Senior Software Engineer

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.

You Will

• Develop, test, and deploy high-quality web applications using React, Next.js for the front end, and Java for the back end.

• 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.

• Pair program with developers daily to ensure better quality code, shared knowledge and increased resiliency of our applications.

You Have

• 7 years of experience with Modern Software Engineering projects and practices: designing, building, and deploying scalable software applications.

• 3 + 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.

• Experience with database technologies such PostgreSQL and/or Snowflake.

• 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

• 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

DEI 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.