Quality Engineer II

Description

Hi, We're AppFolio.

We're innovators, changemakers, and collaborators. We're more than just a software company - we're pioneers in cloud and AI who deliver magical experiences that make our customers' lives easier. We're revolutionizing how people do business in the real estate industry, and we want your ideas, enthusiasm, and passion to help us keep innovating.

We love where we work, and you can, too.

What we are looking for:

We are hiring a Quality Engineer to contribute to our rapid product development pace. Our Quality Engineers work collaboratively within our Product Development teams to set the technical direction for our SaaS products, develop easy-to-use solutions for our customers and ensure the delivery of high quality, maintainable and observable software.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has a passion and commitment to quality software, loves learning new and emerging technologies, and is driven to help build a successful SaaS product used by thousands of happy businesses. We practice and value modern agile methods and a whole team approach to quality.

Your Impact:

• Design quality into the development process by engaging the entire product development team in the delivery of quality software

• Conduct and/or guide exploratory software testing to identify areas of improvement for our web-based applications

• Test new product features as part of our user story-driven, Agile/Scrum software development process

• Collaborate closely with software developers to resolve issues discovered during testing

• Guide the team developing and contribute automated tests

• Coordinate across teams to ensure preparedness for each software release

• Assist in backlog grooming for upcoming development sprints

• Encourage and advocate team ownership of software quality

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent combination of technical coursework and practical experience.

• 2+ years of experience working in quality engineering

• Experience in writing automated tests using Capybara/Selenium or other automation frameworks

• An understanding of best practices in balancing automation and exploratory testing

• Experience with CI/CD

• Experience using SQL

• Experience with Git and version control best practices

• Analytical, organizational, and time-management skills with high attention to detail

• Experience in developing and executing exploratory tests

• A risk aware mindset with a focus on delivering high quality product to customers

• A commitment to quality, and an enthusiasm for engaging with customers

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with development teams and product owners

• Experience with Agile/Scrum software development process in a SaaS environment

Nice to have:

• 2 - 5+ years of experience in Accounting, Finance or related fields.

• Experience with Ruby on Rails

• Experience with React

• Experience with AI and LLMs

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary/hourly wage that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $80,000-$115,000

The actual base salary/hourly wage for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to: the candidate's skills, education, experience, etc.

Please note that base pay is one important aspect of a compelling Total Rewards package. The base pay range indicated here does not include any additional benefits or bonuses/commissions that you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.

Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here.

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Why AppFolio

Grow | We enable a culture of high performance, where delivering results is recognized by opportunities for growth and compelling total rewards. Our challenging and meaningful work drive the growth of our business, and ourselves.

Learn | We partner with you to realize your potential by investing in you from the start. We're cultivating a team of big thinkers through coaching and mentorship with our best-in-class leaders, and giving you the time and tools to develop your skills.

Impact | We are creating a world where living in, investing in, managing, and supporting communities feels magical and effortless, freeing people to thrive. We do this by innovating with purpose while cultivating a culture of impact. We learn as much from each other as we do our customers and our communities.

Connect | We excel at hybrid work by fostering an environment that feels flexible, personal and connected, no matter where we are. We create space to fuel innovation and collaboration, and we come together to celebrate, connect, and succeed.

Paddle as One.

Learn more at appfolio.com/company/careers

Statement of Equal Opportunity

At AppFolio, we value diversity in backgrounds and perspectives and depend on it to drive our innovative culture. That's why we're a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe that our products, our teams, and our business are stronger because of it. This means that no matter what race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or veteran status, you're always welcome at AppFolio.

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