Credit Lead Developer, Investment Engineering

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

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus based on performance

Job summary

Athene is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer for its New York office to join the Investment Engineering team. This individual will collaborate with investment professionals to deliver scalable technology solutions, ensuring the business has the tools needed for efficient decision-making.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's or Master's degree, extensive experience in software engineering, and a strong background in trading technologies. The role emphasizes technical leadership and high-quality solution delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, including 5+ years in trading or market technology.
• Proven experience designing and deploying production-grade trading systems.
• Strong understanding of market structure, liquidity dynamics, and exchange protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full development lifecycle from design and coding to implementation.
• Deliver high-quality solutions using Agile methods.
• Provide technical leadership across architecture, development, and testing.

Skills

Software engineering

Trading technologies

Microservices design

Event-driven architectures

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

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. 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.

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

• 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, P&L attribution, risk factor modeling, and order routing, combined with 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.
• If an applicant can otherwise demonstrate their suitability for the role, they will be considered.

Pay Range

$190,000 - $250,000

Benefits

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

EEO Statement

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.