Full-Time

Senior Manager

Product Design

Posted on 6/27/2024

Apollo Graph

Apollo Graph

201-500 employees

Tools for managing and optimizing GraphQL

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$195.5k - $250kAnnually

Senior

Remote in USA

Category
Product & UX/UI Design
UI/UX & Design
Required Skills
Figma
Product Design
HTML/CSS
Requirements
  • You’ve managed designers, supported their career growth, and are skilled at leveraging your own expertise to mentor & develop emerging design leaders.
  • You have experience crafting visually strong, clear, and delightful experiences.
  • You have a track record of leading complex initiatives, developing strong perspectives on your team's product areas, and successfully advocating for them across the organization to deliver significant business impact.
  • You’re proficient in Figma, Atomic Design, and have built or contributed to design systems. Your knowledge of HTML and CSS allows you to collaborate effectively with engineers on implementation.
  • You have excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
  • You're skilled at finding the balance between business needs, strong design, and practical solutions, and can speak to this through the work in your portfolio.
  • You’re excited to work in the dynamic environment of a startup.
  • Experience with technical SaaS products, especially in dev tools or similar domains, is a plus.
Responsibilities
  • You’ll lead our small but mighty design team, fostering an environment where innovation thrives and team members are empowered to grow and excel.
  • You’ll develop a clear vision and strategy for design at Apollo, guiding the team through initiatives like redesigning our information architecture, launching new product lines, and designing cohesive user journeys across our various interfaces.
  • You’ll foster a culture of design thinking, and find practical ways to apply design methodologies to our engineering-heavy organization.
  • You’ll conduct studies and gather user research on key initiatives, maintaining a close connection with our customers to inform and drive design decisions.
  • You’ll be a major contributor to our group strategy and a leader who inspires and motivates people across the company, building strong alliances with other managers to drive cross-team results.
  • You’ll champion strategic initiatives and help shape the future of our design ecosystem.

Apollo GraphQL provides tools and services for developers to manage and optimize GraphQL, a data query language for APIs. Their main product, the Apollo Graph Platform, includes features like Apollo Explorer for saving and sharing GraphQL operations, Apollo Federation for creating a unified graph from multiple services, and Apollo Router for high-performance federation runtime. Apollo also offers Contracts, which allow users to create tailored graphs for different audiences. The company serves a wide range of clients, from individual developers to large corporations, particularly in industries that rely on data integration and API management. Apollo differentiates itself from competitors by offering a comprehensive suite of products that enhance the efficiency and performance of GraphQL implementations. The goal of Apollo GraphQL is to streamline API management processes for developers, making it easier to work with data across various applications.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$178.2M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2016

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

-8%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Apollo's CNCF membership enhances visibility and collaboration in the cloud-native community.
  • Apollo GraphOS updates improve observability and performance for enterprise-scale GraphQL federation.
  • Apollo's focus on platform engineering aligns with emerging API management trends.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging GraphQL tools may erode Apollo's market share with competitive features.
  • Rapid API standard evolution may strain Apollo's resources and impact profitability.
  • Reliance on cloud providers for multi-cloud support exposes Apollo to service outage risks.

What makes Apollo Graph unique

  • Apollo GraphQL offers a comprehensive suite for managing GraphQL operations efficiently.
  • Apollo Federation unifies multiple services into a single, cohesive GraphQL schema.
  • Apollo Connectors ease the transition from REST APIs to GraphQL endpoints.

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Benefits

Flexible working hours

PTO

401k

Medical, dental, vision, life, & disability insurance

Generous parental leave

Coffee chats & team lunches

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