Senior Python Engineer

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Location: LAKE FOREST, IL, US,

Work Location Type:
Hybrid

About Grainger:

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, offers customers access to more than 14 million products,  offers more than 24 million products. For more information,

Compensation:

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is$ to$.

Rewards and Benefits:

With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:

• 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.

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The 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.

The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above.

Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.

A new and rapidly growing team at Grainger is focusing on transforming a variety of transactional and operational data, to support the development of new tools and services aimed at enhancing our ability to respond to Customer inquiries. #Start With The Customer

As a Senior Software Engineer at Grainger, you’ll be responsible for building, enhancing, and maintaining full-stack applications, with an emphasis on backend development, data engineer, and integration of machine learning models into our systems. You will play a critical role in the development, and deployment of backend services and/or frontend applications, ensuring our applications are scalable, reliable, and capable of integrating with advanced ML models.

You are a thoughtful observer who enjoys working with a team in investigating business problems and building full stack solutions that address them. You are an avid and patient communicator.

This role will report to the Engineering Manager

"This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1

Bvisa 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."

You will:

• Develop, test, and deploy high-quality backend applications using Python (preferred) and/or JVM Language(s).
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing systems to improve performance.
• Integrate with RESTful APIs and third-party services.
• Drive improvements to the CI/CD processes, testing frameworks, and deployment pipelines.
• Build high-quality front end web applications using React, or Next.js.
• Work closely with AI/ML engineers to integrate machine learning models and algorithms into production applications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders such as data and ML teams, design, product, and executive teams, helping on technical issues related to software and data.
• Build and maintain data management systems, including databases, data warehouses, lakes, and other accessible structures.
• Design and implement caching strategies using tools such as Amazon Elasti Cache, Redis, or Memcached to improve application performance and scalability.
• Build and maintain low-latency applications that deliver fast…