Staff Software Engineer at Grainger Businesses

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Feb, 26

Salary

202500.0

Posted On

07 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Full Stack Development, React.js, Next.js, Java, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Native Solutions, Distributed Systems, RESTful APIs, CI/CD Pipelines, Agile, Scrum, Data Engineering, PostgreSQL, Kafka

Industry

Retail Office Equipment

Description

Work Location Type: Remote Req Number 325394 About Grainger: W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and MonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit www.grainger.com.  Compensation The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $121,500.00 to $202,500.00. Rewards and Benefits: With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing. 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year. 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required. Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools. Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents. For additional information and details regarding Grainger’s benefits, please click on the link below: https://experience100.ehr.com/grainger/Home/Tools-Resources/Key-Resources/New-Hire The pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation. The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills. The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above. Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law. About Grainger Grainger is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. We achieve our purpose, We Keep the World Working®, by serving more than 4.5 million customers with a wide range of products that keep their operations running and their people safe. Grainger also delivers services and solutions, such as technical support and inventory management, to save customers time and money. We're looking for passionate people who can move our company forward. As one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, we have a welcoming workplace where you can build a career for yourself while fulfilling our purpose to keep the world working. We embrace new ways of thinking and recognize everyone is an individual. Find your way with Grainger today. Position Details We are looking for a talented Full Stack Staff Software Engineer on our Customer Information Management (CIM) team. The team's primary mission is to improve the quality of customer information to profitably grow with customers and reduce service errors. As a Full Stack Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining both the front-end and back-end of our web applications. You will work with SMEs, architects, analysts, data scientists, stake holders and others to build solutions that integrate, process and store data from many of our internal and external enterprise data sources. This role will be reporting to the Manager, CIM, Product Engineering and is based out of Chicago. You Will Develop, test, and deploy high-quality web applications using React, Next.js for the front end, and Java for the back end. Collaborate with product managers and designers to understand user requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Build reusable and scalable components and libraries for future use. Understand trends and emerging technologies and evaluate the performance and applicability of potential tools for our requirements. Optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, and reliability. Partner with stakeholders including data teams, design, product and executive teams and assisting them with software and data related technical issues. Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards. Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing systems to improve performance. Integrate with RESTful APIs and third-party services. Work on and enhance the CI/CD pipelines. Promote effective team practices, shape team culture, and engage in active mentoring. Pair program with developers daily to ensure better quality code, shared knowledge and increased resiliency of our applications. You Have 5years of experience with Modern Software Engineering projects and practices: designing, building, and deploying scalable software applications. 5 + years of experience in designing building deploying cloud native solutions. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization technologies. Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with team members. Understanding of distributed system design and experience building production grade distributed systems. Hands-on experience with React.js and Next.js frameworks for front-end development. Solid experience with Java, Spring Boot, or similar frameworks for back-end development. Experience with messaging systems like Kafka and caching mechanisms like Redis Experience with database technologies such PostgreSQL and/or Snowflake. Experience with mentoring junior data engineers on data engineering best practices. Experience partnering with internal departments to establish requirements. Proven experience collaborating across teams to develop and implement software engineering best practices. Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity working with data teams. Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices. Rewards and Benefits: With benefits starting day one, Grainger is committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. Our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet our team members' individual needs. Check out some of the rewards available to you at Grainger. Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans Generous paid time off (PTO) and 6 company holidays per year Automatic 6% 401(k) company contribution each pay period Employee discounts, parental leave, 3:1 match on donations and tuition reimbursement A comprehensive set of emotional, financial, physical and social wellbeing programs DE&I Statement We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment that includes providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one’s employment. With this in mind, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one’s employment, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, including, but not limited to use of our website, any part of the application, interview or hiring process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.

Responsibilities

As a Full Stack Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain both the front-end and back-end of web applications. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to build solutions that integrate, process, and store data from multiple sources.