Staff Backend Engineer - Virtual

Alight Solutions; Deerfield (IL); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Remote-friendly

Great place to work awards

Job summary

Alight Solutions is seeking a Staff Backend Integrations Engineer to design and build the integration infrastructure behind the Benefits Intelligence experience. This hands-on role focuses on building reliable, scalable integration-heavy systems and ensuring operability.

You will define architecture, APIs, and workflows to connect Worklife with the Data Engine, establish interface contracts, and drive integration across Product, Architecture and Platform teams.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in application data modeling and API design.
• Proficiency in backend services and modern frontend development.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into robust technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve application architecture, domain model, workflows and business logic for Benefits Intelligence module.
• Design and build application services and APIs connecting Worklife with the Data Engine, with clear interfaces and observability.
• Lead the technical integration of Data Engine capabilities into Worklife, adapt UI components and create admin experiences.
• Establish reusable full-stack engineering patterns for maintainability, security, testing and deployment.
• Translate product concepts into pragmatic technical options and drive implementation with Product and Architecture.

Skills

Data modeling

API design

Backend services

Frontend development

Job description

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 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, dental and vision coverages starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans with contribution matching, generous time off, parental leave, continuing education, and career growth opportunities – all within a thriving global organization.

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” 6 years in a row.

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.”

Alight is building Benefits Intelligence, powered by the Alight Data Engine, to help employers turn complex benefits data into meaningful insights and action.

We’re looking for a Staff Backend Integrations Engineer to design and build the integration infrastructure behind this experience. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who has built complex, integration-heavy systems and knows how to make them reliable, scalable, and easier to operate.

Key Responsibilities

• Defining and evolving the application architecture, domain model, workflows and business logic for the Benefits Intelligence module.
• Designing and building application services and APIs connecting Worklife with the Data Engine, including clear interface contracts, error handling, observability and operational ownership.
• Leading the technical integration of Data Engine capabilities into Worklife, adapting existing user-interface components and developing new administrative experiences where required.
• Establishing reusable full-stack engineering patterns for maintainability, security, testing, observability, deployment and operational efficiency.
• Translating emerging product concepts and business requirements into pragmatic technical options, independently evaluating trade-offs and driving implementation in partnership with Product and Architecture.
• Driving technical execution across Engineering, Product, UX, Data and platform teams; surface dependencies early and bring design and integration decisions to closure.
• Approving application architecture and domain model.
• Producing production-ready APIs, services, workflows and user experiences.
• Documenting interface contracts and integration patterns.
• Automating tests, telemetry, runbooks and operational handoff.
• Reusing engineering standards and reference implementations.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including ownership of complex production applications.
• Deep expertise in application data modeling, API design, and backend services, with proficiency in modern front-end development.
• Demonstrated 0→1 system design and build experience for complex B2B use cases and non-technical users.
• Product judgment and ability to convert ambiguity into clear technical decisions and incremental delivery.
• Experience integrating new application capabilities into established products and technology ecosystems, including adapting and extending existing services and UI components.
• Independent execution of cross-functional technical leadership across multiple Engineering and Product teams without relying on formal authority.
• Demonstrated fluency with approved agentic coding practices and disciplined software engineering controls.
• Experience integrating application platforms with data or AI-enabled services.
• Experience improving observability, reliability and operational efficiency for production applications.

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.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [e-mail].

Equal Opportunity 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 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 reasonable accommodations/modifications by contacting their 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.

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

Salary Pay Range

Minimum: 180,000.00 USD

Maximum: 240,000.00 USD

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: Wellbeing and Benefits Selector Page - Alight

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.

Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.