The Role
Design, develop, and maintain AWS serverless, microservices-based integrations using TypeScript and CDK. Build CI/CD pipelines with AWS tooling, design event-driven systems, and ensure reliable, scalable integrations. Mentor engineers, lead high-risk projects, collaborate across teams, and uphold clean code, SOLID principles, and REST standards.
Summary Generated by Built In
Looking to start an exciting new career? City Electric Supply offers excellent career opportunities for people who are friendly, motivated, and passionate about providing incredible customer service.
About City Electric Supply
CES is a family-owned electrical wholesaler with the benefits of a worldwide service network and the personal service of a neighborhood store. Our "customer service first" core value has allowed us to grow continually for over 65 years while keeping our founding principle of empowering people to make local business decisions. CES now employs more than 7,400 people at over 1,000 branches world-wide of which there are over 500 branches across North America. Our vision is to add 30-35 branches a year, while staying true to our Company values.
Please note: we are unable to sponsor employment visas for this role, now or in the future. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship.
Summary:
As a Senior AWS Software Engineer on the City IT Integrations team, you'll help build the core integration technology that connects CES's internal systems and third-party services across a company operating 1,000+ branches worldwide. This is a chance to build enterprise grade, serverless applications that support real scale, and to shape how a growing company's systems talk to each other.
Beyond hands on development, you'll mentor engineers on the team through code reviews and knowledge sharing sessions, helping raise the technical bar across the group. You'll also be trusted with the highest stakes work on the team, the projects where reliability and precision genuinely matter.
Essential Job Functions:
- Design, develop, and implement AWS serverless solutions and enterprise grade applications, using strong TypeScript expertise to deliver robust integration technologies.
- Guide and mentor the engineering team, conducting peer code reviews and leading knowledge sharing sessions to promote best practices and high coding standards.
- Work closely with engineering teams across the company to ensure smooth integration between internal systems and third-party services.
- Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using AWS tools such as CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy to support consistent, reliable software delivery.
- Maintain strong engineering standards, writing well-structured code that follows SOLID design principles, clean code practices, and REST standards.
- Own and lead high risk, high visibility projects within the team's AWS cloud applications and services.
Education/Experience:
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong track record in TypeScript development.
- Extensive, hands on experience with AWS services in a serverless first, microservices oriented environment, including:
- Compute: Lambda, ECS, Fargate
- Storage and Data: S3, DynamoDB, RDS
- Integration: API Gateway, AppSync, Step Functions, EventBridge
- Security and Identity: IAM, Cognito
- Networking: VPC, CloudFront, Route 53
- Hands on experience with CDK for defining cloud infrastructure as code.
- Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using AWS tooling.
- Proficiency with Git/GitLab for source control and team collaboration.
- Experience designing and managing event driven systems for scalable, responsive applications.
- Prior experience mentoring or supporting other engineers in a cross functional environment preferred.
- Experience developing software solutions within the wholesale distribution, retail, supply chain, or other related industries is preferred.
Competencies:
- Strong problem solving and analytical thinking, with the ability to design effective solutions in complex systems.
- Clear, effective communicator who collaborates well across technical and non-technical teams.
- Strong sense of ownership, particularly on critical or high-risk work.
- Adaptable and eager to keep learning as technology and best practices evolve.
- Strategic mindset, able to anticipate challenges before they become problems in integration and development work.
Interview Process:
- Screening Call with Talent Acquisition Partner (30 minutes)
- Culture, Values & Technical Interview via Microsoft Teams with the Global API & Integrations Manager, Senior Software Engineer, and Senior AWS Software Engineer (60 minutes)
- Take-Home Technical Assessment (up to one week to complete)
Benefits Offered:
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance.
- 401(k) company match program.
- Telehealth.
- Short-term and Long-term disability insurance.
- Basic and AD&D Life Insurance paid for by the company.
- Critical Illness, Hospital Confinement, Accident Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Mental, physical, financial wellness.
- Auto and Home Insurance discount.
- Paid Time Off and 7 paid Holidays.
- Paid Pregnancy, Parental, and Adoption Leave programs.
- Employee Discount Program.
- Training Programs.
- Internal growth opportunities in a fast-growing company.
- In some jurisdictions, state or local laws address sick leave or other leaves of absence. The Company complies with all such laws. This policy shall apply only to the extent it does not conflict with applicable law.
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position has mentoring responsibilities.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and climbing. The employee must be able to lift and move items up to 50 pounds.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EEO Statement
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, assignment, re-assignment, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, and termination. The Company prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; service member status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. We support protected veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.
Attention Applicants
If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or if you have difficulty accessing or using the online application process and need an alternative method, please contact us at [email protected] or 1-855-571-2477.
City Electric Supply is a drug free workplace. For further information about CES, visit our website at www.cityelectricsupply.com.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong TypeScript development
- Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services in a serverless, microservices-oriented environment (Lambda, ECS, Fargate)
- Hands-on experience with AWS storage and data services (S3, DynamoDB, RDS)
- Experience with AWS integration services (API Gateway, AppSync, Step Functions, EventBridge)
- Experience with AWS security and identity services (IAM, Cognito) and networking (VPC, CloudFront, Route 53)
- Hands-on experience with AWS CDK for infrastructure-as-code
- Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using AWS tooling (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy)
- Proficiency with Git/GitLab for source control and team collaboration
- Experience designing and managing event-driven systems for scalable applications
- Prior experience mentoring or supporting other engineers in a cross-functional environment
- Experience developing software solutions within wholesale distribution, retail, supply chain, or related industries
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The Company
What We Do
City Electrical Factors (CEF) is the largest distributor of electrical products in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1951, the company operates over 400 branches, providing a wide range of electrical, hardware, plumbing, and heating equipment to professional contractors and the public. They are known for their extensive product range, including cables, power tools, and renewable energy solutions like solar and EV charging equipment.
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