Role Overview

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.

What You Will Do

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.

Why It Might Be a Fit

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).

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

Benefits

health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One
wellbeing programs
retirement plans with contribution matching
generous time off
parental leave
continuing education
career growth opportunities

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Senior Full Stack AWS Engineer - Virtual at Alight Solutions