Software Engineer Lead

Work Location Type: Hybrid

Imperial Supplies, a Grainger Company, is a national distributor of quality maintenance products. Serving the fleet maintenance industry since 1958, Imperial has formed lasting relationships with customers by tailoring our services to meet their changing needs.

Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. As a Great Place to Work-Certified company, we're looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry.

At Imperial Supplies, we foster a welcoming workplace where you can build a career for yourself, while fulfilling our purpose to keep the world working. We embrace new ways of thinking and recognize everyone is an individual. Join our team as a Lead Software Engineer and be an integral part of moving our business forward!

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid / Remote schedule
• Monday - Friday work schedule, no nights, or weekends!
• Immediate medical, dental, vision; 12 hours of PTO for every full month worked, 6 paid holidays and 6% of annual earnings contributed to your retirement, immediately vested

The Lead Software Engineer provides technical leadership across multiple teams and projects, balancing hands‑on development with strategic architectural guidance. This role is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and high‑quality software solutions while mentoring developers and partnering closely with cross‑functional stakeholders to support business objectives.

• Collaborate with management to support departmental strategy and operational objectives.
• Lead the overall design, development, and maintenance of software applications.
• Provide technical leadership and partner with cross‑functional business teams to define, implement, and support solutions.
• Ensure high standards of code quality through code reviews, testing, and best practices.
• Solve extremely complex technical challenges with broad scope and significant business impact.
• Works under limited supervision with significant latitude in determining objectives and technical approaches.
• Advises and coordinates the work of other developers.
• May serve as a project manager or technical lead on large, cross‑functional business or technology initiatives.
• Deliver reliable development estimates and guide junior developers in improving estimation accuracy.
• Mentor and coach junior developers, fostering team growth and technical excellence.
• Participate in technical conferences and professional development opportunities.
• Contribute to internal documentation and training materials.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Decision-Making: Effectively balances trade-offs in technical direction and architecture.
• Stakeholder Management: Communicates clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Change Management: Guides teams through technical and organizational transitions.
• Empathy: Builds trust, understands team needs, and fosters psychological safety.
• Vision Communication: Clearly articulates long‑term technical and business goals.
• Database administration and SQL
• Linux shell scripting
• Version control systems (Git Hub, Bitbucket)
• CI/CD pipeline implementation
• Work management tools such as JIRA

• Experience developing software using Progress Open Edge, Java, Visual Basic, Delphi, JavaScript, ASP, and/or C#.

• Proficiency in JavaScript, Type Script, React, NodeJS, HTML5, and Tailwind CSS.

• Technical Expertise
  - Advanced
• Problem Solving
  - Advanced
• Communication
  - Advanced
• Leadership
  - Proficient
• Planning & Organization
  - Advanced

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field OR an associate degree plus 2 years of related experience OR equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of software development experience
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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with an emphasis in software development.
• Experience with technologies including Linux/Unix, HTML5, CSS, React, JavaScript, Type Script, JSON, XML, and SQL.
• 7+ years of development experience supporting business systems such…