Technical Lead- Full-Stack

Aptia is a trusted provider of employee benefits and pension administration services, with offices in the U.S. and U.K. supported by shared services in India and Portugal. We manage programs covering over six million people and serving more than 1,100 clients, catering to both B2B purchasers of the administration platform and B2C employees.

With our extensive experience in the industry, we will deliver efficient and reliable solutions that ensure the smooth management of employee benefits programs. Our dedicated team of experts will combine in-depth knowledge with leading technology to simplify the administration process for clients.

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

What You Bring

• 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

Preferred

• 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