Software Engineer 2 (REMOTE)

Req177494

Consistent with The Home Depot’s commitment to openness and transparency, we are informing you that a qualified in-line successor is being considered for this position. However, all interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. No selection decision has been made, and the final decision will be based solely upon choosing the most qualified and suitable candidate for the position.

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 experiment 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 repots 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.

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 relevant work experience

Experience in writing SQL queries against a relational database

Experience in version control systems

Experience in front end technology such as HTML, CSS, and Javascript/Typescript frameworks

Experience in an object-oriented programming language (preferably Java)

Experience in source code version control

Experience in Relational or noSQL database technology

Experience in cloud computing techniques

Experience in CI/CD tools

Experience in microservice-based architecture

Experience with modern debugging and root cause analysis techniques

Exposure to security frameworks for user and services authorization and authentication

Exposure to creating and executing unit, functional, destructive and performance tests

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