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Sr. Software Engineer - Platform Permissions

AppFolio Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA

Today

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

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Job Description

AppFolio is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to strengthen its authorization platform, helping ensure customers’ data stays protected while access control stays reliable across AppFolio products. This is an onsite role in Atlanta, GA, focused on building secure systems that other teams can confidently build on.

In this role, you will design scalable access control that supports fast permission checks at high usage volumes, build the interfaces and tooling that make it easy to add access control to new features, and lead migrations from older permissions logic onto a modern platform. The Permissions team emphasizes shipping safely through automated testing, feature-flagged rollouts, and observability.

What you’ll do

Design, build, and operate the authorization platform including roles, policies, and access checks used by other engineering teams
Improve speed and reliability of permission checks, and set performance and availability goals to keep them fast as usage grows
Build interfaces, libraries, and tooling so teams can add access control to features quickly and safely
Lead migration of older, hard-to-maintain permissions logic to the modern authorization platform to reduce risk and complexity
Raise the technical bar through design reviews, pragmatic code review, and clear written proposals
Mentor engineers and partner with product, security, and engineering to turn ambiguous access-control needs into clear systems
Own end-to-end quality by implementing automated testing, controlled rollouts with feature flags, and observability so authorization changes ship safely

What you bring

Comfort working across the stack, including backend services and customer-facing interfaces, with the ability to pick up new languages and tools
Ability to diagnose and improve performance and reliability in systems serving high request volumes
A drive to find root causes and cut unnecessary complexity rather than patch symptoms
Experience with authorization, authentication, or other security-sensitive systems is a plus
Strong written and verbal communication, including explaining technical trade-offs to both engineers and non-engineers
Collaboration mindset that prioritizes team delivery over individual productivity
7+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
Fluency with AI coding agents, including understanding common concepts and willingness to learn and use AI for building
Depth in at least one of: Ruby on Rails, Go, or React with TypeScript (or a strong desire and ability to ramp quickly)
A track record of designing and owning non-trivial Platform systems end-to-end

Technologies you’ll work with

Ruby on Rails
Go
React
TypeScript
AI coding agents
Feature flags

Location

Find out more about our locations by visiting our site.

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is $138,400 - $190,300.
The actual base salary will be determined by factors including skills, education, and experience.
Base pay is one component of a Total Rewards package and does not include additional benefits or bonuses/commissions you may be eligible for based on your role and employment type.
Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits (see here).

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Sr. Software Engineer - Platform Permissions

AppFolio Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

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

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Job Description

AppFolio’s Permissions team builds the authorization platform that determines who can do what across all AppFolio products. This role pairs ownership of a critical platform system with the engineering practices and tooling that help other teams move quickly and safely. If you enjoy making access control reliable at scale, shipping changes with confidence, and improving how teams implement permissions across the company, this position is designed for that work.

What you’ll build

Design, build, and operate the authorization platform, including roles, policies, and access checks that other teams build on top of
Improve the speed and reliability of permission checks, with clear performance and availability goals as usage grows
Create interfaces, libraries, and tooling that other engineering teams use to add access control to their features
Lead migration of older, hard-to-maintain permissions logic onto the modern authorization platform, reducing risk and complexity
Maintain end-to-end quality for authorization changes through automated testing, controlled rollouts with feature flags, and observability

How you’ll work with others

Drive technical alignment through design reviews, pragmatic code review, and written proposals that support sound team decisions
Mentor engineers and share context generously while partnering with product, security, and engineering teams
Translate ambiguous access-control needs into simple, well-understood systems
Own safe shipping so authorization updates do not disrupt dependent teams

What you bring

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

Tech focus

Ruby on Rails, Go, React, TypeScript

Compensation & location

Location: Chicago, IL (onsite).

Salary range: USD 138,400 to 190,300 per year.

The actual base salary for this role will be determined by factors such as skills, education, and experience. Base pay is one component of a Total Rewards package and the listed range does not include additional benefits or bonuses/commissions that may apply.

