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What were looking for

At AppFolio, we paddle as one. We ride and make waves together, with a relentless focus on building great products for the way our customers work and live today  and tomorrow. AppFolio is a destination organization where careers are made and accelerated. Here, innovation is a team sport.

We're looking for experienced engineers to help build AppFolio Investment Management. AppFolio Investment Management (https:www.appfolioinvestmentmanagement.com) product is a fast-growing internal startup of a successful, established SaaS company (https:www.appfolioinc.com). We are going after the $7 trillion and growing private equity market which largely still runs on spreadsheets and email. Starting with private equity real estate, we are helping private equity firms build and manage their businesses with purpose-built software that enables them to do everything from investor relations to fundraising to managing the elaborate capital stacks common in modern-day private equity deals.

You'll join one of our domain-focused, full-stack engineering teams, helping build solutions that power private equity investments. You'll learn about the inner workings of private equity investing and help realize our vision to streamline and automate the industry. This is a unique opportunity to get in early with an internal startup that is part of an established public company and help shape the future of the fastest-growing web-based product for managing private equity investments.

Your impact 
Build software solutions that change the game of private equity investmentCollaborate with a very experienced and highly effective team of passionate engineers and product managersTalk directly with customers to understand their challenges and get direct feedback on the features you're buildingOperate in a highly autonomous team that owns the full lifecycle of solutions you build, from discovery to development to production Ship solutions that embody our product values of INVEST -- Intuitive, Valuable, Easy, Secure, TrustworthyWrite code that reflects our technical values of SMART -- Simple, Maintainable, Adaptable, Readable, TestedInteract with colleagues in a way that supports our team values of HEART -- Humor, Effectiveness, Autonomy, Respect, Trust

Must have
The ability to thrive with high levels of autonomy and responsibilityExperience building web-based productsExperience with modern cloud software tools and methodologiesExperience with modern web frameworks and methodologiesExcellent collaboration skills to contribute cross-functionally and in a team setting

Nice to Have
A passion for real estate, investing, or investment managementExperience with AIML technologiesExperience with proptech, fintech, or vertical SaaS

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $106,000-$125,000

The actual base salary for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidates 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 that you may be eligible for based on your role andor employment type.

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

Why AppFolio

We ride and make waves together, with a relentless focus on building great products for the way our customers work and live today  and tomorrow. AppFolio is a destination organization where careers are made and accelerated. Here, innovation is a team sport.

Paddle as One.

Statement of Equal Opportunity

At AppFolio, we value diversity in backgrounds and perspectives and depend on it to drive our innovative culture. Thats why were 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, youre always welcome at AppFolio.

>> the resume: <<Summary5+ years of professional experience in Manual Testing and Automation Testing of web-based applications with the purpose of assuring that software meets the highest standards of quality.
SkillsTesting Tools:Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, JDBC, Cucumber, JavaScript executer,SQL Developer, REST Assured, Postman.Languages:Java, SQL, HTML, XML, JSONIDE:intellij, EclipseTesting Framework:JUnit, TestNGBuild Tools:MavenBug Tracking Tools:Jira, Jira X-RayRepository System:Git, GitHubContinuous Integration:JenkinsDatabases:Oracle, MySQLWeb Services:RESTful APIOperating Systems:Windows, macOSMethodologies:Agile, Waterfall
ExperienceSDET (Software Development Engineer in Test),01/2021-CurrentApex Systems–Franklin,WI,Following theSDLCMethodologies throughout the testing process from initiation until development.Analyze and studyRequirements and Documentationto plan and createTest Plan, Test, Test Set, and Test Executions utilizing Jira X-Ray.As a member ofScrum teamactively participated inDaily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, and Sprint Retrospective Meetings.Create from scratch and maintaining testAutomation Framework (Hybrid - BDD, and DDT)built as aMavenproject written onJavato develop and executeAcceptance TestsfromCucumber Feature Files and Scenarios.CreateFeature Filesand writeTest Scenarios and Step Definitions in CucumberusingGherkin languageand integrating withJira X-Ray.ApplyPage Object Model (POM)design for reusability and enhancing Test creation and as well as in maintenance.ConductSmoke, Functional, Positive, Negative, Integration, Regression Teststo support the project and deliver clean code, functionality to the client and users usingJava, Maven, Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, Cucumber, JUnit.Work onCross-Browser TestingthroughSelenium WebDriver,Selenium Gridby testing the Website on different browsers likeChrome, IE, andFirefox in Parallel.Prepare and executeTest ScriptsusingJavawithSelenium WebDriver in IntelliJfor automatingManual Test ScenariosforWeb applications,Database, andClient/Server (API Automation)applications.UtilizeJenkinsas aContinuous Integrationserver configuring withGit and Mavenon anAWS EC2machine to provide continuous testing for the project.Execute theRegression Test SuiteandSmoke Tests,and generateHTMLreports among the screenshots of the failures to be sent to emails as well as other communication tools.PerformAPI Testingto validate endpoints and properJSON/XMLstructure usingPostmanandREST AssuredapplyingGET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETEmethods.ConductSystem TestingandUser Acceptance Testingfor every client and conductBack-End Testingwriting extensiveSQL Queries.PerformBack-End Testingby writingSQL QueriesforData ValidationinSQLDeveloper and implementingJDBCconnection forAutomationpurposes.Participate in meetings with product owner and developers to discuss requirements, reviews, testing, and documentation for the application developed in anAgileenvironment.Work closely with developers and product owner to define the components of theAutomation Testingto validate the requirements of the application.Research, analyze, report, and retest resolved bugs/defects both with the help ofAutomation TestingandManuallywhen necessary.DevelopTest Scriptsto test the functionality of the application and executeAutomation Scriptson different browsers/environments and report defects/results to the team.Responsible for testing the application against different environments in testing, development, and production.Work with source version controlGit,creating branches for code reviewing and storing master branch of theFramework.Environment:Agile, Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Gherkin, Maven, JUnit, REST API, IntelliJ, Jira, Jenkins, Git, HTML, Selenium Grid, AWS EC2, XML, Chrome, Firefox, IE, SQL, JDBC, Oracle, Windows, iOS.Java SDET,01/2019-01/2021UnitedHealth Group–City,STATE,Successfully built and maintained Automation Framework withPage Object Model (POM)Design Pattern utilizingJava Selenium WebDriverandCucumber.CreatedFeature FilesusingGherkinlanguage, generated, and implementedStep Definitionsin synchronization withCucumber Runnerclasses.UtilizedMavenfor project build, dependencies, and documentation purpose.CreatedSQL Queriesas part ofBack-End Testingby usingJDBC library.Participated in preparingTest CasesusingSelenium WebDriverto validate all UI components,Mouse Actions,andPopup Windows.Identified elements using various locators such asID, Name, Class, Tag Name, Link Text, Partial Link Text, XPath, and CSSselectors to createPage ClassesforPOM Design Pattern.PerformedCross-Browser TestingagainstFirefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, andHeadlessto improve theBrowser Compatibilityof the application.Developed reusable functions, exception handling, and methods to improve work efficiency.Performed Scenario screenshots of important checkpoints and exceptions whenever it occurred during the execution of the application.PerformedAPI TestingusingPostmanandREST Assured libraryexecuteGET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETEmethods as well asJSON Pathsyntax.GeneratedCucumber TestsummaryHTMLreports mainly utilizingMaven-Cucumber-reporting plugin.Participated in all activities and all phases of theAgile Software DevelopmentandTest Development Life Cycle.Set up aContinuous Integrationsystem usingJenkinsgating to the merges in the code repository system such asGitHub.Created and maintained theRequirements Traceability Matrixfor better Test coverage.Logged the defects inJiraand maintained track of the defects inJira X-Ray.As a member of Scrum team actively participated inDaily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, and Sprint Retrospective Meetings.CreatedTest Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test Stepscovering bothPositive and Negative Scenarios.Environment: Agile, Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Maven, Gherkin, Jenkins, Jira, Git, HTML, XML, IntelliJ IDEA, Postman, Chrome, Firefox, SQL, POM, API, Windows.QA Engineer,02/2018-01/2019Vibrent Health–City,STATE,Responsible for web testing of COMPANY-3's intranet application, which provides employees features like employee database search, access to online documents, news/articles, events, etc.Participated inFunctional Specificationsreview meetings with other teams.Conducted manual testing for key features on each module and generated reportsPerformedPositive and Negative Testing.User Interface (UI) Testing.Involved in efforts to implement theUI Test AutomationusingJavaandSelenium WebDriver.ConductedRegression Testingfor each release and maximized the test coverage.>>. The result is, 

Fit assessment: Good Fit