Senior Full Stack Engineer – AWS

Alight Solutions

Senior Full Stack AWS Engineer responsible for architecting and implementing AWS cloud applications at Alight Solutions. Leading AI workflows and enhancing developer experience through frameworks and platforms.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftAngularAWSCloudDockerDynamoDBEC2JavaJavaScriptJUnitMicroservicesMySQLNode.jsNoSQLPostgresPythonRaySQLTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

AWSPythonJavaTypeScriptNode.jsRESTful APIsCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeSQLNoSQL

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationmentoringcommitment to accessibilityinclusive designcross-functional teamworkinnovationcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational growth