Position Overview

The Investment Technology 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 and partner cross-functionally to enable successful design and execution of critical infrastructure.

The Investment Technology team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its London trading technology team, to lead the build out of the next generation of credit trading strategies.  This position will play a crucial role in guiding and coordinating the team’s efforts to deliver high-quality software solutions to the trading desk.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead a team of full-stack developers, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure the successful delivery of software to the desk

• Usher software build through requirements gathering, design, hands-on development, testing, and production deployment

• Participate and contribute to design discussions and code reviews

• Build positive relationships with other team members, collaborate, and communicate effectively to reach successful outcomes

• Apply problem-solving skills in the research and selection of tools, products, and frameworks (which is vital to support business initiatives)

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of experience, with at least 5+ years working in a trading environment

• Strong hands-on software experience in developing and a proven track record of delivering full-stack cloud-based applications

• Demonstrated ability to build and deploy microservices in a scalable high throughput workflow

• Experience with both server-side development (e.g.: Python, Node.js) and JavaScript/TypeScript front-end development (e.g.: Angular, React, Vue)

• Passion for clean, maintainable code and always looking to improve engineering skills in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

• Role requires individual to be nimble and flexible to balance multiple tasks simultaneously 

• Individual must have strong drive, initiative, and demonstrate entrepreneurial skillsets

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or another technical field

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.

Come to Apollo and join a community of extraordinary people who are committed to a culture of excellence and collaboration in everything that we do. We invest in our people for the long term and are committed to supporting their development at every stage of their career.

Apollo provides equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, veteran status, sex or sexual orientation, or any other criterion or circumstance protected by applicable law, ordinance, or regulation. The above criteria are intended to be used as a guide only – candidates who do not meet all the above criteria may still be considered if they are deemed to have relevant experience/ equivalent levels of skill or knowledge to fulfil the requirements of the roe. Roles are conditional upon and subject to satisfactory reference and background screening checks, as well as all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals or certifications as required from time to time.