Lead Software Engineer - Publishing Platform

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Chicago (IL)

Hybrid

USD 134,000 - 224,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

Life insurance

PTO + holidays

401(k) company match

Tuition reimbursement

Maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

W. W. Grainger, Inc. is forming a new software engineering team in Chicago, focused on publishing data to Grainger.com. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will guide architecture, balance stakeholder needs, and coach engineers to deliver scalable solutions.

The role offers a hybrid work pattern with two in-office days per week at the Merchandise Mart. Highly qualified remote candidates may travel to Chicago for onboarding and occasional meetings, with onsite onboarding required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in computer science or a related field.
5+ years of software engineering experience.
Full stack development experience with React, Java, and TypeScript.
Knowledge of distributed systems and backend integration patterns (REST APIs, event-driven, async).
Experience using AI agents to understand systems and write code.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering work on a team delivering high-quality, maintainable software for complex applications.
Influence team adoption of sensible defaults to enable continuous delivery.
Lead knowledge-sharing sessions on new tech and engineering practices.
Maintain production software with proactive triage and on-call rotations.
Mentor developers, conduct code reviews, and participate in pair programming.