Staff Backend Engineer

Apollo.io is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical direction and execution of complex initiatives across teams and systems. The role involves architecting and building scalable systems, writing high-quality code, and mentoring future engineers. The position will impact customer impact, technical leadership, and the overall engineering culture.

Requirements

• 10+ years of deep experience building and scaling backend systems in production environments
• Proven ability to develop features with performance, reliability, and scalability
• Strong product intuition
• Expertise with message queues, background jobs, and distributed system patterns
• Familiarity with observability tools
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools
• Experience with LLM architecture, pipelines, or applied AI tooling is a strong bonus

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Growth opportunities
• Collaborative work environment