Who we are:
Apollo is a specialised independent (re)insurer, established in 2009, to deliver top-tier products and services to clients, brokers, and capital partners at Lloyd’s. The name "Apollo" was inspired by the achievements of one of its founding investors, Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon in 1969. Together with Jim Hays, Neil identified an opportunity to create a unique service provider within Lloyd’s.
Since its inception, Apollo has significantly broadened its portfolio of insurance solutions. This includes Apollo 1969’s traditional and specialty lines, ibott 1971’s innovative sharing economy products, and managing agency services at Lloyd’s through our Platform Partner Syndicates. Today, Apollo continues to grow with team of 300 professionals dedicated to fulfilling the company’s mission of enabling a resilient and sustainable world.
“We attract and retain a diverse range of talent by fostering an inclusive, equitable team environment where individuals from all backgrounds have opportunities to grow, succeed, and contribute. We empower our teams to achieve excellence and drive forward-thinking solutions, aiming to enable a resilient and sustainable world.” - David Ibeson, Group CEO
Your Role
Apollo is modernising its digital estate and building a suite of cloud-native applications that will elevate how our people work. As an Application Engineer in our Digital Solutions team, you will play a hands-on role in shaping intuitive, user-focused experiences across new and existing platforms. You will help us move from vendor-configured tools to modern, bespoke solutions that improve performance, usability, and engineering standards across the business.
This is an opportunity to influence front-end engineering practices, contribute to architectural decisions, and help define how software is designed and delivered at Apollo. If you are passionate about crafting exceptional user experiences and enjoy working with contemporary frameworks, this is the ideal opportunity for you.
What You Will Do
Stakeholder Engagement
- Analyse business needs, workflows, and system dependencies.
- Shape application solutions in partnership with business stakeholders.
- Communicate design options and technical approaches with clarity.
Application Design & Architecture
- Contribute to architecture, UX patterns, design frameworks, and hosting standards.
- Design APIs, integrations, orchestration components, schemas, and user interfaces.
- Ensure strong alignment with Apollo’s security, identity, and governance standards.
Application Development & Delivery
- Develop and enhance applications using .NET/C#, SQL Server, React, and Python.
- Produce maintainable, secure, and well-documented code.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and agile delivery.
- Support users during testing, rollout, and transition.
Operations & Continuous Improvement
- Maintain and evolve applications, integrations, and services.
- Identify opportunities for automation and rationalisation.
- Troubleshoot issues and contribute to engineering improvements.
What We Are Looking For
- Strong experience with .NET/C#, SQL Server, React, and Python.
- Experience with OAuth, SAML, RBAC, and modern security patterns.
- Solid understanding of Azure cloud services.
- CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps and infrastructure-as-code with Terraform.
- Strong UX/UI understanding.
- Experience with Power Platform, SharePoint, or Visual Studio.
- Deployment experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Understanding of data modelling in application design contexts.
- Experience working with a product-focused, agile mindset.
What you will get in return:
Our compensation package is designed to attract top talent. In addition to a fair and attractive salary, this role offers a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive range of benefits, including 31 days of annual leave, a non-contributory pension and private medical insurance.
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Apollo is a growing and diverse team of empowered and passionate experts who focus on bringing innovation, data driven decision making and collaboration to every relationship and every risk. To meet the needs of a demanding global insurance market, we need a diverse workforce that truly understands the international communities we serve.
That is why we're focused on developing diverse talent at every level; inclusion and diversity means more to us than just chasing a target and we are committed to supporting and celebrating difference. Our people are at the heart of our business which is why we value the diversity of thought and talent of every member of our team.
We offer a range of support and run a programme of events and training that recognise the challenges and opportunities relating to diversity.
Hybrid & flexible working:
At Apollo, hybrid and flexible working is fully embraced and we do not see the benefit of presenteeism. We understand that no two colleagues are alike, and as such we support the ability to remain agile and achieve a home and work balance to best suit business and personal commitments.
Supporting your application:
Apollo are committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive recruitment experience for everyone. Our process includes both virtual (Microsoft Teams) and in-person interviews. If there’s anything we can do to make your experience more comfortable or accessible, please let us know.
You can use the following link to share any adjustments or support you may need in advance or on the day Clear Talents
Thank you!
To find out more about our values, ESG strategy and commitment to inclusion please click on the 'Life at Apollo' pack.
Top Skills
Apollo (apollounderwriting.com) London, England Office
One Bishopsgate, London, London, United Kingdom, EC2N 3AQ
