Senior Software Engineer, Java Backend API (Remote)

at  Home Depot THD

DIRECT MANAGER/DIRECT REPORTS:

• This position typically reports to Software Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager
• This position has 0 Direct Reports

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• No travel required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2-4 years of relevant work experience
• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot for backend development
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure (GCP preferred)
• Experience with BigQuery and relational databases (SQL)
• Proficiency in front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming principles
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and modern software development practices
• Experience with security frameworks for user and service authorization/authentication
• Ability to design and execute unit, functional, destructive, and performance tests
• Strong debugging skills and experience in root cause analysis
• Proficient with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Experience with security frameworks for user and services authorization and authentication
• Experience with creating and executing unit, functional, destructive and performance tests
• Experience with modern debugging and root cause analysis techniques

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

PREFERRED EDUCATION:

• No additional education

PREFERRED YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE:

• No additional years of experience

MINIMUM LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:

• None

PREFERRED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:

• None

POSITION PURPOSE:

The Sr. Software Engineer will support our store and online systems for our loyalty and Pro customers. As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic team with engineers of all experience levels who help each other build and grow technical and leadership skills while creating, deploying, and supporting production applications. In addition, Sr. Software Engineers may be involved in product and tool selection, configuration, security, resilience, performance tuning and production monitoring as well as mentoring less experienced engineers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 50% Delivery and Execution - Develops, tests, deploys, and maintains software, with a clear understanding of the value the software is to provide; Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm; Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances; Develops test suites (functional, destructive, etc) to enable success, rapid deployment of code to production; Takes a broad view when approaching issues; using a global lens
• 20% Learns and Grows - Learns through successful and failed experiment when tackling new problems; Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels
• 20% Plans and Aligns - Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful; Works the Product Team to ensure user stories are valuable, developer ready, easy to understand and testable; Delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences; Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
• 10% Supports and Enables - Helps grow junior engineers by providing guidance on modern software development frameworks, and leading technical discussions