Software Engineer IV

Grainger Businesses • Lake Forest, IL

1d • Remote

About The Position

W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and MonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit www.grainger.com. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the KeepStock engineering team. KeepStock is Grainger's Inventory Management Solution for helping customers manage their inventory. We do this using IoT devices (~22,000 vending machines), cloud-based web tools, and analytics. You will focus on the tools & software that run on our IoT devices, cloud-based software that enables us to manage them remotely and providing abstractions for our partners to interact with connected hardware. We are looking for someone who is excited to implement new solutions.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience as a Software Engineer.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience deploying software to the public cloud (AWS (Preferred), GCP, or Azure)
• Proficient in Python and Rust
• Experience with Typescript/JavaScript, Kotlin, & Bash
• Comfortable navigating and managing Linux systems
• Familiarity with IoT systems

Responsibilities

• Write code in in Python, Rust, TypeScript/JavaScript, Kotlin & Bash
• Deploy working software to production early and often using containerized deployments, infrastructure as code, pipeline as code, and feature flagging techniques.
• Use XP engineering practices like pair programming, TDD, refactoring and more to ensure we’re writing high-quality software in a sustainable way.
• Write automated tests using modern tools (e.g., pytest, tox, jest, or pact).
• Mentor junior engineers
• Collaborate with your Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, Product Manager, and UX to make sure requirements are clear and we’re taking the best technical approaches.
• Work in a collaborative team environment with a focus on continuous improvement and learning.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees