AppFolio · 2 weeks ago
Sr. Software Engineer - Platform/CI
Santa Barbara, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$138K/yr - $173K/yr
5+ years expAppFolio is a technology leader powering the future of the real estate industry, seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to enhance developer productivity and CI performance. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining scalable tooling and infrastructure while collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize workflows.
AnalyticsComputerInformation TechnologyProperty ManagementPropTechSaaSSoftwareWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain custom developer tooling that improves the local development experience across multiple languages and platforms
Own and evolve CI infrastructure to ensure fast, reliable, and scalable build and test pipelines
Collaborate with product engineering teams to understand pain points and design solutions that accelerate their workflows
Drive adoption of best practices in build systems, CI pipeline optimization, and automation
Mentor other engineers and contribute to technical leadership within the platform organization
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience in platform or infrastructure-focused roles
Extensive hands-on experience with Ruby and TypeScript in production environments
Deep understanding of build systems and developer tooling, with strong proficiency in Docker, Devcontainers, and Bazel/Blaze
Proven track record of improving developer productivity and optimizing CI performance in complex monorepos or multi-language codebases
Deep familiarity with CI/CD systems and developer productivity tooling
Effective communication skills and a strong desire to collaborate with cross-functional teams
Preferred
Experience with shell scripting in a Linux environment
Creative ability to solve complex problems in collaboration with the product team
Willingness to work on challenging problems in a dynamic environment with a high degree of uncertainty, autonomy, and alignment
Proven experience working across all levels of the development stack
Strong familiarity with Test-Driven-Development
You have a high degree of initiative, creativity, persistence, and a strong focus on producing tangible results quickly and pragmatically
You love learning about new technologies, but love building real products more
You care about the long-term maintainability of the codebase and will learn to advocate for refactoring and clean-ups where appropriate
You care about work-life balance and want your company to care about it, too; you'll put in the extra time when needed, but won't let it become a habit
Company
AppFolio
AppFolio is a cloud business management solutions provider for the real estate industry.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$30MKey Investors
Investment Group of Santa BarbaraHeadline
2015-06-26IPO
2013-11-01Series Unknown
2009-08-18Series C· $8M
Leadership Team
Shane Trigg
President and CEO
Tim Eaton
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-11-25
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