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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, andMonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visitwww.grainger.com.\nCompensation\nThe anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $124,200.00- $207,000.00. This role is eligible for an incentive target of up to 15 % 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.\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.\n23 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:\nAs a Lead Software Engineer (Software Engineer IV) you will develop applications that align with a strategic vision. In addition to coaching engineers, you will partner with key stakeholders including Product Managers and Architecture. You will embrace curiosity to ensure a deep understanding of the business requirements that drive the analysis and physical design of technical solutions.\nWithin the Customer Order domain, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience and building scalable, high-performance applications that enhance customer notifications into their order lifecycle. You'll partner with cross-functional stakeholders to build, evolve, and modernize Grainger's digital experience with a focus on quality, performance, and maintainability.\nThis is a hands-on role requiring deep expertise with AWS (Simple Email Service, SQS, SNS, Lambda), Kafka, MongoDB, Kotlin or Java, Kubernetes, Datadog - combined with strong emphasis on technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration skills.\nYou Will:\nLead engineer on a team responsible for the application and delivery of high-quality, maintainable software for highly complex applications\nOwn engineering culture within the team championing sensible defaults to enable continuous delivery activities\nContribute to continuous learning on your team culture by leading knowledge sharing sessions with latest technological features and engineering practices\nMaintain software in production with demonstrated ability to triage and resolve issues\nMentor developers, conduct code reviews, and participate in pair programming. Advocate for and implement engineering best practices including component reusability, modularity, separation of concerns, and performance optimzation\nDrive complex technical initiatives in partnership with Architects\nPartners directly with IT Management team to ensure successful design and delivery of technology based solutions\nDrive continuous delivery practices improving CI/CD pipelines, test strategies, and build automation\nYou Have:\nBachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in computer science or similar; or equivalent experience required\n5+ years experience as a Software Engineer; with experience in modern software engineering; designing; developing, testing and deploying scalable software applications within a variety of technologies and environments required\nExpert knowledge of programming skills; JVM, Kotlin, Typescript, React, or similar languages\nStrong focus on backend with working knowledge of front end\nDemonstrated knowledge of distributed system design and integration patterns (Kafka)\nUnderstanding of event driven data streaming architectures\nFamiliarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and Dev Ops Practices\nExperience with analyzing, interpreting and communicating complex problems and practices\nDemonstrated success in leading the evolution of monoliths to microservices and shaping cross-team technical strategies. \nFamiliarity with backend-for-frontend (BFF) concepts or partnering with Node.js backend APIs preferred\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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