manage, and grow their businesses. Our software solutions exist in the real estate vertical, including AppFolio Property Manager and AppFolio Investment Management.

To find out more about what AppFolio has to offer, check out appfolioinc.com/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.