Own the end-to-end design of authentication and account permissions experiences, including login, passkeys, social sign-in, SSO, and multi-factor authentication
Work across product development teams to resolve dependencies and align work to serve both users and business goals, building confidence in a direction with your product and engineering partners before acting
Apply a strong foundation in research and data to guide design decisions, knowing when to gather more evidence versus when to make a call
Work fluently within our design system and contribute identity and permissions patterns back to it
Present your work with polish and confidence, tailoring your message to the audience, from your immediate team to cross-functional stakeholders
Mentor and share knowledge with teammates as a trusted, go-to resource
Qualifications
You care as much about internal-facing tools and developer experience as you do about customer-facing work, not something you tolerate but something you take pride in
Strong systems thinking, comfortable designing within real constraints imposed by security, compliance, and technical architecture
You’re drawn to systems-level problems like identity, access, and authorization, the reusable foundations that make other teams’ user experiences possible
Able to take on projects of increasing complexity, navigating multiple workstreams and cross-team dependencies with limited day-to-day oversight
Skilled at translating complex technical or security constraints into experiences that feel simple and trustworthy
Effective at giving and receiving design feedback, and comfortable navigating difficult conversations with stakeholders
You build with AI as a core part of your process, prototyping and shipping working code with tools like Claude Code, not just generating mockups
Must have
4+ years of experience in UX or product design
Demonstrated experience designing for security-sensitive, trust-critical, or infrastructure-level product areas (identity, authentication, authorization, SSO/OAuth, account management, or similar)
Strong collaboration skills with product and engineering partners
Portfolio or work samples showing rigor in complex, constraint-heavy problem spaces
Location
Find out more about our locations by visiting our site https://www.appfolio.com/company/careers#Locations.
All late-stage candidates complete an in-person meeting with an AppFolian as part of our hiring process.
Compensation & Benefits
The compensation that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $125,000 - $157,000 [base pay]. The actual compensation for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and internal equity.
Please note that compensation is just one aspect of a comprehensive Total Rewards package. The compensation range listed here does not include additional benefits or any discretionary bonuses you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.
Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here https://www.appfolio.com/company/careers#Benefits.
About AppFolio
AppFolio is the technology leader powering the future of the real estate industry. Our innovative platform and trusted partnership enable our customers to connect communities, increase operational efficiency, and grow their business. For more information about AppFolio, visit appfolio.com http://appfolio.com.
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.
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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 identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by law, you’re always welcome at AppFolio.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process for a disability, pregnancy-related condition, or religious practice, please contact us at peopleoperations@appfolio.com or (805) 284-0834. You do not need to use any particular wording.
