Senior Software Engineer – Data Platforms & APIs (Hybrid)

W. W. Grainger; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 112,900 - 188,100; Full time

Job summary

W. W. Grainger, Inc.

is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America and Japan. The Senior Software Engineer will design, code, and support applications across on-prem and cloud platforms, mentoring juniors and coordinating with product managers to meet business requirements. This role reports to the Sr Mgr, Data Engineering and requires in-office presence in Chicago two days a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3+ years designing, building, and deploying scalable software.
• Experience with distributed systems and Agile/DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and support software across on-prem and cloud platforms.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with product managers.
• Develop real-time eventing, API endpoints, and data processing.
• Drive CI/CD and DevOps best practices.
• Maintain Kubernetes, Kafka, Airflow, and IBM platforms.

Skills

Java Spring Boot

Microservices

Kubernetes

Kafka

CI/CD

DevOps

REST APIs

Linux scripting

IBM MDM

Data engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

IBM InfoSphere MDM

IBM DataStage

Airflow

Websphere

React

Job description

W. W. Grainger, Inc.

is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America and Japan. The Senior Software Engineer will design, code, and support applications across on-prem and cloud platforms, mentoring juniors and coordinating with product managers to meet business requirements. This role reports to the Sr Mgr, Data Engineering and requires in-office presence in Chicago two days a week.