[Remote] Director of AI Engineering at Apollo.io

Canada, Kentucky, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

SaaS, AI, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Deep technical leadership in AI engineering
Exceptional product intuition
Track record of shipping AI systems that create measurable business outcomes
Experience leading and scaling high-impact AI engineering organizations
Ability to define long-term architecture for agentic AI
Expertise in mentoring senior individual contributors (ICs) and managers
Strong cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Product, Machine Learning, Growth, and GTM teams

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of Apollo’s AI roadmap, including autonomous agentic systems, LLM-powered workflows, search & relevance, personalization, and production-grade ML infrastructure
Define the multi-year technical vision for Apollo’s AI stack, spanning agents, orchestration, inference, retrieval, and platformization
Prioritize high-impact AI investments by partnering with Product, Design, Research, and Data leaders to align engineering outcomes with business goals
Establish technical standards, evaluation criteria, and success metrics for every AI-powered feature shipped
Lead the architecture and deployment of long-horizon autonomous agents, multi-agent workflows, and API-driven orchestration frameworks
Build reusable, scalable agentic components that power GTM workflows like research, enrichment, sequencing, lead scoring, routing, and personalization
Own the evolution of Apollo’s internal LLM platform for high-scale, low-latency, cost-optimized inference
Oversee model-driven experiences for natural-language interfaces, RAG pipelines, semantic search, personalized recommendations, and email intelligence
Partner with Product & Design to build intuitive conversational UX that hides underlying complexity while elevating user productivity
Implement rigorous evaluation frameworks, including offline benchmarking, human-in-the-loop review, and online A/B experimentation
Ensure robust observability, monitoring, and safety guardrails for AI systems
Elevate engineering excellence and accelerate Apollo’s position as the AI-native leader in the go-to-market ecosystem

Skills

AI Engineering

LLM

Autonomous Agents

Agentic Systems

ML Infrastructure

Relevance

Personalization

Production ML

AI Roadmap

Apollo.io

Sales intelligence and engagement platform

About Apollo.io

Apollo.io provides a platform designed to enhance sales processes and improve outreach for businesses. Its main features include prospecting intelligence, which helps users identify and research potential leads, and enrichment job change alerts that keep databases accurate with extensive data points. The platform also offers sales engagement analytics, allowing users to create multi-channel outreach sequences. Additionally, Apollo.io supports API integrations for data enrichment and custom workflows. Unlike many competitors, Apollo.io focuses on a subscription-based model that offers various pricing tiers, catering to both small businesses and large enterprises. The company's goal is to optimize sales strategies and increase revenue for its clients while ensuring data privacy and security through compliance with industry standards.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2015Year Founded

$244.3MTotal Funding

SERIES_DCompany Stage

Enterprise Software, CybersecurityIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Financial Planning

Risks

Rapid growth may strain Apollo.io's operational capabilities and customer service.

New executive hires could lead to strategic shifts misaligned with customer expectations.

Emerging competitors like Zitadel may challenge Apollo.io's market position.

Differentiation

Apollo.io offers verified contact data for over 210 million B2B contacts.

The platform integrates sales intelligence with engagement tools in one unified solution.

Apollo.io's compliance with ISO, SOC 2, and GDPR ensures high data security standards.

Upsides

Apollo.io ranked 125 on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 with 954% growth.

The company raised $250 million, reaching a valuation of $1.6 billion.

Apollo.io's multi-channel outreach aligns with rising sales engagement trends.

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