Senior Software Engineering Manager

Grainger Businesses • Lake Forest, IL

84d • $132,400 - $220,700

About The Position

As Senior Engineering Manager, Search Experience, you will lead a program of three squads that shape our customer experience across search and browse. You will be accountable for execution quality, flow efficiency, and reliability across these squads—partnering closely with Product, UX, Data Science, and other Search teams. You will help evolve our technical architecture, foster a culture of engineering excellence, and ensure alignment with broader digital commerce priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years’ experience in Software Engineering.
• A strong track record as an Engineering Manager or technical team leader guiding multiple squads or a program.
• Hands-on software background building product experiences, including modern web (React/TypeScript or equivalent).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills across engineering, product, design, and analytics.
• Deep understanding of SDLC best practices, CI/CD, testing strategies, and system design fundamentals.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, set clear priorities, and deliver consistently in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Growth mindset with a coaching orientation; you build inclusive, high-trust teams.
• Experience recruiting, onboarding, and retaining engineering talent in blended teams (FTEs and partners).

Nice To Haves

• E-commerce search/browse experience (faceting, relevance, SEO, accessibility, Core Web Vitals).
• Experience with admin/merchandising tools and experimentation frameworks.
• Familiarity with SAP Commerce (Hybris) and progressive modernization of legacy presentation layers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-squad program (TLs, engineers, QA, and strategic partners) with clear charters, interfaces, and goals.
• Drive hypothesis-led UX improvements and experimentation across Search Results, Category, and Product Detail Page surfaces.
• Partner deeply with Product/UX to prioritize outcomes and measure impact (e.g., click-through, time-to-content, error rates).
• Raise the quality bar via robust testing strategy (unit, contract, E2E), pre-deploy checklists, safe rollout/rollback, and observability.
• Proactively drives improvements to culture, ways of working, and execution.
• Modernize pragmatically, by stabilizing Hybris presentation logic and migrating capabilities into modern components.
• Develop talent and strengthen the bench: mentor TLs and Sr ICs, hire/onboard top engineers.
• Communicate clearly and data-informed—providing concise status, risks, and decisions across technical and business stakeholders.
• Promote sound engineering practices: CI/CD, code review discipline, secure coding, accessibility, performance, and reliability.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment.
• 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees