<div><p><a href="http://apollo.io/"><span>Apollo.io</span></a> is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies and millions of users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the worlds largest enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company is one of the fastest growing companies in SaaS, raising approximately $250 million to date and valued at $1.6 billion. <a href="http://apollo.io/"><span>Apollo.io</span></a> provides sales and marketing teams with easy access to verified contact data for over 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies worldwide, along with tools to engage and convert these contacts in one unified platform. By helping revenue professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, <a href="http://apollo.io/"><span>Apollo.io</span></a> turns prospects into customers. Apollo raised a series D in 2023 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and more, and counts the former President and COO of Hubspot, JD Sherman, among its board members.</p></div><p>As a <strong>Senior Backend Software Engineer</strong>, you will be a critical part of our growing company, working on a cross-functional team to implement best practices in technology, architecture, and process. Youll have the chance to work in an open and collaborative environment, receive and give hands-on mentorship and have opportunities to grow and accelerate your career. You love both learning and teaching. In this role, you will be interfacing with design, front-end, analytics, as well as teams outside of Engineering. You enjoy working cross functionally to solve hard problems and make an impact. At Apollo, you strive for quality, and are obsessed with improving quality, automation, and squashing any bugs that sneak through. You have a drive to constantly investigate performance improvements and innovative ideas.</p> <p><strong>Our tech stack </strong>is React.js/Redux/Node.js on the front end, Ruby/Ruby on Rails/MongoDB/Redis/Elasticsearch on the backend, and Kubernetes/Docker/Ansible/Terraform in infrastructure.</p> <p><strong>DAILY ADVENTURES &amp; RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design and implement highly scalable backend API endpoints for billing systems</li> <li>API design for billing systems</li> <li>Data modeling for billing entities (plans, invoices, payments)</li> <li>Stripe (API, Billing, Checkout, CLI)</li> <li>Gather product requirements and write design docs and data models for billing entities to satisfy product needs</li> <li>Lead full lifecycle of software development: product requirements, architecture, solution design, development, quality assurance, and maintenance</li> <li>Debug complex technical issues involving Stripe APIs, billing/credit flows and webhooks</li> <li>Work effectively as part of a large global team</li> <li>Attend and engage in scrum ceremony meetings, team parties, and manager 1:1s</li> <li>Provide feedback to co-workers in written and verbal form and respond to technical and behavioral feedback from managers and peers</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>COMPETENCIES</strong></p> <ul> <li>Proactively acts without being told what to do. Able to identify areas of improvement and driving best practices to deliver high quality, performant, and scalable solutions</li> <li>Develops services that are highly available and scalable with proper monitoring and alerting in place</li> <li>Able to up-level the team by sharing knowledge and best practices with the engineering team</li> <li>Able to deal with ambiguity</li> <li>Ownership of projects from start to finish. Just because the project has been deployed doesn’t mean it’s done</li> <li>Organized and able to effectively plan and breakdown large projects into smaller tasks that are easier to estimate and deliver</li> <li>Lets others speak and seek to understand their viewpoints</li> <li>A creative and innovative problem solver &amp; previous experience working in an agile, startup environment</li> <li>Confident in owning your role, and bringing creative ideas to the hands of our users</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Minimum 5 years </strong>of industry experience in backend development, at least 1-2 years in senior positions, developing large-scale applications</li> <li>Experience developing distributed web applications</li> <li>Your code is comprehensible, well-structured, highly performant</li> <li>Experience with database modeling (SQL or NoSQL both OK)</li> <li>Experience with using and designing RESTful services</li> <li>Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design</li> <li>Proven experience leveraging AI tools to enhance software development processes, including code generation, debugging, and productivity optimization.</li> <li>Candidates should demonstrate fluency in integrating AI-driven solutions into their workflows and a willingness to stay current with emerging AI technologies.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Must have: </strong>Communication Skills, Problem Solving, Proactivity, Team Player, Listening Skills, Creativity and Innovation, Organization and Planning, Dealing with Ambiguity, Ownership of projects from start to finish, Distributed Web Development</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Nice to have:</strong> BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Mongo, Redis, Ruby on Rails, Microservices, Machine Learning, Similar experience in Adyen, Braintree, PayPal, Square SDKs</p><div><div><div><p>The listed Pay Range reflects base salary range, except for sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (OTE) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commission/sales bonus targets and annual base salary for the role. This pay range may be inclusive of several career levels at Apollo and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.</p> <p>Additional benefits for this role may include equity; company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; at least 10 paid holidays per year, flex PTO, and parental leave; employee assistance program and wellbeing benefits; global travel coverage; life/AD&amp;D/STD/LTD insurance; FSA/HSA and medical, dental, and vision benefits.</p></div><div>Annual Pay Range</div><div><span>$175,000</span><span>—</span><span>$225,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div><h3>We are AI Native</h3> <p>Apollo.io is an AI-native company built on a culture of continuous improvement. We’re on the front lines of driving productivity for our customers—and we expect the same mindset from our team. If youre energized by finding smarter, faster ways to get things done using AI and automation, youll thrive here.</p> <h3>Why You’ll Love Working at Apollo</h3> <p>At Apollo, we’re driven by a shared mission: to help our customers unlock their full revenue potential. That’s why we <strong>take extreme ownership</strong> of our work, <strong>move with focus and urgency</strong>, and <strong>learn voraciously</strong> to stay ahead.</p> <p>We invest deeply in your growth, ensuring you have the resources, support, and autonomy to <strong>own your role and make a real impact</strong>. Collaboration is at our core—we’re <strong>all for one</strong>, meaning you’ll have a team across departments ready to help you succeed. We encourage <strong>bold ideas and courageous action</strong>, giving you the freedom to experiment, take smart risks, and drive big wins.</p> <p>If you’re looking for a place where your work matters, where you can push boundaries, and where your career can thrive—Apollo is the place for you. </p> <p>Learn more <a href="https://www.apollo.io/we-are-apollo">here!</a></p></div>

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