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Grainger, Inc. is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America and Japan. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.6 million customers worldwide with maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and value-added solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer expertise. Known for its commitment to service and purpose-driven culture, the Company reported 2025 revenue of $17.9 billion. For more information, visitwww.grainger.com.\nCompensation\nThe anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $112,900.00 - $188,100.00. This role is eligible for an incentive target of up to 10 % or $ , based on the achievement of individual and company performance objectives in accordance with the current terms of the incentive program which are subject to change.\nThis position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) should not apply. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position.\nRewards and Benefits\nWith benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:\nMedical, 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.\n18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.\n6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.\nEmployee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.\nMaternity 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.\nFor additional information and details regarding Grainger’s benefits, please click on the link below:\nhttps://experience100.ehr.com/grainger/Home/Tools-Resources/Key-Resources/New-Hire\nGrainger Benefits\nThe pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation. The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.\nThe anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above.\nGrainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.\nPosition Details\nA rapidly growing team at Grainger is focusing on transforming a variety of transactional and operational data, to support the development of new analytical tools and services aimed at providing all of our users, Sellers and Seller Operational Support, with reporting, analytics, and actionable insights that save them time and money; resulting in deeper customer relationships and increased market share. #StartWithTheCustomer\nYou will lead the collaborative design of our data architecture as well as the implementation of a variety of data engineering initiatives including data research and analysis, ETL using Airflow (Astronomer), Snowflake, Postgres, and Databricks user defined function (UDF) definition, authoring and reviewing complex analytical queries, and more.\nYou will report to the Product Engineering Manager and can be based in Lake Forest or Chicago, IL on a hybrid basis. Full-time remote candidates are also encouraged to apply. Some travel will be required for team meetings at our corporate offices.\nThis position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) should not apply. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position.\nYou will\nRecommend and implement the data architecture and data accessibility strategy for the team while ensuring alignment with the architectural intents of the organization\n\nEnsure that data architecture and data accessibility strategy create a foundation for future investment in business intelligence and collaboration\n\nCollaborate with business partners, analysts, and solution delivery team members to understand the implications of respective architectures on data architecture and maximize the value of data across the organization\n\nMaintain a holistic view of data assets by creating and maintaining logical data models and physical data base designs that illustrate how data is stored, processed, and accessed in the analytics ecosystem\n\nResponsible for the design and development of the data warehouses\n\nResponsible for the design and implementation of new business intelligence solutions and ETL processes\n\nDesign, implement, review\n\nPython based ETL scripts\n\nSQL and JavaScript based UDF\n\nUnderstand trends and emerging technologies and evaluate the performance and applicability of potential tools for our requirements.\n\nCollaborate with engineering teams to effectively apply agentic AI tooling across data engineering development, CI/CD, and engineering process improvement initiatives.\n\nOptimize processes for maximum speed, scalability, and reliability.\n\nPartner with stakeholders including data and ML teams, design, product and executive teams and assisting them with software and data related technical issues.\n\nWrite clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.\n\nTroubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing systems to improve performance.\n\nWork on and enhance the CI/CD pipelines.\n\nPromote effective team practices, shape team culture, and engage in active mentoring.\n\nMentor junior engineers.\n\nCollaborate with tech leads, architecture, engineering management, and product management to validate that requirements are clear and technical approaches are focused on development of high-quality software.\n\nWork in a collaborative team environment with a focus on continuous improvement and learning, applying teamwork skills such as empathy, engagement, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and constructive feedback.\n\nYou have\nBachelor’s degree in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, related degree, or relevant work experience.\n\n3+ years of experience with Modern Data Engineering projects and practices: designing, building, and deploying scalable data solutions using AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, Postgres, MongoDB, Kafka\n\n3+ years of experience in designing, building, and deploying cloud native solutions.\n\nA working understanding of ML concepts\n\nExperience with AI code assistant tooling such as, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot and/or ChatGPT\n\nUnderstanding of containerization concepts (Docker, Kubernetes)\n\nProficient in a cloud stack (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) and event-streaming technologies (Kafka)\n\nUnderstanding of RESTful APIs and how to design performant data models to support them\n\nExcellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with team members.\n\nUnderstanding of distributed system design and experience building production grade distributed systems.\n\nExperience with Java, Python and SQL for the variety of software engineering related tasks surrounding data engineering efforts\n\nProven experience collaborating across teams to develop and implement software engineering best practices.\n\nFamiliarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.\n\nFamiliarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices.\n\nAbility to produce detailed, comprehensive software documentation, such as testing plans, requirement specs, design docs and incorporate technical requirements for user stories.\n\nWe are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. 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