Software Engineer I

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."

Our Values:

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team's expertise in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

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Alight is seeking a skilled and passionate Software Developer to join our team. You will be responsible for various stages of software development, including understanding business requirements, coding, testing, documentation, deployment, and production support. Your primary role will involve participating in full life-cycle application development projects.

Responsibilities

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions.
• Ability to spearheads the story development from inception to definition of done – with less dependency on Tech Lead
• Applying coding practices (including secure code guidelines) through the implementation of unit tests, automation and code reviews
• Ensure requirement coverage in the code
• Troubleshooting issues and proactively solving problems as they arise
• Actively work with Product Owner and other team members (such as a Tech Lead) to refine, integrate and demo the deliverables
• Understands the business purpose of the feature and story
• Works with the Software QAs at the start to understand what is expected
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design.
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications.
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency.
• Exposure to security aspects of the application.
• Build features and applications with web & mobile responsive design.
• Write technical documentation.
• Optimize web applications for performance and scalability.

Requirements and skills

• Proven experience 2-4 years as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
• Hands on experience in Core Java (JDK 11 or above),Wicket, struts, J2EE (JSP, Servlets), Spring Boot
• Microservices Architecture, REST
• Hands on experience with Design Patterns, Architecture, Low level Design, Test Driven Development, Dependency Injection, Mocking,
• Foundation level knowledge of US Health Benefit domain will be added advantage
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications.
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
• Knowledge of back-end language(e.g. Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, )
• Experience with core AWS web-enabling technologies.
• Excellent knowledge of Hibernate/JPA
• Experience with the Spring Boot framework
• Experience building RESTful API microservices.
• Exposure to streaming / messaging tool like Kafka
• Exposure to deployment tools, containerization & Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is an advantage.
• Experience using AI Based Developer tools including Agentic AI will be an advantage.

Education:

• B.Tech/BE or M.Tech/ME/MCA/M.Sc. preferably in Computer-Science

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" 5 years in a row.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it's important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options.

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.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Alight is committed to diversity, equity, and 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.

Diversity 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 and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, 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 a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her 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.

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

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.