Head of Product and Engineering
United States of America
Full Time
4 weeks ago
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Key skills
Software EngineeringProduct DevelopmentB2B SaaSProduction-quality SoftwareSoftware ArchitectureCloud InfrastructureCI/CD PipelinesMonitoringProduction OperationsAI Coding ToolsSecure Software DevelopmentAuthenticationAuthorizationEncryptionVulnerability ManagementMulti-tenant SaaS ArchitectureAPI IntegrationExtensible System DesignApplication SecurityRegulatory ComplianceCybersecurity DomainStakeholder ManagementAIClaudeApolloGitHubSaaSCI/CDLeadershipPrototypingCommunication
About this role
Apollo Information Systems is a cybersecurity services company focused on delivering comprehensive security and compliance programs. The Head of Product and Engineering will be responsible for developing a proprietary technology platform, managing the tech layer, and overseeing product vision and delivery.
Responsibilities:
- You 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
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
- Cybersecurity domain experience is a plus but not required