Staff ML Engineer: Autonomous Leasing AI Lead

Posted 2 days ago

appfolioChicago (IL)

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About the role

AppFolio is hiring a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to own the ML strategy for Realm-X Leasing Performer, turning prototypes into reliable, observable production systems. You will work across Leasing Engineering, Voice & Agents, and Research ML to shape how the agent reasons, acts, and learns, balancing performance with cost and safety at scale. You will lead architectural decisions, drive model quality and evaluation, and build the infrastructure for experimentation and observability.

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