I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AppFolio in Jan 2019
Interview
Received a referral for an HR interview with a recruiter for a SWE position. The recruiter was fantastic and I can tell the company has put a lot of work into their candidate experience.
The company scheduled me for a technical phone interview with the VP of Eng for the next day. This is where things got interesting.
I was told explicitly in the scheduling email I could interview in any language of my choosing; however, pretty much the first thing I was told in the interview was that I could not interview in JavaScript, the language I've been developing in for the past year.
Although I have decent experience developing in C++ and Python, I'm pretty rusty on these languages and wish I would have known beforehand so I could review the language semantics. Being told I could not work in JS really threw me off my game.
I was asked to implement JavaScript's setTimeout() function in any language other than JavaScript.
I struggled through it and came up with a mostly-working solution in Python with JS pseudo-code. Not my finest interview. Told in a friendly email they would not be continuing.
Overall, I think the company is excellent and worth interviewing at. A shame I whiffed it on the second phone screen!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you implement a feature like JavaScript's setTimeout() in any language other than JavaScript?
Thank you for the detailed feedback! We are also doing our best to improve and will make sure you are given the right information from the start. Glad to hear you think the company is great - I second! Definetly stay in touch with AppFolio as we are growing and adding new roles.
I applied online. I interviewed at AppFolio in Nov 2025
Interview
Screening call with the recruiter, then moved to a 75-minute technical interview with another software engineer and a manager. That involved System design and coding problems. After that, you moved to a final behavioural interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioural question involved a complex problem you solved.
Rapid-fire system design questions ranging from scalability to performance.
The coding interview involves removing duplicates from a string of messages.
Met with a recruiter first to speak about prior work experience and learn a bit about the company and current objective. Professional, respectful, and collaborative interviews. Consisted of 4 rounds all done remote, OOP coding questions. Friendly conversation as well.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AppFolio (San Diego, CA)
Interview
The interview process consisted of several rounds of technical and behavioral interviews. The technical interviews consisted of fairly simple questions which tested your basic ability to code, problem solve, and explain your thought process clearly. The behavioral interviews consisted of typical team-oriented behavioral questions that allow the candidate to showcase their experience and show personality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you were working on a team and had disagreements with other team members. How did you approach the situation and what was the result?