Software Engineer II

Alight, Inc.
United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
4 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Query Performance Airflow Amazon Web Services Amazon S3 Big Data Cloud Computing Computer Programming Data Validation Information Engineering Data Governance Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Warehousing
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Dimensional Modeling Distributed Computing Environment Distributed Systems Apache Hadoop Python (Programming Language) Cloud Services Standard Sql Software Engineering Data Streaming Workflow Management Systems Snowflake Apache Spark Cloudformation Data Lakes Pyspark Apache Kafka Software Coding Terraform Data Pipelines Serverless Computing Databricks

Job description

  • Pipeline Development: Design, construct, test, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines using Python, Spark, Pyspark

  • Big Data Processing: Architect and optimize distributed processing systems utilizing Apache Spark , Hadoop

  • Cloud Infrastructure: Build and manage serverless and cloud-native data architectures leveraging AWS (e.g., S3, EMR, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, and Athena).

  • Data Warehousing: Design dimensional data models and optimize query performance for large-scale analytics.

  • Monitoring & Security: Implement automated data quality checks, monitoring/alerting, and adhere to strict data governance and security standards.

Requirements

  • Experience: 4 to 6 years of professional experience in data engineering or software development.

  • Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience building data lakes and data warehouses natively on AWS .

  • Big Data Frameworks: Proficiency with distributed computing engines like Apache Spark and data streaming technologies (Kafka or Kinesis).

  • Programming: Strong coding skills in Python , alongside advanced SQL expertise.

  • Data Modelling: Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts and dimensional modelling.

Preferred (Bonus) Skills

  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

  • Familiarity with orchestration tools like Apache Airflow, Step functions

  • Experience with modern data stack tools like Databricks or Snowflake .

Benefits & conditions

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization., At Alight Solutions, we are reimagining how people and organizations thrive. To deliver on this purpose, we do things differently. From company leaders to our newest colleagues, we all play a role in bringing our values to life. Every colleague shapes how Alight can become better, stronger and brighter - together. With technology as our catalyst and humanity at our core, we advance each day toward a better future in work and life.

We understand the powerful human connections that create success for organizations. We bring an industry leader’s expertise and a true partner’s commitment to our benefits and administration solutions around health, wealth, HR, finance and consumer experience.

Are you interested in helping us shape the future of work and life for organizations, people and their families? If so, you’ve come to the right place.

Help us reimagine how people and organizations thrive!

Our story starts with a simple, universal truth: Every business is a people business. We are Alight Solutions. Reimagining how people and organizations thrive.

@AlightSolutions

About the company

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. Alight embraces values that come directly from our people - purposeful, human, united and growth-minded - reflecting our inclusive culture and promise that our clients expect. 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, starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans, and career growth opportunities - all within a thriving global organization.

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. (http://www.alight.com/about)

We invite you to join our team! Learn more at careers.alight.com (https://careers.alight.com/us/en) ., Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video. Please be aware that Alight is a camera-on culture and may require occasional travel to one of our physical office locations.

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., About Alight Solutions

Alight is a leading benefits administration provider of health, wealth, leave and point solutions for many of the world’s largest organizations and over 30 million people. Through the administration of employee benefits, Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation. Our Alight Worklife® platform empowers employers to gain a deeper understanding of their workforce and engage them throughout life’s most important moments with personalized benefits management and data-driven insights, leading to increased employee wellbeing, engagement and productivity. Learn more at alight.com .

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