Senior Frontend & Real-Time Collaboration Engineer (Equity-Based)

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THIS IS CURRENTLY A 100% EQUITY-BASED POSITION
NO SALARY OR CASH COMPENSATION IS OFFERED AT THIS STAGE
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR AN EQUITY-BASED STARTUP OPPORTUNITY*********************************************************************

About APOLO P2P

APOLO P2P is the first global peer-to-peer tutoring marketplace focused exclusively on blockchain and cryptocurrency education.

The platform delivers live one-to-one tutoring sessions inside an integrated collaborative learning environment that includes video communication, shared collaboration tools, live coding environments, technical analysis tools, and interactive educational systems.

Our mission is to make blockchain and cryptocurrency education globally accessible through practical, live, and personalized learning experiences.

We are currently seeking a highly technical Senior Real-Time Collaboration Engineer to help build and scale APOLO’s live collaborative classroom infrastructure.

Working Structure

• Equity-based founding-stage position
• Fully remote
• Team collaboration is synchronous, not asynchronous
• Core working hours are Monday to Friday from 4:00 PM UTC to 7:00 PM UTC
• Direct collaboration with Backend, Frontend, DevOps, QA, and Product teams
• Long-term technical leadership growth opportunity

Role Overview

This role focuses on building and optimizing APOLO’s real-time collaborative systems and interactive learning environments.

You will work on systems related to:

• Live communication
• Real-time collaboration
• Shared interactive learning tools
• Collaborative coding environments
• Financial analysis integrations
• Multi-user synchronization systems
• Interactive educational experiences

We are looking for someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems, building scalable systems, and improving real-time user experiences.

Key Responsibilities
Real-Time Communication Systems

• Help design and implement real-time communication infrastructure for live tutoring sessions
• Improve low-latency communication and synchronization between users
• Optimize session reliability, scalability, and performance across different devices and network conditions
• Support development of collaborative classroom functionality and live interaction systems

Collaborative Learning Systems

• Build and maintain collaborative educational tools and shared learning environments
• Help implement real-time synchronization for shared resources and interactive session features
• Improve usability and responsiveness of collaborative systems during live sessions
• Work on systems supporting multi-user interactions and shared educational workflows

Interactive Technical Tools

• Help integrate technical and educational tools into live tutoring sessions
• Support collaborative environments related to:
• Coding exercises
• Technical analysis
• Shared educational resources
• Interactive learning workflows
• Assist in improving performance, stability, and user experience across integrated systems

Platform Performance & Scalability

• Help optimize real-time systems for scalability and reliability
• Identify bottlenecks, synchronization issues, and performance limitations
• Participate in debugging, testing, optimization, and platform hardening efforts
• Contribute to architectural decisions related to performance and scalability

Security & Reliability

• Follow secure development practices across collaborative systems
• Help identify abuse vectors, synchronization risks, and system vulnerabilities
• Work closely with engineering teams to improve platform stability and reliability

Collaboration & Technical Contribution

• Work closely with:
• Backend engineers
• Frontend engineers
• DevOps
• QA
• Product leadership
• Participate in technical planning and architectural discussions
• Help establish development standards and best practices for collaborative systems
• Contribute ideas and improvements for future platform evolution

Technical Requirements

• Strong experience building complex web applications and real-time systems
• Strong understanding of:
• Real-time communication systems
• Multi-user synchronization
• Interactive web applications
• Scalable backend architectures
• Experience working with modern backend and frontend systems
• Experience integrating APIs, third-party services, and collaborative technologies
• Strong debugging, optimization, and problem-solving abilities
• Experience working with containerized or distributed environments is a strong advantage
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with technical teams during synchronous working hours

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building collaborative platforms, live systems, or educational technology products
• Experience working on platforms with large active user bases
• Familiarity with blockchain, cryptocurrency, or developer tooling ecosystems
• Experience building highly interactive user-facing systems
• Strong interest in scalable real-time collaboration technologies

Educational & Professional Background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields preferred
• Equivalent practical experience is highly valued
• Proven experience building production-grade applications and complex technical systems

Application Requirements

• Individual applicants only
• Companies, agencies, or outsourcing firms should not apply
• Applicants should provide:
• Portfolio
• GitHub profile
• Relevant project examples
• Examples of collaborative or real-time systems they have worked on

Why Join APOLO?

Joining APOLO at this stage provides the opportunity to help build one of the most technically ambitious live educational platforms in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector.

You will have:

• Direct influence over the platform’s collaborative learning systems
• Close collaboration with the founding and engineering teams
• High ownership and technical impact
• Long-term growth opportunities as the platform scales globally
• The opportunity to help redefine live online technical education through real-time collaboration technology