Alight

Software Engineer II

Job · Full-timeIn OfficeChennai3-5 years1 opening

About this role

Alight is hiring for Software Engineer II in Chennai. This opening was published by Alight on their official careers board (Workday) on 17 August 2026 and was confirmed live on 14 September 2026. Job details • Company: Alight • Role: Software Engineer II • Location: Chennai (as listed…

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Skills you'll use

PythonSQLAWSKafkaSparkHadoopAirflowSnowflakeDatabricksETLTerraform

What you'll do

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.
Core Qualifications
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.

Who can apply

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.

Perks & 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 WorkThanks 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.We invite you to join our team! Learn more at careers.alight.com.We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain our scalable data infrastructure. You will architect robust pipelines to process massive datasets, optimize our data lakes, and integrate complex Big Data technologies within the AWS ecosystem.

About Alight

Our Story 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…

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