AWS Cloud & Generative AI Engineering Lead
Location: Remote / Hybrid
Experience Level: Senior / Principal (8+ years)
Summary
We are seeking a seasoned Cloud engineer to design and build full-stack, cloud-native applications that merge modern AI innovation with scalable, sustainable architecture. This role blends hands-on AWS development and driving enterprise-grade GenAI adoption across diverse products and teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Architect and implement serverless, event-driven cloud applications using AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions, and S3.
• Lead the design and integration of Generative AI workflows leveraging Amazon Bedrock, RAG pipelines, and knowledge-base-driven context engineering to deliver intelligent, reliable, and extensible AI capabilities.
• Develop internal frameworks and reusable modules that enhance developer experience, maintainability, and cloud efficiency.
• 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.
Required Qualifications
• 8+ 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).
• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or similar languages for serverless development.
• Strong grasp of context engineering, prompt orchestration, and LLM application design.
• Proven success leading cross-functional engineering teams to innovate 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.
• Background in developing internal developer platforms, pipelines, or observability frameworks.
• Prior contributions to AI/ML product teams or open-source cloud frameworks.
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.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud architecture, or full-stack application development.
- Deep hands-on experience with AWS services.
- Proficiency in Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or similar languages.
- Experience integrating agent-based architectures and retrieval-augmented generation on AWS.
- Strong grasp of context engineering and prompt orchestration.
Alight Solutions Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Alight Solutions and has not been reviewed or approved by Alight Solutions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave offerings are described as generous, including multiple vacation weeks alongside wellness days, floating holidays, and paid holidays. Time-off flexibility is frequently positioned as a meaningful part of the overall rewards package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as a notable strength, anchored by a 401(k) match structure and an additional retirement account contribution once eligible. Day-one participation and the employer contribution design are presented as differentiators versus many entry-level packages.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing perks are positioned as a real addition to total rewards, including dedicated wellness days and mental health support such as premium access to Calm. Remote-work enablement is also reinforced through company-provided equipment, which reduces out-of-pocket setup costs.
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What We Do
Alight is a leading cloud-based human capital technology and services provider that powers confident health, wealth and wellbeing decisions for 36 million people and dependents. Our Alight Worklife® platform combines data and analytics with a simple, seamless user experience. Supported by our global delivery capabilities, Alight Worklife is transforming the employee experience for people around the world. With personalized, data-driven health, wealth, pay and wellbeing insights, Alight brings people the security of better outcomes and peace of mind throughout life’s big moments and most important decisions. Learn how Alight unlocks growth for organizations of all sizes at alight.com.
