McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr

Software Engineer II - Technical Leadership Track

Chicago, IL (Elmhurst) · Mid

Sponsorship not specified$191k-$227kDetected 17 hours ago
JavaC++C#Code ReviewLLMsDesign SystemsCustomer SupportLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoring

About the role

  • Our products help them get manufacturing lines back up quickly, keep operations running smoothly, and prototype the next generation of innovative solutions.
  • We expect progression to technical leadership roles that include people, project, and technology management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Apply AI to real-world operation - Use tools like generative AI to streamline customer service, create better product descriptions and visuals, and automate internal workflows.
  • Build High-Quality Systems: Implement features that span multiple layers of our tech stack, applying best practices and minimizing risk.
  • Coach and Collaborate: Participate in code reviews, mentor more junior engineers, and contribute to team-wide engineering quality.
  • Own Your Development: Develop domain expertise, explore new technologies, and bring new perspectives to the challenges your team is tackling.
  • Implement features that span multiple layers of our tech stack, applying best practices and minimizing risk.

Requirements

  • Experience working on large-scale, service-oriented systems.
  • Strong proficiency in compiled languages such as C#, Java, C++, or Rust.

Skills

  • About the job
  • Our curious, exceptional people are at the heart of our evolution.
  • Apply AI to real-world operation
  • Make fulfillment smarter and help us plan ahead

Compensation

  • Cash Compensation

Benefits

  • Growth & Learning
  • 100% tuition reimbursement
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans with no monthly premiums
  • Inclusive, all-gender benefits
  • Paid parental leave for all new parents
  • Industry-leading company-funded retirement accounts
  • Paid vacation and personal time
  • Total cash compensation is generally around $191,000 to $227,000 and includes a profit sharing based on company profitability.
  • You will also receive a relocation stipend and signing bonus.
  • From customer-facing web features to distribution center automation, we design and scale critical systems that enable McMaster-Carr to ship 98% of items from stock and deliver same-day or next-day.
  • Solve Problems, Not Just Tasks: Tackle assignments that require thoughtful solutions and a deep understanding of the customer benefit or business need, not just execution.

Company info

  • McMaster-Carr is a leading e-commerce company that industrial customers have trusted for over 120 years.
  • We earn and keep that trust by offering the right products, making them easy to find, and delivering them fast, so our customers can solve problems with greater speed, precision, and ease.
  • Our industry-leading e-commerce experience, indispensable product selection, and world-class service bring hundreds of thousands of customers to our site each day.
  • But we're never standing still.
  • They turn new challenges and disruptive technologies into opportunities to refine our operations, expand our offering, and deliver a better experience for every customer.
  • Improve how customers find what they need on our website - Design and test new features that make our site faster, smarter, and easier to use-so 400,000 daily customers can enjoyably find the products they need.
  • Make fulfillment smarter and help us plan ahead - Design systems that improve how we pick, pack, and ship orders so thousands of customers each day get what they need, faster.
  • You'll have the opportunity to work across a wide range of technologies and business areas-delivering solutions that make a real difference for our customers and our company. Day-to-day, you'll:
  • As part of our software engineering team, you'll contribute to the high-scale production software that powers our e-commerce experience and our world-class operations.
  • You'll have the opportunity to work across a wide range of technologies and business areas-delivering solutions that make a real difference for our customers and our company.

Equal opportunity

  • Employer
  • We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees a workplace with reasonable accommodations and free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. At McMaster-Carr, we do not make employment decisions based on age, ethnicity, citizenship status, military status, gender identity and expression, race, religion, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected group.
  • This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr.
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Visa & Work Authorization

  • This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr.
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