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# Staff Software Engineer - Resident Concierge

- **Company:** AppFolio, Inc.
- **Location:** Goleta, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $167,200.0 - $229,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software as a Service, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Service-Oriented Architecture, Web Applications, Test-Driven Development (TDD), ReactJS, Information Technology, Golang
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8a85384dc3411d70

## About the Role

* You have 8+ years of experience developing and scaling web-based applications, preferably in a SaaS environment.
 * You have a track record of leading high-stakes projects from initial ambiguity to successful launch-aligning stakeholders, making tough technical trade-offs, and ensuring long-term system health.
 * You have experience leading architectural discussions, defining system design, and guiding technical decision-making.
 * You have proactively adopted AI tooling into your daily workflow. You don't just use these tools; you understand how to prompt, iterate, and validate AI-generated output to maintain the highest standards of excellence.
 * You take a pragmatic approach to technology, adopting new tools where they add value, while mastering proven technologies.
 * You care about long-term maintainability, advocate for clean architecture, and drive continuous refactoring and improvement.
 * You balance intensity and sustainability-you'll go the extra mile when needed but also model healthy work-life balance.
 * You have an ability to solve complex problems without a roadmap
 * You love to learn about and use new tech, but understand the value of continuing to leverage existing technology when it gets the job done.
 * You care about the long-term maintainability of the codebase and advocate for refactoring and code cleanliness.
 * You can identify and resolve code-smells through sensible refactoring.
 * You care about work-life balance and want your company to care about it, too; you'll put in the extra hour when needed but won't let it become a habit.

Nice To Have

 * Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
 * Experience with technologies in our stack such as Golang, React, AWS, or service-oriented architectures.

## Description

* Drive the technical vision and strategy across the Resident Concierge subsegment, influencing the product roadmap and making key architectural decisions that align with business goals.
 * Lead the design and implementation of complex, distributed systems that power our next-generation products, preparing our systems for a 10x increase in traffic and engagement.
 * Act as a force multiplier by coaching engineers and fostering a high-trust, autonomous culture where continuous learning and ownership are the norms.
 * Collaborate as a peer with Product, Design, and Machine Learning leaders to bridge the gap between "what's possible" in AI and "what's valuable" for our customers.
 * Operate in a highly autonomous team that owns the full lifecycle of solutions you build, from discovery to development to production
 * Proactively research, share, and apply new technologies and patterns that improve system quality and accelerate delivery.
 * Use test-driven development, code reviews, and continuous integration to deliver high-quality software and rapidly fix bugs as they come up.