Staff Engineer – Frontend & Architecture (Remote)

W. W. Grainger; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

23 PTO days annually

6 company holidays

6% 401(k) company contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Maternity/nursing leave

Job summary

W. W. Grainger, Inc. is seeking a senior Software Engineer (Software Engineer IV) to lead customer order entry web experiences. You will drive frontend architecture with React/Next.js, align with backend teams on API contracts, and champion automated testing and reliable deployments.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Product Management, UX, and Architecture, and focus on performance, security, and accessibility across Grainger’s digital channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing, building, testing, and deploying modern software applications.
• Experience building complex, form-driven or workflow-based user interfaces, ideally in order entry, checkout, or transactional systems.
• Proven experience with test automation frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright, or similar tools.
• Working knowledge of backend integration patterns including REST APIs, event-driven systems, and asynchronous workflows.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and containerized environments.
• Ability to make sound technical decisions, influence design direction, and lead in ambiguous problem spaces.
• Experience working in Agile teams with strong collaboration between engineering, product, and design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of customer order entry applications using React and Next.js.
• Own frontend architecture decisions, including SSR/SSG strategies, state management, performance optimization, and accessibility.
• Build scalable, resilient user experiences that support complex order workflows, validation rules, and real-time feedback.
• Partner closely with backend teams to define clean, well-documented API contracts for order submission and validation.
• Drive adoption of robust test automation practices, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing for frontend and supporting services.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines with a focus on quality gates, test reliability, and deployment confidence.
• Ensure applications meet standards for performance, observability, security, and usability in production.
• Act as a technical mentor and leader, raising frontend engineering maturity and best practices across the team.
• 60% of time hands-on with code/40% mentorship

Skills

Frontend development

React

Next.js

Frontend architecture

Test automation

REST APIs

CI/CD

Agile teamwork

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Jest

React Testing Library

Cypress

Playwright

Job description

W. W. Grainger, Inc. is seeking a senior Software Engineer (Software Engineer IV) to lead customer order entry web experiences. You will drive frontend architecture with React/Next.js, align with backend teams on API contracts, and champion automated testing and reliable deployments.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Product Management, UX, and Architecture, and focus on performance, security, and accessibility across Grainger’s digital channels.