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11d ago

Sr. Software Engineer - Platform Permissions

AppFolio Inc San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA

11d ago

$138k - $190k/yr Full time Backend Developer Senior Engineering

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Job Description

The Senior Software Engineer on the Permissions team will build an authorization platform that determines who can perform actions across AppFolio’s products. The role emphasizes scalable access control design, dependable permission-check performance, and migration of older permissions logic to a modern platform.

Role Overview

You will design and operate the authorization platform that provides roles, policies, and access checks for other engineering teams. This includes setting performance and availability goals for permission checks, building reusable access-control interfaces and tooling, and ensuring authorization changes ship safely through testing, controlled rollouts, and observability.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate the authorization platform, including roles, policies, and access checks that other teams rely on
Improve the speed and reliability of permission checks as usage grows, and establish performance and availability targets to sustain those outcomes
Build interfaces, libraries, and tooling that help other engineering teams add access control to their features quickly and safely
Lead migration of legacy, hard-to-maintain permissions logic to the modern authorization platform to reduce risk and complexity
Contribute to raising the technical bar through thoughtful design reviews, pragmatic code review, and clear written proposals
Mentor engineers and partner with product, security, and engineering teams to convert ambiguous access-control needs into clear systems
Own end-to-end quality for authorization changes using automated testing, feature-flag rollouts, and observability

Requirements

7+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
Fluency with AI coding agents, including experience with available agents, understanding common concepts, and willingness to learn and apply AI for development work
Depth in one or more of the following: Ruby on Rails, Go, or React with TypeScript, or the ability and desire to become effective in them quickly
Experience designing and owning non-trivial platform systems end-to-end
Ability to work across the stack, including backend services and customer-facing interfaces, and adopt new languages and tools as needed
Experience diagnosing and improving performance and reliability in systems handling high request volumes
Strong drive to address root causes and reduce unnecessary complexity rather than applying temporary fixes
Experience with authorization, authentication, or other security-sensitive systems is a plus
Proactive and clear communication in writing and conversation, including explaining technical trade-offs to engineers and non-engineers
Collaborative approach across the team and org-wide, providing and receiving feedback and supporting others’ success
Prioritization of team delivery over individual productivity

Technologies

Ruby on Rails
Go
React
TypeScript

Location

San Francisco, CA (onsite)

Find out more about locations by visiting the company site. All late-stage candidates complete an in-person meeting with an AppFolian as part of the hiring process.

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $138,400 - $190,300 per year.
The actual base salary will be determined based on factors including skills, education, and experience.
Base pay is one element of a Total Rewards package and may not include other benefits or bonuses/commissions based on role and employment type.
Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits.

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1mo ago

Sr. Software Engineer - Platform Permissions

AppFolio Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

1mo ago Closed

$138k - $190k/yr Full time Backend Developer Senior Access Controls

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Oct 24, 2026).

Job Description

AppFolio is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Permissions team and help build an authorization platform that determines who can do what across all AppFolio products. This role centers on fast, reliable, and dependable access control systems, including the safe migration of older permissions logic and end-to-end quality practices for authorization changes.

Role summary

You will design and deliver the platform capabilities other engineering teams rely on, including roles, policies, and access checks. The focus is on improving performance and availability as usage grows, while providing the interfaces, libraries, and tooling that make it easier for teams to add access control to their features quickly and safely.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate the authorization platform, including roles, policies, and access checks used by other teams
Improve the speed and reliability of permission checks, establishing performance and availability goals to keep them strong at scale
Build interfaces, libraries, and tooling that enable other engineers to add access control to their features with speed and safety
Lead migration of older, hard-to-maintain permissions logic onto the modern authorization platform, reducing risk and complexity during the transition
Raise the technical bar through design reviews, pragmatic code review, and written proposals that support strong shared decision-making
Mentor engineers and share context, partnering with product, security, and engineering teams to turn unclear access-control needs into simple, well-understood systems
Own end-to-end quality through automated testing, controlled rollouts using feature flags, and observability, helping authorization changes ship safely

Requirements

7+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
Fluency with AI coding agents, including experience with any available agents, understanding common concepts, and a willingness to learn and apply AI for building
Depth in Ruby on Rails, Go, or React with TypeScript, or the ability and desire to become effective in them quickly
A track record of designing and owning non-trivial platform systems end-to-end

Technology

Ruby on Rails
Go
React
TypeScript

Compensation & benefits

Base salary range: $138,400 - $190,300 per year
Actual base salary will be determined by factors including skills, education, and experience
Base pay is one component of a Total Rewards package, and the range does not include additional benefits or bonuses/commissions that may apply
Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits (see here)

Location

Onsite in Chicago, IL. Find out more about AppFolio locations by visiting their site.

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