Lead technical direction and architectural decisions for Apollo's engineering organization in a hybrid role.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Own the technical direction of Apollo's most critical problems
- Make architectural bets that shape the product
- Set the technical strategy for the rebuild around AI
- Raise the engineering bar across the organization
- Partner with engineering and product leadership
Must have
- A track record of setting technical direction
- Depth across distributed systems and architecture
- Judgment to make hard calls under ambiguity
- Record of multiplying senior engineers
- Fluency with AI-assisted development
AI in the day-to-day
You set the standard for what AI-native engineering looks like at the highest level.
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Staff Software Engineer at Apollo is responsible for defining the technical direction across the entire engineering organization, tackling complex and high-stakes challenges that influence the product's future. The position requires expertise in distributed systems and architecture, along with a strong understanding of AI-assisted development. This role is ideal for a senior engineer with a proven track record of shaping technology strategies and mentoring other engineers. Apollo's focus on AI-native solutions and collaborative culture further enhances the impact of this position.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday on Joblaze — tracked directly from Apollo's career page.
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Quick facts
- Is the Staff Software Engineer (Hybrid, Bangalore) role remote?
- It's hybrid — Apollo expects some on-site time in Bangalore, India.
- Where is the role based?
- Apollo is hiring for this position in Bangalore, India.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Docker, Elasticsearch, GCP, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Apollo targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer (Hybrid, Bangalore) role at Apollo.
From the original posting
Apollo.io is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies and millions of users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the world's largest enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company is one of the fastest growing companies in SaaS, raising approximately $250 million to date and valued at $1.6 billion. Apollo.io provides sales and marketing teams with easy access to verified contact data for over 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies worldwide, along with tools to engage and convert these contacts in one unified platform. By helping revenue professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, Apollo.io turns prospects into customers. Apollo raised a series D in 2023 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and more, and counts the former President and COO of Hubspot, JD Sherman, among its board members.
About Apollo
Apollo is the AI-powered go-to-market platform that helps revenue teams find, engage, and convert their best customers. We combine a database of more than 210 million contacts and 35 million companies with an agentic end-to-end GTM platform, and more than 500,000 companies rely on us to run their go-to-market motion. We are profitable, growing fast, and rebuilding the product around AI and agents.
Your role and mission
You will set technical direction at the level of the whole engineering organization. You will own the hardest, most ambiguous, and highest-stakes technical bets, the ones that shape the product for years, and you will be a force multiplier across many teams. Your judgment will be a reference point for how we build, and your impact will be felt org-wide rather than on any single team.
What you will do
- Own the technical direction of Apollo's most critical and most ambiguous problems, across team and organizational boundaries
- Make the architectural bets that shape the product and platform over multiple years, and be accountable for how they play out
- Set the technical strategy for the rebuild around AI and agents, and turn it into direction teams can execute
- Raise the engineering bar across the whole organization through the standards, patterns, and decisions you drive
- Multiply the output of engineers and teams far beyond your own code, through design, review, and mentorship of our most senior engineers
- Partner with engineering and product leadership as a peer on where the technology needs to go.
How we work: AI-native by default
You set the standard for what AI-native engineering looks like at the highest level. You use agents to move faster on the hardest design, investigation, and implementation work, you define the practices other engineers adopt, and you find the step-change bets where AI reshapes how we build the product, not just how fast we ship.
What we are looking for
- A track record of setting technical direction that shaped a product or platform across an entire engineering organization
- Depth across distributed systems and architecture, and command of the reliability, scale, and cost tradeoffs behind company-defining decisions
- The judgment to make the hardest calls under ambiguity, and the influence to align many teams behind them
- A record of multiplying the most senior engineers around you. Genuine, current fluency with AI-assisted development, and a clear point of view on where AI takes engineering next
Our tech stack
React on the front end; Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Python, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch on the backend; Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform in infrastructure; GCP for cloud.
What you will love about Apollo
You will own the technical bets that define the company, work as a peer to engineering and product leadership, and have the scope and AI tooling to shape how a fast-moving organization builds.
We are AI Native
Apollo.io is an AI-native company built on a culture of continuous improvement. We’re on the front lines of driving productivity for our customers—and we expect the same mindset from our team. If you're energized by finding smarter, faster ways to get things done using AI and automation, you'll thrive here.
Why You’ll Love Working at Apollo
At Apollo, we’re driven by a shared mission: to help our customers unlock their full revenue potential. That’s why we take extreme ownership of our work, move with focus and urgency, and learn voraciously to stay ahead.
We invest deeply in your growth, ensuring you have the resources, support, and autonomy to own your role and make a real impact. Collaboration is at our core—we’re all for one, meaning you’ll have a team across departments ready to help you succeed. We encourage bold ideas and courageous action, giving you the freedom to experiment, take smart risks, and drive big wins.
If you’re looking for a place where your work matters, where you can push boundaries, and where your career can thrive—Apollo is the place for you.
Learn more here!