Credit Lead Developer, Investment Engineering

Apollo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to join our New York office, embedded with the Credit Trading Desk. You will drive the full development lifecycle, mentor engineers, and partner with investment professionals to deliver scalable, low-latency platforms that support trading workflows and post-trade analytics.

You will leverage microservices and event-driven architectures to build robust systems with strong data governance, while balancing latency, throughput, and complex business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in software engineering; 5+ years in trading or high-performance environments.
• Proven track record designing and deploying production-grade trading systems with reliability and low latency.
• Experience with market data ingestion, order management, execution, and post-trade analytics.
• Strong background in TCA, P&L attribution, risk modeling, and order routing.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and event sourcing for high throughput and observability.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead engineering teams.

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.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and business partners to deliver impactful solutions.
• Ensure robust data governance and high standards of data quality.

Skills

Trading systems

Event-driven architecture

Event sourcing

Microservices

Distributed systems

Data streaming

Performance optimization

Mentoring

Stakeholder influence

Architecture leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Aeron

Kafka

Pulsar

Job description

Position Overview

At Apollo, we are a global team of alternative investment managers passionate about delivering uncommon value to our investors and shareholders. With over 30 years of proven expertise across Private Equity, Credit, and Real Assets in various regions and industries, we are known for our integrated businesses, our strong investment performance, our value-oriented philosophy, and our people.

The Investment Engineering team develops Portfolio Management and Trading capabilities that support Apollo’s complex and unique strategies. Embedded with portfolio managers and traders, the group partners cross-functionally to design and deliver the infrastructure required for effective execution and investment management.

We are seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to join our New York office, working directly with the Credit Trading Desk. This individual will collaborate with investment professionals and stakeholders to deliver scalable technology solutions. The role combines hands‑on development with technical leadership, ensuring the business has the tools and platforms needed for efficient decision‑making and execution.

Primary 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.

Qualifications & Experience

• 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 systemsthat 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 architecturesand event sourcingto 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 plusbut 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.

ABOUT APOLLO

Apollo is a high‑growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk‑reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes.

OUR PURPOSE AND CORE VALUES

Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf. We strive to be:

The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals.

The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects – and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them build stronger businesses.

A leading contributor to addressing some of the biggest issues facing the world today – such as energy transition, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, and social impact – where innovative approaches to investing can make a positive difference.

We are building a unique firm of extraordinary colleagues who:

Outperform expectations

Challenge Convention

Champion Opportunity

Lead responsibly

Drive collaboration

As One Apollo team, we believe that doing great work and having fun go hand in hand, and we are proud of what we can achieve together.

OUR BENEFITS

Apollo relies on its people to keep it a leader in alternative investment management, and the firm’s benefit programs are crafted to offer meaningful coverage for both you and your family. Please reach out to your Human Capital Business Partner for more detailed information on specific benefits.

Pay Range

$190,000 - $250,000

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates) is committed to championing opportunity.

The firm and its affiliates comply with applicable discrimination and equal opportunities legislation in all of its jurisdictions and do not discriminate in employment or recruitment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

The contents of the qualifications and experience section of this job description are a guideline only. If an applicant can otherwise demonstrate their suitability for the role they will be considered.

T__he base salary range for this position is listed above. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance.Compensation ranges are based on several factors including job function, level, and geographic location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed here.