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Apollo Global Management, Inc. · 2 weeks ago

Credit Lead Developer, Investment Engineering

NYC Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$190K/yr - $250K/yr

10+ years exp

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a global alternative investment manager known for delivering uncommon value to investors. They are seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to develop scalable technology solutions for the Credit Trading Desk, combining hands-on development with technical leadership.

Asset ManagementCreditFinancial ServicesProperty ManagementReal Estate

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

Software engineeringTrading systems developmentEvent-driven architecturesMicroservices designData streaming platformsPerformance optimizationTransaction cost analysisCollaborationMentoringProblem-solving

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

Discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance

Company

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

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Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager.

Founded in 1990

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.apollo.com

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