Lead Frontend Engineer

Grainger

Lead Frontend Engineer

Reposted 4 Hours Ago

Chicago IL USA

Hybrid

134K-224K Annually

Senior level

eCommerce • Information Technology • Retail • Industrial

North America's leading B2B supplier of maintenance repair and operating supplies and related services.

The Role

The Lead Frontend Engineer will develop and support customer-facing applications mentor engineers and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver optimal user experiences.

Summary Generated by Built In

Work Location Type: Hybrid
Req Number 329669
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 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.
Compensation
The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $134100.00 - $223500.00. This role is eligible for an incentive target of up to 15% 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.
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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Grainger Benefits
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.
This 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.
Position Details
As a Lead Software Engineer (Software Engineer IV) you will be responsible for the successful development architecture and support of customer-facing business-critical applications in our Grainger.com website. You should be comfortable discussing tradeoffs advocate for sensible defaults within the team champion technical excellence and own the outcomes of the team's work. 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.
The CIM Customer Experiences team is responsible for developing maintaining and extending customer-facing user interfaces in our Grainger.com ecosystem and creating delightful user experiences for our customers.
You Will

Design build and support scalable customer‑facing web applications using modern front‑end and back‑end technologies (React Next.js Java) with a focus on performance reliability and maintainability.

Partner cross‑functionally with Product Design Architecture and Engineering leaders to translate business and user needs into thoughtful technical solutions and sound architectural decisions.

Provide technical leadership by championing sensible defaults code quality and engineering best practices while coaching and mentoring engineers through pairing code reviews and knowledge sharing.

Continuously improve delivery and operations by enhancing CI/CD pipelines leveraging observability tools and supporting on‑call responsibilities to ensure healthy production systems.

Evaluate and apply emerging technologies and modern engineering practices to improve developer experience system resilience and customer outcomes.

Own outcomes at the team level balancing trade‑offs navigating ambiguity and contributing to a culture of learning inclusion and continuous improvement.

You Have

5+ years of professional software engineering experience building testing deploying and supporting modern scalable applications in complex environments; a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience.

Strong hands‑on experience with modern front‑end technologies including React Next.js and TypeScript along with working knowledge of back‑end development using Java and Spring‑based frameworks.
Experience with using agentic coding frameworks to deliver production software

Experience designing and operating cloud‑native distributed systems including containerized applications service integrations (RESTful APIs) and CI/CD pipelines.

Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and improve production systems leveraging monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Datadog) to diagnose issues improve reliability and prevent recurrence.

Proven collaboration and communication skills with experience partnering across product design architecture and engineering teams to solve complex problems and deliver customer‑focused solutions.

Experience mentoring and influencing other engineers promoting best practices shared ownership and continuous improvement through pairing code reviews and knowledge sharing.

We 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. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive accessible work environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one's employment should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process including but not limited to use of our website any part of the application interview or hiring process please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.

Skills Required

5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong hands-on experience with modern front-end technologies including React Next.js and TypeScript
Working knowledge of back-end development using Java and Spring-based frameworks
Experience designing and operating cloud-native distributed systems
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and improve production systems
Proven collaboration and communication skills
Experience mentoring and influencing other engineers

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The Company

HQ: Lake Forest IL

26000 Employees

Year Founded: 1927

What We Do

Grainger is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America and Japan. We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.6 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. We’re dedicated to providing value for customers fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results. Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. As a Platinum Employer on the Where You Work Matters list a 2026 Glassdoor Best Place to Work and a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company we’re looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry. Find your way with Grainger at jobs.grainger.com.

Why Work With Us

We're proud of our people-focused culture. We embrace new ways of thinking and recognize everyone as an individual. At Grainger we have a welcoming workplace where you can fell comfortable confident and learn and grow at any career stage all while fulfilling our purpose to keep the world working.