Staff/Principal Software Engineer
About this role
We are looking for a Staff or Principal Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience to own technical direction and drive the hardest engineering problems at Apollo, the AI-powered go-to-market platform trusted by 500K+ companies. You are someone who has built and operated large-scale distributed systems — not just built the tools, but used them to build products that serve hundreds of thousands of users. You float between high-priority projects, work hand-in-hand with VPs and C-suite engineering leaders, and are the go-to IC in the room. Whether your background is in core distributed systems or AI/agent-centric products, you'll shape the architecture of systems that power Apollo's AI-native rebuild.
What will you be doing?
Own the architecture and technical direction for a significant area of the platform: either large-scale distributed systems or agent-centric AI products
Lead the hardest technical problems, making key build/buy/cost tradeoffs that impact the entire engineering org
Set standards and patterns that raise the bar across multiple teams, multiplying the output of engineers around you
Partner with engineering and product leadership to align technical direction with business goals
Leverage AI-assisted development as a first-class part of how you work: agents to move faster on design, investigation, and implementation
Company at a glance
Apollo.io helps businesses fulfill their market potential by connecting companies with solutions; based in San Francisco, California with a global remote team, it maintains a database of 250 million contacts and 10 million companies and is profitable and growing.
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
Culture & values
Apollo has a worldwide remote team.
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