Staff Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Apollo.io as a Staff Software Engineer and take the lead on directing and implementing solutions to significantly complex, unscoped problems. As a key member of the engineering team, you will participate in technical decision-making discussions, help build and scale the team, hold weekly 1:1 touch points with engineers, set technical direction, mentor and sponsor team members, and provide quarterly performance feedback.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in software development
• Experience in software development using a general-purpose programming language (e.g., Java, Python etc)
• Experience architecting and developing distributed systems design

Responsibilities

• Participate in key technical decision-making discussions such as sprint planning, software design, and code reviews
• Help build and scale a world-class engineering team by interviewing and referral
• Hold systematic weekly 1:1 touch points with engineers to deliver and receive quality feedback
• Set technical direction and overseeing engineering projects working alongside the CTO on deciding the technology roadmap
• Mentor and sponsorship - the best way to grow those around you is by creating an active practice of mentorship and sponsorship. Maintaining relationships and developing a positive team culture
• Provide objective and helpful quarterly performance feedback for engineers

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with Big Data Technologies, Ruby on Rails, React, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, DevOps