Director, Financial Systems Engineering (Product & Platform) (El Segundo)

Position Overview

At Apollo, we are a global team of alternative investment managers passionate about delivering uncommon value to our investors and shareholders. With over 30 years of proven expertise across Private Equity, Credit, and Real Assets in various regions and industries, we are known for our integrated businesses, our strong investment performance, our value-oriented philosophy, and our people. We are seeking a Director, Financial Systems Engineering (Technical Product Lead) to partner with Finance and Global Operations in building and evolving mission‑critical accounting, data, and workflow platforms. This role combines hands‑on full stack engineering with technical product ownership and platform leadership. You will work directly with accounting and operations stakeholders to translate complex business and data processes into scalable, high‑performance systems, while leading architecture decisions and overseeing a distributed contractor team. This is a high‑impact role for a senior engineering leader who thrives at the intersection of product, technology, and business execution.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high‑quality Python applications and backend systems.
• Build and maintain the front‑end of web applications, ensuring seamless user experiences and robust performance.
• Work with relational and non‑relational databases to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Develop and optimize asynchronous applications to enhance system performance and efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design, implement, and improve both back‑end and front‑end system architecture.
• Implement best practices for cloud infrastructure management, with a focus on Azure (preferred, but not mandatory).
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and ensure the reliability of distributed systems.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Stay up‑to‑date with emerging technologies and best practices, and incorporate them into system designs.

Qualifications & Experience

• 9+ years of experience in software development.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience building scalable backend applications.
• Solid understanding and hands‑on experience with relational (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Snowflake) and non‑relational (e.g., MongoDB) databases.
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience using AI‑assisted development tools in real‑world environments, for example: Using tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Sourcegraph Cody (or similar) to design, write, refactor, and review production code and tests.
• Applying AI tools to improve developer productivity through workflows such as code generation, debugging, documentation, analysis, or automation (without requiring experience building or training LLMs).
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, with experience in deploying and managing applications in the cloud (Azure is a plus).
• Experience with designing and building highly available, distributed, and fault‑tolerant systems.
• Proficient in debugging and troubleshooting complex system issues across the stack.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles and best practices.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Azure services (e.g., Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Azure Kubernetes Service).
• Front‑end development skills using frameworks Vue.js.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices is a plus.

Pay Range

$190,000 – $250,000

Equal Employment Opportunity

The firm and its affiliates comply with applicable discrimination and equal opportunities legislation in all of its jurisdictions and do not discriminate in employment or recruitment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. 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. The 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.