Software Engineer - Integration

Debenhams Retail; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Private medical cover

Pension

Life assurance

Discount across brands

Season ticket loan

Continuous learning

Job summary

Debenhams Group is recruiting a hands-on AWS serverless engineer to help transform our retail data and product APIs. You’ll build and extend serverless data pipelines using AWS Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, and Step Functions, and write robust TypeScript across a microservices monorepo with some Python.

You’ll collaborate with e-commerce platforms and partners, implement GraphQL APIs via AWS AppSync, manage infrastructure with Terraform and AWS CDK, and contribute to unit and integration tests using

Qualifications

• Bachelor or equivalent not specified; hands-on experience required in cloud-native, serverless architectures.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and APIs in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and extend serverless data pipelines on AWS (Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, Step Functions).
• Write and maintain TypeScript across a microservices monorepo (with some Python).
• Develop GraphQL APIs via AWS AppSync and integrate with e-commerce partners.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

AWS

GraphQL

Python

CI/CD

Testing (Jest)

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

AppSync

Job description

At Debenhams Group, we are on a journey of transformation, revitalising our brand, culture, and connection with colleagues and customers alike. In a fast-changing retail environment, effective and authentic communication is vital to building trust, aligning our teams, and amplifying the impact of our work across internal and external audiences.,

• You’ll work across a serverless, event-driven architecture on AWS, contributing to services that ingest, enrich, and distribute millions of product records across our brands and e-commerce partners.
• Building and extending serverless data pipelines using AWS Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, and Step Functions
• Developing and maintaining GraphQL APIs via AWS AppSync
• Integrating with third-party e-commerce platforms and marketplace APIs
• Managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform and AWS CDK
• Supporting AI-driven product enrichment work using AWS Bedrock
• Writing well-tested TypeScript across a microservices monorepo, with some Python
• where needed
• Solid TypeScript / Node.js experience in a production environment
• Hands-on experience with AWS serverless services (Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, S3, DynamoDB)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, using Terraform and/or AWS CDK
• Comfort working in an event-driven, microservices architecture
• Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL stores (DynamoDB)
• Experience writing unit and integration tests (we use Jest)
• Working knowledge of CI/CD practices

Nice to Have:

• Experience with AWS AppSync or GraphQL API development
• Python scripting in a data or pipeline context
• Knowledge of data pipeline patterns or ETL/ELT workflows
• Exposure to AWS Athena or data warehousing concepts
• Experience with e-commerce, marketplace or product data integrations

• At Debenhams Group we thrive on change, innovation, and pace. Every challenge is an opportunity, and every day is a chance to push boundaries. If you're someone who embraces the unknown, thrives in a fast-moving, high-growth environment, and is ready to shape the future of retail, you'll love it here. We want visionaries, disruptors, and doers-people who bring fresh thinking, relentless energy, and the drive to make an impact., 2025 was a year of significant change for the Group. 2026 is about bold moves, real results and unstoppable momentum. If that excites you, you belong at Debenhams Group.
• Highly competitive bonus scheme, company pension, share schemes, private medical cover and life assurance
• Access to an on-site gym and free weekly Pilates, yoga and fitness classes
• Discount across all brands
• Comprehensive wellbeing package
• Dog-friendly offices (in selected locations)
• Ongoing learning and development with strong internal progression
• On-site canteen serving breakfast, lunch, snacks and hot drinks
• Free season ticket loan