Senior Full Stack AWS Engineer- Virtual

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.” We are passionate about connecting purpose with impact. Alight empowers clients to build a healthier and more financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, navigation, and absence management.

Our Benefits

With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life. Benefits include health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans with contribution matching, generous time off, parental leave, continuing education, and career growth opportunities – all within a thriving global organization.

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 6 years in a row.

Great Place to Work

Thanks to the work of every colleague, Alight has received multiple awards of recognition including “Great Place to Work” for the past 7 years and Fortune’s

“Best Companies to Work For.” To learn more about our company culture and awards Click Here.

If you, Champion People, seek to Grow with Purpose, and embody the meaning of Be Alight – We invite you to join our team! Learn more at careers.alight.com.

The Technology organization of Alight Solutions is responsible for the life cycle planning of business applications through the phases of strategize, architect, select, deploy, operate, evolve, and retire. The Platform Leader is responsible for driving our platform vision forward, that has specific responsibility for building or configuring, maintaining or enhancing, and eventually decommissioning applications and services through their life cycle.

**US Citizenship requirements- as this role supports services provided to the federal government and/or a federal government contractor, proof will be required to verify US citizenship status at time of hire.**

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect and implement serverless, event-driven, and containerized cloud applications using AWS services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions, S3, ECS/EKS).
• Build robust, secure, and high-performance cloud-native solutions, leveraging both front-end (Angular, TypeScript) and back-end (Node.js, Java, RESTful APIs) technologies.
• Lead the design and integration of Generative AI workflows leveraging Amazon Bedrock, RAG pipelines, and knowledge-base-driven context engineering for intelligent, reliable, and extensible AI solutions.
• Develop and maintain internal frameworks, reusable modules, and developer platforms to enhance developer experience, maintainability, and cloud efficiency.
• Implement multi-tier architectures and RESTful microservices, integrating with upstream and downstream systems.
• Manage databases with Amazon RDS (MySQL/PostgreSQL), DynamoDB, and Aurora, including both SQL and NoSQL modeling.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Employ testing frameworks and backend testing tools to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and data science teams to bridge business goals with scalable cloud solutions.
• Champion accessibility-first design and inclusive engineering practices across products and internal tooling.
• Mentor engineers and influence architectural direction aligned with organizational growth and sustainability objectives.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and distributed tracing using AWS and third-party tools (e.g., CloudWatch, X-Ray, ELK stack).
• Optimize application performance and ensure high availability through AWS scaling and caching mechanisms (Elastic Load Balancer, CloudFront).

REQUIREMENTS

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud architecture, or full-stack application development.
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS (e.g., Bedrock, Lambda, Step Functions, Redshift, Glue, ECS/EKS, IAM, S3, API Gateway, RDS, CloudFormation, EC2, Fargate, CloudWatch).
• Proficiency in Python, Java, TypeScript/Node.js, or similar languages for serverless and full-stack development.
• Strong grasp of context engineering, prompt orchestration, and LLM application design.
• Proven success leading cross-functional engineering teams and innovating at the intersection of technology and business.
• Commitment to accessibility and inclusive design principles.
• Experience integrating agent-based architectures and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) on AWS.
• Understanding of application-level security, compliance, and cost optimization best practices in the cloud.
• Experience with internal developer platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and observability frameworks.
• Prior contributions to AI/ML product teams or open-source cloud frameworks.
• Skilled in serverless and containerized application design and deployment using AWS SAM, Docker, and ECS.
• Experience in implementing secure authentication and authorization using AWS Cognito, OAuth2.0, and JWT.
• Strong proficiency in database management with Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, and Aurora, including SQL and NoSQL modeling.
• Good working knowledge of testing frameworks and backend testing tools like JUnit.
• Strong exposure to Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with a focus on continuous delivery and iterative development.
• Adept in version control and configuration management tools including GitHub, Bitbucket, and AWS CodeCommit

Application and Interview

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video.
 

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ disabled persons, disabled veterans, and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request reasonable accommodations/modifications by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not, now or in the future, require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

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Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: Wellbeing and Benefits Selector Page - Alight

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.