Lead Software Engineer, Accounting

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El Segundo, California time type:
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** 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.

Apollo Insurance Solutions Group (ISG) delivers tailored portfolio and asset management services to retirement services and insurance clients.

The Investment Engineering team is responsible for developing portfolio management and trading capabilities that support Apollo’s complex and unique trading strategies. The team is closely embedded with portfolio managers and traders, the team partners cross-functionally to design and implement critical infrastructure that drives success.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable, and reliable full-stack systems. You will leverage your expertise in Python, databases, asynchronous programming, cloud infrastructure, and front-end development to create innovative solutions that meet the needs of our growing business.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to make an impact and further their career in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
** Primary Responsibilities
*** Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Python applications and backend systems.
* Build and maintain the front-end of web applications, ensuring seamless user experiences and robust performance.
* Work with relational and non-relational databases to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance.
* Develop and optimize asynchronous applications to enhance system performance and efficiency.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and improve both back-end and front-end system architecture.
* Implement best practices for cloud infrastructure management, with a focus on Azure (preferred, but not mandatory).
* Troubleshoot, optimize, and ensure the reliability of distributed systems.
* Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
* Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and best practices, and incorporate them into system designs.
** Qualifications & Experience
*** 9+ years of experience of software development
* Strong proficiency in Python and experience building scalable backend applications.
* Solid understanding and hands-on experience with relational (e.g., MySQL, Postgre

SQL, MS SQL, Snowflake) and non-relational (e.g., Mongo

DB) databases.
* 2+ years of hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools in real-world environments, for example:  + Using tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, Sourcegraph Cody (or similar) to design, write, refactor, and review production code and tests.  + Applying AI tools to improve developer productivity through workflows such as code generation, debugging, documentation, analysis, or automation (without requiring experience building or training LLMs).
* Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, with experience in deploying and managing applications in the cloud (Azure is a plus).
* Experience with designing and building highly available, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.
* Proficient in debugging and troubleshooting complex system issues across the stack.
* Solid understanding of software engineering principles and best practices.
* Excellent problem-solving skills, communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team.
** Preferred

Skills:

*** Experience with Azure services (e.g., Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Azure Kubernetes Service).
* Front-end development skills using frameworks Vue.js.
* Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
* Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices is a plus.
** 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…