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Matt Palermo

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Director of Engineering, Growth at Apollo.io
📍 Denver Metropolitan Area, United States

Matt Palermo is the Head of Growth Engineering at Apollo. io, with a background as Director of Engineering at Checkr. He is known for his strategic focus on core business challenges, software architecture, and building customer trust. Colleagues describe him as knowledgeable with great communication skills.

He once led a project to adopt an external identity solution, which saved his company the equivalent of 15-20 full-time engineers, allowing the team to focus on their primary mission.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering, Growth
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Denver Metropolitan Area, United States
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Growth Engineering
His career includes several senior roles, including Director and Head of Growth Engineering, highlighting his expertise in scaling engineering functions to drive business growth.
Engineering Efficiency
He focuses on strategic resource allocation, such as outsourcing authentication at a previous role to save significant engineering time for core product development.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Director of Engineering, Growth
Apollo.io
10-2021 - 5-2025
Director of Engineering, Growth & Platform
Checkr, Inc.
8-2019 - 10-2021
Senior Engineering Manager, Growth
Checkr, Inc.
1-2016 - 8-2019
Engineering Manager
Aetna, a CVS Health Company
7-2015 - 1-2016
Tech Lead, Web Development
Aetna, a CVS Health Company
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University of South Dakota
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