Senior Technical Lead/Software Engineer IV

Work Location Type: Hybrid  

Req Number  329357

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 $146,200.00 – $243,600.00. This role is eligible for an incentive target of up to 20 % or $ , based on the achievement of individual and company performance objectives in accordance with the current terms of the incentive program which are subject to change.

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:

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Grainger Benefits

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.

Infrastructure Platform Engineering:

Infrastructure Engineering is an integral component of the Grainger Technology Group.  We focus on High Trust where the desire is to have a generative culture of direct, open communication both internally and to our customers.  We believe in training, sharing risks, and that roadblocks should lead to inquiry.  We Start with the Customer where we must understand value as it relates to them.  We Make it Easy to do the Right Thing through self-service, cloud-native, encryption by default, and reducing limitations of microservices. We focus on Value-Driven Decisions through our preference towards cloud-first services, Git, Pipelines, and immutable infrastructure.

Within the Platform Engineering team, we use technology to support the ever-changing and dynamic needs of a supply chain carrying 1.5 million products and an employee base of 25,000+; and we are committed to delivering technical solutions to support the business in its mission to stay atop. We deliver technology solutions across the enterprise including our call centers, branch network, sales, and our various digital channels. The team supports over 1000 applications across the network and operates in an agile environment to deliver complex solutions quickly and seamlessly. The team of 500+ is comprised of Infrastructure + Operations, Cyber Security, Technology Planning, Architecture and Engineering and are built in a way to support the dynamic and ever-changing customer landscape.

Position Details:

Grainger is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Lead/Software Engineer IV/V to work in a fast-paced development environment.  The qualified candidate will work collaboratively with Leaders, Domain Team Technical Product Managers and Technical Leads along with Architects to drive product design and deliver solutions in a hybrid (On-Premises and Cloud) environment.  They work with the various Services Technical Leads by providing input into planning and execution of product roadmaps and backlog priorities.

Grainger’s Infrastructure Engineers are hybrid software/systems engineers who build, test, deploy, and support products, platforms and solutions. Our team is comprised of varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new grads to industry veterans. Relevant industry experience is important (Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Systems Engineer, Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Network Engineer, Systems Administrator, Linux Administrator, Database Administrator or similar role), but ultimately less so than your demonstrated abilities and attitude. The Senior Technical Lead prescribes strategic and technical direction and provides guidance to the future. 

You Will:

• This position will require technical and people leadership
• In-depth knowledge of cloud configuration and management
• Strong knowledge with containers (Kubernetes), along with Data Center infrastructure understanding. 
• Excellent communication skills are a must. 
• An individual working in this role will be expected to be able to
• provide strategic direction regarding architecture and providing input into the organizational drivers for the future of our platform.

You Have:

• Engineering degree, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience
• People leadership experience
• Experience with advanced System engineering/Architecture/Administration in a large and distributed environment
• Ability to demonstrate test driven development or related experience
• Ability to evaluate solutions and tools for self-service capabilities
• Experience with cloud services including containers
• Solid understanding of cloud computing design and security principles
• Cloud-relevant (AWS, GCP, Azure) CLI Scripting
• Substantial programming experience in Python, Go, Javascript or adjacent languages (e.g., Ruby, C++, Java, etc)
• Demonstrated understanding / proficiency in application containerization, APIs or web services
• Knowledge of common DevOps tools such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Jenkins, Git
• Knowledge of CI/CD principles and techniques
• Utilizing pipelines to build and deploy code and services
• Wide range of knowledge across IT disciplines including software, hardware, network engineering
• Demonstrable experience working on complex programs, projects, and large cross-functional teams
• Experience using orchestration tools/deploying infrastructure as code (eg Terraform, CloudFormation, etc)
• Documentation and training for support staff to turnover new development and engineering process or builds. 
• Planning and execution for developed solutions from conception to decommission

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.