Wesco is hiring a senior hands-on engineer to help build its next-generation Warehouse Execution System (WES), a vendor-neutral orchestration platform connecting Wesco’s WMX/WMS with warehouse automation technologies such as conveyors, sortation, AS/RS, goods-to-person robotics, AMRs, packing systems, scanners, PLCs, and vendor WCS platforms. This is not a conventional application-development role. We are looking for someone who combines strong distributed-systems engineering with warehouse automation or industrial integration experience.
Core Responsibilities- Contribute to design and build Warehouse Execution System(WES) core services for task lifecycle, orchestration, routing, exceptions, retry/replay, and audit.
- Develop stable canonical APIs between WMX and automation systems.
- Build and evolve a reusable vendor-adapter framework for REST, MQTT, OPC-UA, Sparkplug B, socket-based and other industrial protocols.
- Engineer cloud/edge execution patterns for resilience, buffering, disconnected operation, and reconciliation.
- Lead architecture decisions, design reviews, engineering standards, and reference implementations.
- Mentor engineers while remaining deeply hands-on in design and code.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in a senior/principal IC role.
- Strong Java, JavaScript and Spring Boot background.
- Strong experience of AI-assisted and accelerated coding with Claude/CoPilot/etc.
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, including idempotency, retries, ordering, event-driven architecture, messaging, state machines, concurrency, and transactional patterns.
- Experience building production cloud platforms on Azure or another major cloud.
- Strong API, microservices, SQL, security, observability, and CI/CD experience.
- Ability to design systems where failures can trigger real-world physical consequences.
Experience with one or more of:
- WES, WCS, WMS or warehouse automation
- AS/RS, AMRs/AGVs, conveyors, sortation or goods-to-person systems
- PLC/SCADA or industrial integrations
- OPC-UA, MQTT, Sparkplug B, VDA 5050
- Azure Service Bus, Redis, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenTelemetry
- Automation vendors such as Dematic, Lucas, Scallog, AutoStore, KPI/Queen City, PeakLogix or similar
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About the TeamAt Wesco, we build, connect, power and protect the world. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Skills Required
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in a senior or principal individual contributor role
- Strong Java experience
- Strong JavaScript experience
- Strong Spring Boot experience
- Experience with AI-assisted and accelerated coding tools such as Claude or Copilot
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, including idempotency, retries, ordering, event-driven architecture, messaging, state machines, concurrency, and transactional patterns
- Experience building production cloud platforms on Azure or another major cloud
- Strong API, microservices, SQL, security, observability, and CI/CD experience
- Ability to design systems where failures can trigger real-world physical consequences
- Experience with WES, WCS, WMS, or warehouse automation
- Experience with AS/RS, AMRs/AGVs, conveyors, sortation, or goods-to-person systems
- Experience with PLC/SCADA or industrial integrations
- Experience with OPC-UA, MQTT, Sparkplug B, or VDA 5050
- Experience with Azure Service Bus, Redis, Kubernetes, Terraform, or OpenTelemetry
- Experience with warehouse automation vendors such as Dematic, Lucas, Scallog, AutoStore, KPI/Queen City, or PeakLogix
WESCO International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with company match is a relative strong point and is consistently part of the package. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a solid element within the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO policies are favorable, including self‑managed or generous banks in some roles along with paid holidays. Paid parental leave and related time‑off options add to the perceived strength of leave benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests employees have meaningful choice through medical plan options with HSA/FSA alongside ancillary programs like EAP, discounts, and supplemental coverages. The breadth of selectable add‑ons supports tailoring benefits to individual needs.
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What We Do
At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 20,000 professionals around the globe. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2022 net sales of $21.4 billion.
