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This role sits at the intersection of engineering, security, and fraud operations. The hired candidate will play a critical role in evolving Apollo’s abuse detection and account security capabilities. As a Senior Engineer (Fraud), you’ll work closely with Fraud Operations, Data Science, Application Security, and Product to modernize abuse detection logic. You'll prototype and deploy new risk decisioning systems and build the technical foundation for new fraud decision models over the next several quarters. This role is ideal for a senior engineer who thrives in ambiguous, data-driven problem spaces and enjoys building systems that protect our customers and business.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the implementation and ongoing improvement of abuse detection services and customer account security features
With assistance of technical leadership, implement a home-grown risk decision engine
Build and maintain APIs to support extensible, low-latency risk decisioning
Research and analyze abuse tools and attacker tactics to inform detection strategies
Participate in fraud incident triage and lead development of mitigations and remediation
Collaborate with Data Science and Data Engineering on model feature and system design
Work closely with Fraud Operations and Application Security to align detection and response
Stay informed on fraud prevention trends and apply relevant insights internally
Requirements:
5+ years building production backend systems in a SaaS or similar environment
Experience designing scalable backend services
exposure to risk or decisioning systems a plus
Proven track record of designing customer-first features
Ability to explore and validate ideas using imperfect or partially structured data
Strong foundation in secure system design and layered defenses
Comfortable presenting designs to both technical peers and senior stakeholders
Familiarity with common abuse vectors, evasion techniques, or scraping patterns
Strong ownership mindset and ability to prioritize effectively
Fraud, trust & safety, or security-adjacent experience preferred
Clear written and spoken English communication
Nice to have:
Fraud, trust & safety, or security-adjacent experience preferred
exposure to risk or decisioning systems a plus
What we offer:
equity
company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
401(k) plan
at least 10 paid holidays per year, flex PTO, and parental leave
employee assistance program and wellbeing benefits