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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager, Software Engineering - **Company:** AppFolio, Inc. - **Location:** Santa Barbara, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $167,200.0 - $209,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Software as a Service, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Ruby, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Architecture, Test-Driven Development (TDD), ReactJS, Information Technology - **Published:** May 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9a1221bdf518e713 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Test-driven development?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Do you have experience working on a product-dev team, shipping customer-facing solutions? Are you passionate about expanding housing opportunities and making a real impact on the affordable housing crisis in the U.S.? We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team responsible for bringing this mission to reality., * BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical discipline * Proven experience leading engineering teams during the evolution of the Engineering function from start-up to mid lifecycle. * 2+ years of successfully hiring, directly managing, coaching, and retaining world-class engineers. * 5+ years of demonstrated experience leading and contributing to the design, development, delivery, and maintenance of large-scale customer-facing products or high-performance platforms. * Well-versed not only in the typical Agile rituals and practices - but also the modern, genuinely agile practices of rapid experimentation and continuous delivery of value. * Proficiency with most areas of our tech like Ruby, React, and SQL. * Exceptional interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build productive cross-functional relationships and motivate team members. Must have a positive, can-do attitude and value collaboration. * The ability to thrive with high levels of personal initiative, autonomy, and responsibility If you are interested in creating an exceptional SaaS products and being part of a successful public company, apply today! ## Description Mixed Portfolio is an enormously complex domain, comprising both Student Housing and Affordable housing. The Mixed Portfolio Foundations team is the cornerstone of both of these areas, building a strong foundation to accelerate these teams. As an Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in shaping our solutions, leading a team to build scalable, intuitive software that empowers property managers and residents alike. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced product-focused engineering leader who thrives in both technical execution and people development. You will foster an environment of collaboration, set the technical direction, and ensure we deliver high-quality, impactful software that supports thousands of businesses and residents. If you're excited about building world-class software while making a tangible difference in housing accessibility, we'd love to hear from you., * Lead, coach, and support a small, highly effective team of 5 passionate engineers to foster a high-performance culture of excellence. * Take a hands-on approach to the entire software development lifecycle: perform day-to-day project management to ensure successful, on-time releases; demonstrate ownership and accountability for the team's delivery. * Build trusting relationships and collaborate across departments, in particular with product and design, to execute on company strategy. * Set the technical direction for the team, drive the evolution of the systems architecture, and make appropriate technology choices. Guide the team in ensuring we are set up architecturally for long term success. * Manage the delivery of software using Agile best practices including continuous delivery, continuous integration, and test-driven development. * Promote a SMART codebase (Simple, Maintainable, Agile, Refactored, and Tested) for a SAFE product (Secure, Available, Fast, and Easy). * Implement processes and metrics that allow the team to be efficient and focused and to ensure that products are market-ready. * Enable a culture of creativity, collaboration, speed, innovation, and excellence while continuously elevating the quality and caliber of our engineering organization. * Ensure the team fully understands the goals and objectives of AppFolio as a company and how their work fits into the bigger picture. * Foster a fun and engaging team culture-keep our tradition of daily standup games alive, where engineers compete for glory (and a free lunch), while building camaraderie. ## Related Videos - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Recruitment Reinvented: Bold strategies and the $10K signing incentive](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1068-recruitment-reinvented-bold-strategies-and-the-10k-signing-incentive) - [Fireside Chat with David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/980-fireside-chat-with-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Fireside Chat with Werner Vogels, VP & CTO, Amazon.com & Daniel Gebler, CTO at Picnic](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1405-fireside-chat-with-werner-vogels-vp-cto-amazon-com-daniel-gebler-cto-at-picnic) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [How to Answer the Interview Question: “Why Do You Want to Be a Software Engineer?”](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/392-how-to-answer-the-interview-question-why-do-you-want-to-be-a-software-engineer) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies)