Principal Software Engineer, Store Systems Architect

Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Home Depot is seeking an experienced Software Engineer Principal to join a product team. You will design and develop foundational code, contribute to architecture, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with UX, engineering, and product management.

The role emphasizes modern software design, destructive testing, and production monitoring. Expect to work with vendors and the open-source community to drive enhancements and reliability.

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Typically 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with Java, Spring MVC, and modern web architectures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design secure, scalable software.
• Develop and review software adhering to quality and change control standards.
• Create automation scripts for testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Build dashboards and logging for proactive issue detection and response.
• Define and share architecture diagrams for security reviews.
• Partner with vendors and open-source communities for enhancements.

Skills

Java

Spring MVC

Quarkus

Data modeling

RESTful services

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Git

Linux

SQL

NoSQL

Cloud platforms

Job description

Home Depot is seeking an experienced Software Engineer Principal to join a product team. You will design and develop foundational code, contribute to architecture, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with UX, engineering, and product management.

The role emphasizes modern software design, destructive testing, and production monitoring. Expect to work with vendors and the open-source community to drive enhancements and reliability.