Work in a truly agile fashion to turn a massive, unruly problem into thinly sliced deliverables and execute quickly against them while limiting work in progress.
Build a deep understanding of our data structure and systems - enabling you and your team to build on top of and modify the existing architecture.
Hold a high bar of engineering excellence and always look for ways to raise it. Adopt our engineering best practices, provide and receive in-depth code reviews, and participate in healthy debate as a team. Evangelize your own expertise and experience among your teammates and the rest of the organization.
You care about the long-term maintainability of the codebase and advocate for refactoring and code cleanliness.
Research and determine key architecture and design decisions to build a scalable, robust, yet simple data access layer - this will involve some combination of leveraging our existing technology, refactoring existing systems, including off the shelf systems, or starting from scratch when it makes sense.
Participate in customer research/discovery with Product to understand current problems, needs, and estimate technical feasibility of various potential solutions.
Identify gaps, deficiencies and inefficiencies in the system. Propose and implement solutions.
Together with your team, you ensure the data flowing through our data pipelines is tested with appropriate unit and integration tests to ensure the correct data makes it to our customers.
Design and implement systems responsible for high concurrency access to large data sets
Requirements
sql
public cloud
rest apis
data pipelines
agile
5+ years
Strong SQL proficiency with ability to suggest optimization for query performance and cost efficiency
Creativity and proactivity - an ability to solve complex problems without a roadmap
Ability to think pragmatically and effectively balance business outcomes with technical goals
Familiarity with public cloud, such as AWS, GCP, Azure
You can identify and resolve code-smells through sensible refactoring.
Together with your team, your deliverables are always well-instrumented. Queries and dashboards are easily accessible and regularly used to drive decisions as well as measure progress.
Experience building data pipelines at a company with large data sets especially with multi-tenant data in an agile SaaS environment.
Experience working on platform teams or building platform services, whose customers are other internal teams.
Familiarity with core architecture principles of at scale systems
Ability to establish strong working relationships with peers across other platform development teams
Strong familiarity with REST APIs and web-based APIs
Comfortable working with remote team members
Proven experience working across all levels of the development stack.
Proven experience with object oriented languages (python, ruby, JS, Java, C#, etc.)
5+ years of experience working in software engineering teams
Strong familiarity with Agile software development processes: Scrum or Kanban
Benefits
Enthusiastically participate in a high performing, empowered team with high levels of mutual trust and respect. Along with the team, you will take ownership of your problem space - reflecting and growing from our failures and celebrating our successes.
Annual revenue generated in 2024, reflecting strong financial performance.
2024 Clients
Clients
Managing over 19,000 clients worldwide, showcasing broad market reach.
8M Units
Units Managed
Operates across more than 8 million units globally, indicating extensive property coverage.
S&P MidCap 400
Market Presence
Membership in the S&P MidCap 400 index highlights its significant market impact.
Founded in 2006 by Klaus Schauser and Jon Walker, AppFolio emerged to simplify property management through centralized cloud software.
Its flagship product, AppFolio Property Manager, integrates accounting, leasing, marketing, maintenance, and reporting into one platform.
In 2012 it acquired MyCase, later divesting it in 2020 to refocus solely on real estate solutions.
AppFolio has expanded via acquisitions like RentLinx, WegoWise and Dynasty Marketplace to enhance listing presence, analytics, and AI capabilities.
Typical customers range from small landlords to large portfolios, covering single-family, multifamily, commercial, student housing, and community associations.
Its Stack™ Marketplace enables seamless third-party integrations tailored to unique workflows.
In 2024 it introduced Realm-X, a generative AI assistant that automates tasks like report generation, messaging, and maintenance coordination.
Known for rapid feature rollout, mobile-first investor tools, and embedded AI, it stands out in real-time property and investment management.
Culture + Values
We care deeply about our customers.
We value the individual and celebrate diversity of thought and experience.
We believe in the power of data-driven decisions.
We aim to create a sense of ownership and accountability at all levels.
We focus on building and sustaining a culture of innovation.
We encourage a growth mindset and continuous improvement.
Environment + Sustainability
Net Zero 2040
Carbon Neutrality Goal
Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Implemented energy-efficient practices and reduced operational carbon footprint.
Focused on creating sustainable solutions for property managers and owners.
Inclusion & Diversity
39% women
Gender Diversity
Reflects the proportion of women in the workforce, emphasizing gender representation.
Foster an inclusive culture where all employees can thrive and contribute.
Set measurable goals to increase representation of underrepresented groups in leadership roles.