Data Engineer III

Work Location Type:  Hybrid

Req Number 332569

About Grainger

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

Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $104,500.00 – $174,200.00. 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.

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

Grainger is seeking a Data Engineer III to join our Machine Learning Engineering (MLE) team supporting Supply Chain and Inventory Analytics. This role reports to a Senior Manager of Machine Learning Engineering and partners closely with Inventory Reporting & Analysis (R&A). The objective of this role is to deliver high-quality, trusted, and scalable data pipelines that power advanced analytics, optimization, and machine learning. This role will own the data foundation behind ML and analytics use cases, enabling faster decision-making, improving data reliability, and unlocking scalable insights across the business. This position is Hybrid requiring 2 days per week onsite at the Chicago or Lake Forest, IL offices.

You Will

• Pioneer a new way of thinking about Data Pipelines, Orchestration and Configuration at Grainger.
• Develop our next-generation micro-services to enhance and mature a data-driven culture
• Help develop the Analytics and Data Kubernetes products in AWS
• Experience building data products for Data Science use cases
• Assemble complex sets of data that meet requirements
• Identify and design internal process improvements including re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, optimizing data delivery, and automating manual processes
• Build required tools for extraction, transformation and loading of data from data sources
• Build product features to allow self-service analytics
• Work with partners including data, design, product and executive teams and assisting them with data-related technical issues

You Have

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3+ years hands-on experience with Modern Data Engineering projects and practices (Airflow, Kafka, Spark, and python) required.
• Successful track record in developing and automating large-scale, high-performance data engineering systems (batch and streaming).
• Experience with both scripting and system programming languages (Python and Scala).
• Experience with microservices including defining and testing APIs
• Experience architecting, developing, and deploying both offline and online feature stores.
• Experience leading data integration efforts of data sources.
• Experience partnering with internal departments (Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, and HR) to establish requirements.
• Develop junior team members through modern cloud-based development.
• Translate requirements into technical requirements and produce required source-to-target data mappings.
• Bring complex concepts into our organization and mentor others.
• Experience with advanced analytics and machine learning.
• Technology Experience Required: AWS, SQL, Python, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow.

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.