Senior Data Engineer (CHICAGO, IL, US, 60661-4555)

<p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong> </strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="color:indianred"><strong>Work Location Type: </strong></span><span style="color:indianred"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Hybrid</strong></strong></strong></strong></span><span style="color:indianred">  </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:indianred;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Req Number</strong>  333076</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:indianred;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>About Grainger</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">W.W. 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, visit<a href="http://www.grainger.com"> www.grainger.com.  </a></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:#b22222;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:indianred">Compensation</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $112,900.00<strong> – </strong>$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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:indianred;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Rewards and Benefits</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">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.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">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.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">For additional information and details regarding Grainger’s benefits, please click on the link below:</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><a style="color:#467886;text-decoration:underline" href="https://experience100.ehr.com/grainger/Home/Tools-Resources/Key-Resources/New-Hire">https://experience100.ehr.com/grainger/Home/Tools-Resources/Key-Resources/New-Hire</a></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:indianred">Grainger Benefits</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">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.   </span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">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. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p><div> <div> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:indianred">Position Details</span></strong></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A 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 </span></p> </div> <div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">You 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.   </span></p> </div> <div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">You 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. </span></p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-family:Aptos;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">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.</span></p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:indianred">You will</span></strong></span></span></span></p> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Recommend and implement the data architecture and data accessibility strategy for the team while ensuring alignment with the architectural intents of the organization </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ensure that data architecture and data accessibility strategy create a foundation for future investment in business intelligence and collaboration </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Collaborate 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 </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Maintain 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 </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Responsible for the design and development of the data warehouses </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Responsible for the design and implementation of new business intelligence solutions and ETL processes </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Design, implement, review  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:circle"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Python based ETL scripts </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:circle"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">SQL and JavaScript based UDF </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Understand trends and emerging technologies and evaluate the performance and applicability of potential tools for our requirements.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Collaborate with engineering teams to effectively apply agentic AI tooling across data engineering development, CI/CD, and engineering process improvement initiatives.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Optimize processes for maximum speed, scalability, and reliability.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Partner with stakeholders including data and ML teams, design, product and executive teams and assisting them with software and data related technical issues.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing systems to improve performance.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Work on and enhance the CI/CD pipelines. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Promote effective team practices, shape team culture, and engage in active mentoring.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Mentor junior engineers. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Collaborate 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. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Work 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. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:indianred">You have</span></strong></span></p> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Bachelor’s degree in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, related degree, or relevant work experience. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">3+ years of experience with Modern Data Engineering projects and practices: designing, building, and deploying scalable data solutions using AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, Postgres, MongoDB, Kafka </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">3+ years of experience in designing, building, and deploying cloud native solutions.   </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A working understanding of ML concepts </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with AI code assistant tooling such as, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot and/or ChatGPT </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Understanding of containerization concepts (Docker, Kubernetes) </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Proficient in a cloud stack (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) and event-streaming technologies (Kafka) </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Understanding of RESTful APIs and how to design performant data models to support them </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with team members.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Understanding of distributed system design and experience building production grade distributed systems.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with Java, Python and SQL for the variety of software engineering related tasks surrounding data engineering efforts </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Proven experience collaborating across teams to develop and implement software engineering best practices. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices.  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to produce detailed, comprehensive software documentation, such as testing plans, requirement specs, design docs and incorporate technical requirements for user stories. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><em>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. 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