About Aptia
Founded to shape the future of pensions, health, and insurance solutions, Aptia is a leading professional services firm dedicated to simplifying complexity for businesses and individuals. We bring together cutting-edge technology and deep industry expertise to help organisations navigate an evolving landscape with clarity and confidence.
With a presence in the US, UK, India, and Portugal, we support over six million people and more than 1,100 clients, delivering solutions that drive efficiency, enhance financial security, and provide peace of mind.
Our strength lies in the combination of smart technology and expert teams, ensuring that managing pensions, health, and insurance is more effective. By focusing on innovation, accessibility, and client success, we help businesses take care of their people, so they can focus on what they do best.
And we are expanding. Aptia Group is not only fueled by our investors' backing but also by our commitment to foster the growth and success of our people. At Aptia, we're investing heavily in learning and development, paving unique career paths for our colleagues.
Specialist. Responsive. Thoughtful. Our values aren't just words; they are the backbone of our business. Our team embodies our values daily, to surpass client expectations, evolve constantly and nurture genuine relationships for the long-term.
Job requirements
We’re looking for a seasoned Technical Lead- Full Stack with deep full‑stack expertise to architect, build, and scale cloud‑native applications. In this role, you’ll guide the design and development of backend services, modern React frontends, and AWS‑based infrastructure while mentoring engineers and shaping technical strategy. You’ll work closely with product, operations, and customer stakeholders to translate business needs into high‑quality, resilient, and well‑tested software solutions.Location: Hybrid, in our Lake Mary office a minimum of 3 days per week.What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with product team, business operations, and customers to understand and develop product requirements
- Design, architect, and lead the development of new full stack applications, APIs, and solutions
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical decision-making
- Participate in code reviews and maintain engineering standards
- Develop responsive, user-friendly React frontend interfaces
- Build robust backend services with comprehensive test coverage
- Optimize database performance and manage complex data relationships
- Architect and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS
- Write and maintain automated unit and integration tests
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions
- 12+ years of overall experience, of which at least 4-5 years as a team leader/delivery lead
- Strong expertise in Java, Scala, or Kotlin
- Strong expertise in Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and related projects
- Frontend development experience with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript
- Advanced SQL skills with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL
- Significant hands-on experience building and operating cloud native applications on AWS.
- Testing expertise including automated unit and integration testing
- Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Strong understanding of software engineering best practices
- Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code
- End-to-end testing experience with frameworks like Playwright or Cypress
- Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Background in high-traffic, production environments
How to apply
If you are interested in this role, then we’d love to hear from you. Please go ahead and click apply and submit your resume with appropriate contact information.
Aptia is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment. At Aptia, fostering an equitable and inclusive environment for all our people to flourish is a priority. We are an equal opportunity employer and aim to attract and retain the best people without attention to age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, political affiliation, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation.
If there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process to ensure it is accessible to you, we encourage you to reach out to us.
Skills Required
- 12+ years of overall experience, including 4-5 years as a team leader/delivery lead
- Strong expertise in Java, Scala, or Kotlin
- Strong expertise in Spring Boot, Spring Framework
- Frontend development experience with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript
- Advanced SQL skills with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL
- Significant hands-on experience building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS
- Testing expertise including automated unit and integration testing
- Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Strong understanding of software engineering best practices
What We Do
Aptia is a trusted provider of employee benefits and pensions administration services, with offices in the UK and U.S., supported by shared services in India and Portugal. It manages programmes covering over seven million people and serving more than 1,100 clients. Aptia delivers efficient and reliable solutions that ensure the smooth management of pension plans and employee benefits programmes. Our dedicated team of experts combines in-depth knowledge with leading technology to simplify the administration process.
