Head of Product and Engineering

Apollo Information Systems • Denver, CO

5d • Remote

About The Position

The Head of Product and Engineering will own the development of a proprietary technology platform that sits on top of partner technologies. This person will manage our tech layer and all internally produced software. There is no engineering team, no legacy codebase, and no tech debt. You will define the product, select and manage the development partners who built it, stand up the infrastructure, and ship it. This is the ideal position for a founding engineer to own everything from product vision to deployment.

Requirements

• Experience in software engineering, product development, or technical leadership, with meaningful time as a founder, co-founder, or early technical employee at a B2B SaaS company
• Demonstrated ability to ship production-quality software — architecture, code, infrastructure, and delivery, not just planning
• Experience managing outsourced or distributed development teams, including vendor selection, quality management, and delivery oversight
• Experience standing up and managing cloud infrastructure, including CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and production operations
• Proficiency with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or comparable) as a daily working method, not a novelty
• Strong understanding of secure software development practices, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and common vulnerability classes
• Experience with multi-tenant SaaS architecture, API integration patterns, and designing for extensibility.
• History of building systems where underlying components can be replaced without breaking the surface
• Strong understanding of application security, ensuring technologies are secure and also compliant with common regulations and requirements
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, working directly with Apollo's leadership, clients, and external development partners

Nice To Haves

• Cybersecurity domain experience is a plus but not required

Responsibilities

• Own the proprietary client-facing platform that is Apollo’s flagship offering
• Own Product Vision, direction, architecture, infrastructure, dev partner management, quality, security, and delivery
• Ensure platform architecture is robust, allowing multiple vendor support
• Development of internal tooling and prototyping with the use of AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, Github Copilot, etc.)
• Own and execution of internal AI strategy including use of agents

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, the company covers 100% of employee premiums and 90% of dependent premiums on base plans
• Unlimited PTO, 7 paid sick days, and 11 paid holidays
• 401(k) with 4% company match after 90 days, immediately vested
• Company‑paid life insurance at 1x annual salary
• Company‑paid Short‑Term Disability (STD) and Long‑Term Disability (LTD) coverage
• $125 monthly home‑office tech stipend for internet, equipment, and other technology needs
• Amazing colleagues, a collaborative environment, and a supportive, growth‑focused culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed