Grainger is looking for a Principal Software Architect to lead the design of modular business capabilities within a complex enterprise ecosystem, specifically focusing on Product Information Management and Product Discovery.
Requirements
- Be able to function effectively in a product-centric engineering culture (as opposed to project-driven delivery)
- Proven ability to design and scale modular software capabilities that serve multiple teams or channels
- Strong understanding of modern enterprise architecture patterns, especially domain-driven design, microservices, event-based systems, and capability modeling
- Strong collaborator, able to bridge product, data, and engineering.
- Communicate effectively with everybody from the most senior leader to the most junior engineer.
- 12+ years in software, with 3+ in a staff-plus or architectural leadership role
Responsibilities
- Architect and evolve core capabilities that power Product Information Management and Product Discovery.
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to define, prototype, and iterate on services that deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Design services that are flexible, discoverable, and interoperable across the enterprise.
- Provide architectural guidance on data modeling, API design, service boundaries, and internal platform strategy.
- Influence engineering practices across the organization — driving clarity in trade-offs, enabling reuse, and mentoring senior engineers.
- Ensure architectural interoperability with other Domains such as supply chain, customer experience, and merchandising — recognizing that your systems exist as part of an ecosystem, not a silo.
Other
- Hybrid work location
- Remote candidates who are willing to travel will be considered.
- 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.
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