Benefits eligibility: Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits (see here).

Locations info: Find out more about AppFolio’s locations by visiting their site.

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1mo ago

Software Engineer - Backend

Morgan Stanley New York, NY

New York, NY

1mo ago Closed

$120k - $170k/yr Full time Backend Developer API APIs

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Sep 7, 2026).

Job Description

This is a Director-level backend engineering role centered on building and operating production-grade services. The position focuses on backend services and APIs, distributed systems, and long-term production resilience, using Java and Python and related technologies.

Location and Salary

Location: New York, NY (onsite)
Compensation: USD 120,000 - 170,000 per yearly
Minimum experience: 4 years

Responsibilities

Design and build new backend services and APIs from scratch
Work on distributed systems that meet real scalability, latency, and reliability constraints
Make deliberate trade-offs across performance, consistency, and system complexity
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code that others enjoy working with
Own services end-to-end across design, build, deploy, and operate
Debug production issues and improve system resilience over time

Required Qualifications

Strong proficiency in Java and Python for backend engineering
Solid understanding of HTTP fundamentals
Strong grasp of object-oriented design, clean class modeling, and design patterns for multi-threaded and event-driven systems
Good command of data structures and collections, including practical selection criteria
Hands-on experience with multi-threaded and event-driven systems
Awareness of memory usage, time complexity, and space complexity
Experience with dependency injection and lifecycle management
Understanding of AOP concepts such as advice, pointcuts, and cross-cutting concerns
Experience with transaction management
Familiarity with connection pools and resource management
Experience designing read and write APIs with stability, scalability, and performance in mind
Exposure to event-driven systems, pub-sub patterns, and fault tolerance
Familiarity with caching strategies, including local and distributed approaches
Practical understanding of logging, monitoring, and observability
Working knowledge of security fundamentals, including authentication, authorization, and encryption
Ability to think through problems clearly and communicate reasoning during problem solving
Comfort working without perfectly defined requirements while prioritizing clarity, correctness, and simplicity
Ability to explain design choices and follow ownership through to resolution
Strong proficiency in Java and Python for backend application development
Solid understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, and data structures
4+ years of relevant experience
Experience building scalable REST APIs and distributed systems
Hands-on experience with multi-threaded and event-driven systems
Experience with messaging and pub-sub systems and event-driven architectures
Exposure to batch processing and data pipeline technologies
Knowledge of the Spring Framework, including dependency injection, AOP, and transaction management
Familiarity with databases, caching, connection pooling, and resource management
Understanding of security fundamentals, logging, monitoring, and observability
Experience with unit testing, CI/CD pipelines, and agile development practices
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Comfort collaborating with business stakeholders and working in globally distributed teams
Nice to Have: Experience with BDD testing frameworks and tools

Technologies

Java
Python
HTTP
AOP
Object-Oriented Design
Spring Framework
REST APIs
pub-sub
Caching
Dependency Injection
Transaction Management
Connection Pools
Databases
Logging
Monitoring
Observability
Authentication
Authorization
Encryption
Unit Testing
CI/CD Pipelines
Agile Development Practices
BDD Testing Frameworks
Data Pipelines
Event-Driven Architectures
Messaging / Pub-Sub Systems

Interview Process

Hands-on, real-world problem discussions
No “tell me about yourself” or resume walkthroughs
Emphasis on how you think, design, and reason
Interactive conversations focused on reasoning rather than trivia or puzzle solving

How You Work

Think out loud and reason through problems
Work effectively even when requirements are not perfectly defined
Prioritize clarity, correctness, and simplicity
Explain the rationale behind design choices
Take ownership and drive issues through to resolution

What You Can Expect

Work on meaningful systems with real impact
Engineering culture focused on depth over buzzwords
Opportunity to grow into system design and ownership roles
Smart peers working on real problems, with space to think

Open Collaboration Environment

Comfort working in globally distributed teams and collaborating with business stakeholders
Working in an open environment where everyone can express their views and make significant contributions

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