Software Engineer I

About the Job

At Alight, we prioritize our people. We champion individuals, support their growth, and encourage everyone to 'Be Alight.' Our values focus on empathy, purpose, and integrity.

We are seeking a skilled and passionate Software Developer to join our team. The role involves all stages of software development: understanding requirements, coding, testing, documentation, deployment, and production support. The primary focus is on full life-cycle application development projects.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with development teams and product managers to develop software solutions.
• Lead story development from inception to completion.
• Apply coding practices (including secure code guidelines) through unit tests, automation, and code reviews.
• Ensure code coverage for requirements.
• Troubleshoot and solve problems proactively.
• Work closely with Product Owners and team members.
• Build appealing front-end applications.
• Develop and manage databases and applications.
• Test software for responsiveness and efficiency.
• Address security aspects of the application.
• Develop features with web and mobile responsive design.
• Write technical documentation.
• Optimize web applications for performance and scalability.

Requirements and Skills:

• 2-4 years of experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar.
• Hands-on experience in Core Java (JDK 11 or above), Wicket, Struts, J2EE (JSP, Servlets), Spring Boot
• Microservices Architecture, REST
• Experience with Design Patterns, Architecture, Low-level Design, TDD, Dependency Injection, Mocking
• Knowledge of US Health Benefit domain is a plus.
• Familiarity with databases (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g., Apache) and UI/UX design.
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications.
• Knowledge of front-end languages and libraries (e.g., HTML/CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
• Knowledge of back-end languages (e.g., Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Angular, React, Node.js)
• 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 tools 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 is an advantage.

Education:

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

Benefits:

Alight offers programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet, and life. These include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training, and voluntary benefit options.

Alight is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome all individuals and are dedicated to creating a culture where every employee thrives. Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Alight Solutions is a leading provider of cloud-based human capital technology and services, serving many of the world's largest organizations. Specializing in employee benefits administration, Alight empowers confident health, wealth, and wellbeing decisions for 35 million individuals and their dependents. The Alight Worklife® platform enables employers to gain deeper workforce insights and engage employees through personalized benefits management and data-driven insights. This approach enhances employee wellbeing, engagement, and productivity, ultimately driving organizational growth. Discover how Alight helps organizations thrive at alight.com.