Full-Time

Senior Solutions Architect

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Apollo Graph

Apollo Graph

201-500 employees

Tools for managing and optimizing GraphQL

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$158k - $186kAnnually

+ Variable Compensation + Equity

Senior

Remote in USA + 1 more

More locations: Remote in Canada

Remote position available from anywhere in the US or Canada, working CST or EST hours.

Category
Solution Engineering
Sales & Solution Engineering
Required Skills
GraphQL
Requirements
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in engineering or architecture roles, including customer-facing or consultative experience.
  • Technical background in enterprise data delivery (APIs), and ideally GraphQL.
  • Ability to create code samples, review and advise other engineers, and develop trusted engineer-to-engineer relationships.
  • Organized with follow-through to deliver timely results.
  • Creative, “can do” attitude with a focus on customer satisfaction.
  • Passionate about mentoring and collaborating with others.
Responsibilities
  • Work directly with engineering teams at a range of companies to help them consolidate their existing GraphQL efforts to roll out a federated graph effectively and realize the value of the Apollo GraphOS platform.
  • Be a key technical adviser for Apollo enterprise customers at key points in their GraphQL journey—from their first POC through production—and as they expand adoption across their company.
  • Work with customers to understand their goals, roadmap, culture, technical architecture, their unique organizational challenges, and the right way to roll out Apollo in their company to accomplish their goals.
  • Devise and create innovative solutions to support and accelerate federated graph adoption within customers’ existing architectures, strategize new use cases to grow accounts and find and identify opportunities to maximize business value for Apollo’s customers.
  • Contribute improvements to our documentation, OSS libraries, and GraphOS from customer feedback or issues. Coordinate with tech leads internally to help us continue to build solutions to real-world issues.

Apollo GraphQL offers tools 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, Apollo Federation, and Apollo Router, which help streamline API management. The company serves a diverse range of clients, from individual developers to large corporations, and differentiates itself by focusing on performance optimization. Apollo's goal is to simplify the integration and management of data across 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

-1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Apollo's GraphOS update enhances observability and performance for enterprise-scale GraphQL federation.
  • Apollo Connectors simplify transitioning from REST to GraphQL, broadening its user base.
  • Apollo's CNCF membership boosts visibility and collaboration in the cloud-native community.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from GraphQL providers like Hasura and Prisma is intensifying.
  • Over-reliance on GraphQL could be risky if its adoption slows.
  • Rapid API management advancements may outpace Apollo's current offerings.

What makes Apollo Graph unique

  • Apollo GraphQL specializes in optimizing GraphQL, a leading data query language.
  • Apollo's GraphOS provides a unique abstraction layer for API complexity.
  • Apollo Federation unifies multiple GraphQL services into a single schema.

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Benefits

Flexible working hours

PTO

401k

Medical, dental, vision, life, & disability insurance

Generous parental leave

Coffee chats & team lunches