The Home Depot

Compensation

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With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Position Purpose: The Software Engineer II is responsible for independently developing and assisting in the design of a product that our customers and associates love. As a Software Engineer II, 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, Software Engineer IIs may be involved in configuration, security, resilience, performance tuning, and production monitoring. Key Responsibilities: 60% Delivery and Execution - Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions; Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met; Works with Product Team to ensure user stories that are developer-ready, easy to understand, and testable; Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases; Writes custom code or scripts to do destructive testing to ensure adequate resiliency in production; Program configuration/modification and setup activities on large projects using HD approved methodology; Configures commercial off the shelf solutions to align with evolving business needs Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively 20% Learning - Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels; Learns through successful and failed experiments when tackling new problems 20% Plans and Aligns - Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Assists in creating new and better ways for the team to be successful; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people; Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives Direct Manager/Direct Reports: This position typically reports to the 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, with frequent opportunities to move about. On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Working Conditions: Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Minimum Qualifications: Must be eighteen years of age or older. Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Preferred Qualifications: 1–3 years of professional software engineering experience, ideally supporting supply chain, logistics, or carrier communications systems Proficiency in Java, with hands-on experience developing and maintaining object-oriented applications Practical experience working with Cassandra or other distributed NoSQL databases, including data modeling and query optimization Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting applications on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) or similar container orchestration platforms Strong understanding of microservice-based architectures and building scalable, resilient backend services Familiarity with writing SQL queries against relational databases and integrating with both relational and NoSQL data stores Experience with source code version control systems (such as Git), including branching, merging, and code review best practices Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment tools Experience with modern debugging, monitoring, and root cause analysis techniques in distributed systems Exposure to security frameworks for user and service authentication and authorization Experience creating and executing unit, integration, and performance tests Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks) is a plus Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, agile team environment 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 Minimum Years of Work Experience: 2 Preferred Years of Work Experience: No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience: None Preferred Leadership Experience: None Certifications: None Competencies: Global Perspective Manages Ambiguity Nimble Learning Self-Development Collaborates Cultivates Innovation Situational Adaptability Communicates Effectively Drives Results Interpersonal Savvy Benefits offered include healthcare benefits, a 401 (k) plan, ESPP, paid time off, and a success-sharing bonus. For a full list of the various benefits The Home Depot offers, visit https://careers.homedepot.com/our-benefits. For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents: The pay range for this position is between $90,000 - $160,000 As the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, we operate over 2,200 retail stores across North America. All of our associates have one thing in mind — helping our customers build and improve their homes and businesses.