Position OverviewABOUT APOLLOApollo 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. OUR PURPOSE AND CORE VALUESOur clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf. We strive to be: The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals. The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects – and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them build stronger businesses. A leading contributor to addressing some of the biggest issues facing the world today – such as energy transition, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, and social impact – where innovative approaches to investing can make a positive difference. We are building a unique firm of extraordinary colleagues who:Outperform expectationsChallenge ConventionChampion OpportunityLead responsiblyDrive collaboration 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. OUR BENEFITSApollo 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.POSITION OVERVIEW: As a senior engineer, you will be responsible for designing and building backend systems and APIs for both internal and external Apollo platforms. Collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams to ensure seamless integration of data room capabilities across the platform. Ensure systems meet high standards for security, scalability, and reliability. Contribute to architectural decisions that impact how sensitive information is managed and accessed within our ecosystem.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES<ul><li>Own the design and implementation of backend services that power data room-related workflows within the Product Master.</li><li>Develop and extend APIs (REST, GraphQL) for managing document access, metadata, and permissions.</li><li>Integrate with internal systems to support real-time and scheduled updates to the data room.</li><li>Implement audit logging, access tracking, and data governance features for compliance and transparency.</li><li>Work closely with product and data teams to define and support business requirements.</li><li>Ensure consistency in metadata, access rules, and user experience across all data room interactions.</li><li>Participate in code reviews, technical planning, and cross-functional ceremonies.</li><li>Drive performance improvements, bug fixes, and system hardening efforts.</li><li>Stay updated on the latest cyber threats and trends to proactively address potential vulnerabilities.</li></ul>Qualifications &amp; Experience<ul><li>7+ years of experience in backend development, ideally with exposure to secure, data-intensive applications.</li><li>Strong programming skills in Python and Java (must-have).</li><li>Proven experience designing scalable distributed systems and microservices.</li><li>Expertise in API development (REST, GraphQL) and system integration.</li><li>Experience with event-driven or pub/sub systems.</li><li>Ability to understand and implement permissioning and access control logic.</li><li>Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across teams and stakeholders.</li><li>Self-starter mentality with the ability to lead initiatives end-to-end.</li><li>Familiarity with Snowflake and dbt.</li><li>Background in financial services, investor reporting, or data-intensive enterprise platforms.</li><li>Understanding of secure document management, authentication/authorization (OAuth, RBAC), and auditing.</li><li>Exposure to cloud platforms, particularly Azure.</li><li>Awareness of data compliance, governance, or regulatory frameworks.</li></ul>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, gender/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 role. Any job offer will be conditional upon and subject to satisfactory reference and background screening checks, all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals or certifications as required from time to time, and entering into definitive contractual documentation satisfactory to 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. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.
Nothing herein constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or product of Apollo or any Apollo-managed fund.

Associate Director - Backend Developer Data Room (Lyra)

Position OverviewABOUT APOLLOApollo 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.&nbsp;OUR PURPOSE AND CORE VALUESOur clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf. We strive to be:&nbsp;The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals.&nbsp;The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects – and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them build stronger businesses.&nbsp;A leading contributor to addressing some of the biggest issues facing the world today – such as energy transition, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, and social impact – where innovative approaches to investing can make a positive difference.&nbsp;We are building a unique firm of extraordinary colleagues who:Outperform expectationsChallenge ConventionChampion OpportunityLead responsiblyDrive collaboration&nbsp;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.&nbsp;OUR BENEFITSApollo 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.POSITION OVERVIEW: As a senior engineer, you will be responsible for designing and building backend systems and APIs for both internal and external Apollo platforms. Collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams to ensure seamless integration of data room capabilities across the platform. Ensure systems meet high standards for security, scalability, and reliability. Contribute to architectural decisions that impact how sensitive information is managed and accessed within our ecosystem.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES<ul><li>Own the design and implementation of backend services that power data room-related workflows within the Product Master.</li><li>Develop and extend APIs (REST, GraphQL) for managing document access, metadata, and permissions.</li><li>Integrate with internal systems to support real-time and scheduled updates to the data room.</li><li>Implement audit logging, access tracking, and data governance features for compliance and transparency.</li><li>Work closely with product and data teams to define and support business requirements.</li><li>Ensure consistency in metadata, access rules, and user experience across all data room interactions.</li><li>Participate in code reviews, technical planning, and cross-functional ceremonies.</li><li>Drive performance improvements, bug fixes, and system hardening efforts.</li><li>Stay updated on the latest cyber threats and trends to proactively address potential vulnerabilities.</li></ul>Qualifications &amp; Experience<ul><li>7+ years of experience in backend development, ideally with exposure to secure, data-intensive applications.</li><li>Strong programming skills in Python and Java (must-have).</li><li>Proven experience designing scalable distributed systems and microservices.</li><li>Expertise in API development (REST, GraphQL) and system integration.</li><li>Experience with event-driven or pub/sub systems.</li><li>Ability to understand and implement permissioning and access control logic.</li><li>Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across teams and stakeholders.</li><li>Self-starter mentality with the ability to lead initiatives end-to-end.</li><li>Familiarity with Snowflake and dbt.</li><li>Background in financial services, investor reporting, or data-intensive enterprise platforms.</li><li>Understanding of secure document management, authentication/authorization (OAuth, RBAC), and auditing.</li><li>Exposure to cloud platforms, particularly Azure.</li><li>Awareness of data compliance, governance, or regulatory frameworks.</li></ul>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, gender/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 role. Any job offer will be conditional upon and subject to satisfactory reference and background screening checks, all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals or certifications as required from time to time, and entering into definitive contractual documentation satisfactory to Apollo.&nbsp;

Associate Director - Backend Developer Data Room (Lyra)

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