US LBM is one of the leading and fastest growing distributors of specialty building materials in the United States, with a team of over 13,000 employees located throughout the country. Since our founding in 2009, we have acquired over 100 companies and have expanded to more than 450 locations serving 37 states. US LBM is a progressive organization that promotes a unique culture that focuses on the value of its customers and associates. Developing our people is critical to our strategy and fostering our culture of empowerment.
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A Brief OverviewUS LBM Engineer - Application Integration specializes in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, cloud-native applications. The ideal candidate has strong experience with containerized environments, Kubernetes orchestration, modern frontend frameworks, backend development, and both relational and NoSQL databases. This role requires a hands-on engineer who can contribute across the full software development lifecycle while mentoring team members and driving engineering best practices.
What you will do
- Design, build, and maintain integration services, APIs, and event-driven workflows across enterprise systems.
- Deploy, configure, and support containerized applications on Kubernetes.
- Build and maintain container images using Docker; familiarity with Nerdio or similar virtual desktop/container platforms is a plus.
- Build, operate, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based application platforms.
- Participate in CI/CD practices for integration services, including build, test, and release automation.
- Implement and support observability using OpenTelemetry (OTel) instrumentation and Grafana Alloy (or equivalent collectors/agents) for metrics, logs, and distributed tracing.
- Understand basic telemetry models—metrics, logs, and traces—and apply them to monitor integration health, performance, and failures.
- Contribute to integration portals, admin tools, and operational UIs using React and Next.js.
- Develop backend services and integration logic using Go (preferred), Python, or C# (.NET).
- Design and implement data access patterns for relational and document stores, including SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
- Write efficient SQL queries and work with both schema-based and NoSQL data models in integration scenarios.
- Ensure data integrity, idempotency, and appropriate error handling in integration pipelines.
- Work with Enterprise Data & Analytics, ERP, and business teams to deliver integration solutions that support AI/ML, automation, and ERP conversion initiatives.
- Document integration designs, APIs, deployment procedures, and operational playbooks.
- Stay current with integration patterns, cloud-native tooling, and emerging enterprise technologies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including business analysts, product managers, and DevOps engineers.
- Collaborate with IT security and compliance teams to ensure that all deployments/implementations adhere to the organization’s security policies and standards.
- Work with business analysts and process owners to understand the business requirements and process workflows for automation.
Required For All Jobs
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Comply with all policies and standards.
- Adhere to Company’s commitment to workplace safety.
- Participate in and complete assigned trainings.
Education Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or relevant experience.
Experience Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience building and supporting integration solutions, middleware, APIs, or enterprise application services in operational environments.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for deploying and operating containerized workloads.
- Experience with Docker for containerization; exposure to Nerdio or comparable environments is a plus.
- Experience building or maintaining front-end applications with React and Next.js.
- Any experience in the lumber and building materials industry and/or manufacturing is a huge plus.
Skills and Abilities
- Working knowledge of observability and telemetry, including OpenTelemetry concepts and collection via Grafana Alloy or similar agents.
- Proficiency in at least one backend language: Go (preferred), Python, or C# (.NET).
- Strong cloud-native thinking, ability to design distributed systems and hands-on experience with Azure ecosystem services
- Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases, including SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, messaging/event patterns, and integration best practices (retries, dead-letter handling, idempotency).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability with the ability to troubleshoot distributed systems and integration failures.
- Experience with Azure cloud services, API gateways, or enterprise ERP/integration platforms is a plus.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
Travel Requirements
- Up to 10% travel may be required to support business needs, including overnight stays and air travel.
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US LBM Holdings, LLC, is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.
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