# Senior Software Engineer

**Company:** [Apollo](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/apollo)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** React, TypeScript, Python, Go, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, GCP, Terraform, Ansible, Restful Services, Microservices
**Posted:** 2026-07-06

> Build scalable backend services, data pipelines, and distributed integrations powering Apollo’s AI-driven products. The role requires at least five years of backend experience, strong distributed-systems and database skills, and an AI-enabled, collaborative engineering approach.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and implement highly scalable backend services, data pipelines, and integration endpoints that perform reliably at high volume.
- Gather product and engineering requirements, write design documents, and drive technical discussions with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Lead the full software development lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, solution design, development, quality assurance, and maintenance.
- Build systems with observability as a first-class concern, including monitoring, alerting, and dashboards.
- Mentor engineers and share best practices across the engineering organization.
- Communicate development progress to product leads, engineering managers, and other stakeholders.
- Introduce technologies and ideas as needed, including AI tools that accelerate individual and team workflows.
- Navigate ambiguity and proactively remove project roadblocks.
- Work effectively as part of a large global team.
- Give and receive technical and behavioral feedback.

## Requirements
- At least 5 years of industry experience in backend development, including 1–2 years in senior positions.
- Experience developing large-scale, distributed web applications.
- Ability to write comprehensible, well-structured, and performant code.
- Experience with SQL or NoSQL database modeling.
- Experience using and designing RESTful services.
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
- Experience using AI tools for code generation, debugging, and productivity optimization.
- Experience in a fast-scaling startup or high-velocity environment.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, listening, organization, planning, ownership, creativity, proactivity, and teamwork skills.

## Nice to Have
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, MongoDB, Redis, Ruby on Rails, microservices, or machine learning.

## Tech Stack
- React.js and TypeScript
- Python
- Go
- MongoDB
- Elasticsearch
- Redis
- Kafka
- Kubernetes and Docker
- Google Cloud Platform
- Terraform and Ansible
- Grafana and Kibana
- GitHub Actions

## Compensation and Benefits
- Apollo supports professional growth through resources, support, and autonomy.
- The company emphasizes collaboration, continuous improvement, experimentation, and AI-enabled productivity.

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