Senior Front End Engineer - React/Typescript

Grainger Businesses; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

PTO - 18 days annually

401(k) retirement Savings Plan 6%

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

W.W. Grainger, Inc. in Chicago is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead frontend projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will drive architecture decisions, deliver high-quality features, and collaborate with product and design teams to achieve business outcomes.

You will work primarily from our Chicago location with the option to work from home three days per week or remotely from outside the Chicago area. Strong knowledge of React and micro frontend patterns is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience in a professional setting.
• Experience leading projects at the team level.
• Understanding of micro frontend architecture principles.
• Experience with React.
• Experience with GitHub Actions workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead team-level projects, taking sometimes ambiguous guidance, communicating with stakeholders, setting goals, and completing tasks both technical and non-technical to achieve intended outcomes
• Actively engage in product strategy and prioritization discussions at the team level
• Deliver well-defined features, fixes, and technical upgrades at an efficient pace and with a high level of quality
• Actively engage in the code review process, both giving and receiving feedback from your teammates

Skills

React

GitHub Actions

Micro frontend

Team leadership

Frontend development

Job description

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W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America and Japan. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working®by serving more than4.6 million customersworldwide with maintenance, repair andoperating(MRO) products and value-added solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customerexpertise. Known for its commitment to service and purpose-driven culture, the Company reported2025 revenue of$17.9 billion.

Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $112,900.00 – $188,100.00. This role is eligible for an incentive target of up to 10 % 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.

Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) should not apply. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position.

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.

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.

The Team

Core Experience’s mission is to provide products that give Grainger a competitive advantage in user interface development.

We own the entire toolset for Grainger’s micro frontend ecosystem: design systems, project templates, reusable deployment pipelines, tooling for analytics, tooling for observability, and more!

Because our team makes decisions that impact every digital product at Grainger, Core Experience engineers are important and highly visible members of the frontend development community at Grainger.

The Role

Senior Software Engineer (SE3) is a dynamic and impactful role where you will lead projects and be responsible for important business outcomes. You will have substantial autonomy to solve complicated problems, so sound judgement is important.

Success in this role is delivering regular work, providing quality code review, and being successful as a project leader.

A key challenge you will face in this role is navigating ambiguity. As a Senior Engineer, you are responsible for setting project-level goals rather than simply hitting them.

You will report to Senior Manager, Product Engineering and the primary location will be Chicago with the ability to work from home 3 days per week or work remotely if you live outside of the Chicago area.

Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) should not apply. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position.

You Will

• Lead team-level projects, taking sometimes ambiguous guidance, communicating with stakeholders, setting goals, and completing tasks both technical and non-technical to achieve intended outcomes
• Actively engage in product strategy and prioritization discussions at the team level
• Deliver well-defined features, fixes, and technical upgrades at an efficient pace and with a high level of quality
• Actively engage in the code review process, both giving and receiving feedback from your teammates

You Have

• 3+ years of experience building software as part of a team in a professional setting,
• Experience leading projects at the team level.
• Understanding of micro frontend architecture principles.
• Experience with React.
• Experience with GitHub Actions workflows.

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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.