# Life at Apollo Published articles for Life at Apollo. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Why isn't Apollo Explorer open source? DevFeed: [Why isn't Apollo Explorer open source?]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Danielle Man Published: 2023-03-29T10:22:31Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Apollo Blog]() Topics: [GraphQL](), [GraphOS](), [Software as a service](), [Open Source](), [Maintainers]() Tags: [graphos](), [graphql](), [life-at-apollo](), [maintainers](), [open-source](), [saas]() ### AI overview An Apollo author explains why Apollo Explorer is not open source, contrasting it with GraphiQL and discussing the maintenance responsibility of popular open-source projects. Apollo chose to build Explorer within GraphOS Studio to pursue its product vision directly. ### Source excerpt A question I get a lot from folks within Apollo and outside the company alike is: Why isn't Apollo Explorer open source? GraphiQL is open source and is the tool that helped a lot of us write our very first GraphQL queries. Explorer is like a super-charged GraphiQL, so therefore it should be open source too, no? In the spirit of open source, I thought I'd write down my philosophy on this topic here in a quick blog post for y'all. ## Apollo GraphQL is one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise of 2023 DevFeed: [Apollo GraphQL is one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise of 2023]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Geoff Schmidt Published: 2023-03-09T11:58:44Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Apollo Blog]() Topics: [GraphQL]() Tags: [announce](), [company](), [developers](), [graphql](), [life-at-apollo](), [technology]() ### AI overview Apollo announces that it was featured among Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise for 2023 and describes how supergraphs support developer productivity and product innovation. ### Source excerpt Whether you're buying gifts on Wayfair, booking a trip on Expedia or Booking.com, or looking for houses on Zillow, you're using a supergraph. It's the kind of technology that is rarely seen or talked about by the general public. Supergraphs impact not only how quickly developer teams can move, but the pace at which organizations can introduce and innovate products and services. ## My first 6 months at Apollo GraphQL DevFeed: [My first 6 months at Apollo GraphQL]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: George Snowflack Published: 2022-01-25T10:32:37Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Apollo Blog]() Topics: [GraphQL](), [backends](), [Microservice]() Tags: [apis](), [back-end](), [career](), [graphql](), [life-at-apollo](), [microservices]() ### AI overview An author explains how conversations with customers, personal contacts, and research tools influenced the decision to join Apollo six months earlier. The article discusses customer pain points involving back-end microservices, APIs, technical debt, custom code, and REST, and presents Apollo as a platform for managing and securing APIs and GraphQL. ### Source excerpt For those of you who know me best, I certainly don't take things at face value. I take a measured approach when I make decisions, especially when it comes to making my next career move. I often get asked how I always "pick the winners". Here's how I went about the selection process for joining Apollo six months ago, and a quick update of where I'm at today. ## Announcing Apollo Internships for 2022 DevFeed: [Announcing Apollo Internships for 2022]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Melanie Marshall Published: 2021-11-17T16:48:37Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Apollo Blog]() Topics: [GraphQL](), [Open Source](), [Back end](), [Front end](), [distributed-systems](), [Framework](), [User experience (UX)](), [Data Science](), [Interaction Design](), [Data analysis](), [Product Management]() Tags: [backend](), [company](), [data](), [data-science](), [distributed-systems](), [frontend](), [graphql](), [interaction-design](), [internship](), [internships](), [libraries](), [life-at-apollo](), [open-source](), [ux]() ### AI overview Apollo GraphQL announces its 2022 internship program, expanding opportunities across engineering, design, product management, and sales. Engineering roles include full-stack, frontend, backend, distributed systems, libraries and frameworks, operations, and data science. ### Source excerpt Apollo GraphQL is busy! With millions of downloads of our open source product every week, customers like Walmart, Peloton, and Netflix (just to name a few), and our recent $1.5 billion valuation, this is an exciting time to be working at Apollo. If you are looking for a 2022 internship at a company tackling interesting projects and building the future of GraphQL technology, you want to be at Apollo. ## What is it like to interview with Apollo? (part 1 of 2) DevFeed: [What is it like to interview with Apollo? (part 1 of 2)]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Chris Shaw Published: 2021-08-13T14:19:33Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Apollo Blog]() Topics: [consistency]() Tags: [alignment](), [fairness](), [hiring](), [interview](), [interviewing](), [interviews](), [job](), [life-at-apollo](), [onboarding](), [process](), [recruiting](), [skills]() ### AI overview Apollo's first article about its interview process explains how the company prepares interviewers and candidates, defines roles through missions, outcomes, and competencies, and designs interviews for consistency and fairness. ### Source excerpt We've all been there. You're interviewing for a company that has a job you're very interested in. But you have no idea what to expect in the interview process. You're wondering; what will this process actually be like? How much time will it take? Should I prepare? How much should I prepare? Will I get a chance to ask my questions so I can learn more about the company?