Tech Lead – f/m

About Sonepar

Sonepar is an independent family-owned company standing as the world leader in B-to-B distribution of electrical equipment, solutions, and services. In 2025, Sonepar achieved sales of €33.6 billion. Present in 40 countries with a dense network of brands, the Group is leading an ambitious transformation to make its customers’ lives easier providing them with an omnichannel experience and sustainable solutions in the building, industry, and energy markets. 

Sonepar’s 46 000 associates are committed to accelerating the world’s electrification and driven by a shared Purpose: Powering Progress for Future Generations.

www.sonepar.com

How will you shape our tomorrow

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Tech Lead to join our engineering team and work on Spark, a modular & omnichannel digital platform that brings together several business applications used by Sonepar teams and customers. Spark aims to simplify day-to-day operations, improve the user experience, and support more efficient digital processes across the organization.

As a Tech Lead, you will be responsible for leading the technical design, development and continuous improvement of the different business and technical domains of the Spark platform, serving the various applications. You will work closely with product, architecture and engineering teams, guide developers on technical choices and best practices, and ensure the delivery of scalable, reliable and maintainable software solutions.

What Success Look Like

• Implement the architectural design and technical specifications for software projects, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance
• Take ownership of the full software development lifecycle, from coding and testing to deployment and maintenance.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative engineering culture within the team.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, lead architects, designers, and other cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to maintain code quality, consistency, and adherence to coding standards.
• Tackle complex technical challenges and provide creative solutions to meet project goals and deadlines.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including system architecture diagrams, API documentation, and coding guidelines.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring that software applications meet or exceed performance expectations.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, and apply this knowledge to improve our software development processes.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous learning among team members.

The experience you bring

• Proven experience (7+ years) as a Software Engineer, with a track record of delivering complex software projects in patterns like Microservices and Distributed Systems.
• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., C#, .Net, Java, Python).
• Extensive experience with software design principles (Domain Driven Design, Event-Storming), architectural patterns (Event Driven Architecture, orchestration, API Design), and other best practices.
• Solid understanding of database design, GraphQL, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies (e.g. Scrum, SAFE).
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

Work Mode & Location

- Hybrid: 3 days in Paris (8ème) after the trial period

Benefits that await you:

The role - Your daily activities will be interesting, stimulating and varied... No two days are alike!

The organisation - You'll be part of the Sonepar family and share the same values!

The culture - You'll be working in an international environment.

The team - Our dynamic, multidisciplinary, open-minded and talented team is eager to welcome additional skills to continue to meet the challenge.

75% reimbursement of your monthly or annual transport pass.

Swile Ticket restaurant card

Gym exclusively reserved for the company and made available to employees free of charge.

Sustainable mobility package

Health insurance & Welfare

Employee Savings Plan & Profit Sharing Bonus.

Recruitment process

• Pre-screening interview
• Technical Interview with one of our Lead Architect
• Manager Interview
• HR Interview
• SVP Interview

We are interested in knowing you more. Start an exciting new career and enjoy many employee benefits by applying online. Sonepar HQ is thankful for your interest in joining the team, only individuals selected for interview will be contacted.

More information on Sonepar:

Website: www.sonepar.com 

Twitter: @sonepar

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonepar/  

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