Athene · 2 months ago
Credit Lead Developer, Investment Engineering
New York City 9 West 57th Street
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expApollo is a global team of alternative investment managers passionate about delivering uncommon value to their investors and shareholders. They are seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to work directly with the Credit Trading Desk, collaborating with investment professionals to deliver scalable technology solutions while providing technical leadership and mentoring team members.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceRetirement
Responsibilities
Lead the full development lifecycle, from design and coding to implementation and architecture
Deliver high-quality solutions quickly using Agile methods
Provide technical leadership across architecture, development, testing, and production support
Mentor team members and contribute to design discussions and code reviews
Adapt to shifting priorities with a forward-looking, problem-solving mindset
Collaborate effectively with colleagues and business partners to deliver impactful solutions
Ensure robust data governance and high standards of data quality
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline
10+ years of experience in software engineering and technology, including 5+ years in trading, market technology, or other high-performance, data-intensive environments
Proven record of designing, developing, and deploying production-grade trading systems that emphasize reliability, fault tolerance, and maintainability
Broad exposure to trading technologies and workflows across asset classes, including market data ingestion, order management, execution, and post-trade analytics
Deep expertise in transaction cost analysis (TCA), P&L attribution, risk factor modeling, and order routing, combined with a strong understanding of market structure, liquidity dynamics, and exchange protocols
Practical experience implementing event-driven architectures and event sourcing to enable high-throughput, observable, and auditable systems with strong temporal consistency
Strong technical foundation in microservices design, distributed systems, and data streaming platforms (e.g., Aeron, Kafka, Pulsar, or equivalent), emphasizing loose coupling, horizontal scalability, and resilience
Hands-on experience with performance optimization, including profiling, asynchronous processing, caching strategies, and data pipeline tuning; ultra-low-latency experience a plus but not a requirement
Demonstrated ability to drive architectural decisions, balance trade-offs between latency, throughput, and complexity, and deliver production-ready systems under evolving business requirements
Collaborative, engineering-led mindset with proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, mentor teams, and establish best practices in software design, testing, and observability
Benefits
Meaningful coverage for both you and your family
Discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance
Company
Athene
Athene Holding is a life insurance company that provides retirement savings products for individuals and institutions.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.43B2025-06-24Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-10-07Post Ipo Debt· $600M
Leadership Team
Martin P. Klein
Executive VP & CFO
Mike Downing
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Athene Holding Ltd.
Recent News
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2025-11-07
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2025-11-04
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