Athene

Credit Lead Developer, Investment Engineering

New York, New York

Sponsorship not specified$190k-$250kDetected 21 days ago

Distributed SystemsFull-Stack DevelopmentKafkaRecruitingLeadershipCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

The role combines hands-on development with technical leadership, ensuring the business has the tools and platforms needed for efficient decision-making and execution.
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.

Lead responsibly
Drive collaboration
We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf.

Adapt to shifting priorities with a forward-looking, problem-solving mindset.
Ensure robust data governance and high standards of data quality.
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.
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 (TCA), P&L attribution, risk factor modeling, and order routing, combined with a 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.
Hands-on experience with performance optimization, including profiling, asynchronous processing, caching strategies, and data pipeline tuning

$190,000 - $250,000 Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates) is committed to championing opportunity.
The contents of the qualifications and experience section of this job description are a guideline only. If an applicant can otherwise demonstrate their suitability for the role they will be considered.
T he base salary range for this position is listed above.
This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance.
Compensation ranges are based on several factors including job function, level, and geographic location.
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed here.

Apollo relies on its people to keep it a leader in alternative investment management, and the firm's benefit programs are crafted to offer meaningful coverage for both you and your family.
Please reach out to your Human Capital Business Partner for more detailed information on specific benefits.
This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance.
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.

As One Apollo team, we believe that doing great work and having fun go hand in hand, and we are proud of what we can achieve together.

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