Responsibilities
- Own backend architecture decisions, including service boundaries, state management, and request orchestration
- Build scalable, reliable systems that support streaming, event-driven, and low-latency workflows
- Define and maintain clear API contracts and data models with extensibility and backward compatibility in mind
- Ensure backend platforms meet reliability, performance, and observability standards in production environments
- Drive improvements to CI/CD, automated testing, and deployment practices for backend services
- Act as a technical leader and mentor, raising system design and backend engineering maturity across the team
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ year of experience with modern software engineering: designing, developing, testing and deploying scalable software applications within variety of technologies and environments
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous programming, and event-driven architectures
- Strong proficiency in Java/Kotlin and modern backend development, including RESTful and/or streaming APIs
- Proven ability to make sound architectural decisions and lead through influence in ambiguous problem spaces
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), containerization (Ex: Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD, and production observability practices (Ex: Datadog, Prometheus)
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment
- 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support emotional wellbeing
- 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date)
- 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
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Compensation
The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $134,100.00 to $223,500.00.
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.
Additional Information
- 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.
- 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 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.
