Software Engineer Intern - Hybrid, Hands-On & AI-Driven

Zoro Tools; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Grainger invites students to join the Grainger Technology Group (GTG) as Software Engineer Intern in downtown Chicago for a 10-week, paid program. You will work across teams such as Product Engineering, Cybersecurity, ML, and UX to help build technology that keeps Grainger and its customers moving.

You will gain hands-on exposure to modern stacks and AI-enabled workflows. The internship emphasizes collaboration, learning, and presenting outcomes to senior leadership, with an emphasis on

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Experience with at least one programming language and ability to explain how you approach learning new languages or tools.
• Evidence of curiosity and self-directed learning such as internships, class projects, GitHub contributions, hackathons, or open-source work.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design, development, testing, and delivery of software supporting customer experiences and internal operations.
• Work with your team to build features, fix defects, and participate in code reviews with guidance from experienced engineers.
• Gain hands-on experience with Agile delivery, version control, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and secure-by-design thinking.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers, and stakeholders to understand user needs and business context.
• Explore AI-enabled tools to prototype, learn, debug, or increase delivery speed while validating outputs.

Skills

Programming language experience

Collaboration

Communication

Adaptability

GPA 3.0+

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub

Job description

Grainger invites students to join the Grainger Technology Group (GTG) as Software Engineer Intern in downtown Chicago for a 10-week, paid program. You will work across teams such as Product Engineering, Cybersecurity, ML, and UX to help build technology that keeps Grainger and its customers moving.

You will gain hands-on exposure to modern stacks and AI-enabled workflows. The internship emphasizes collaboration, learning, and presenting outcomes to senior leadership, with an emphasis on