Software Engineer II - Backend (Remote)

Homedepot; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a backend software engineer to build and maintain secure, scalable systems from design to production. You will collaborate with product, UX, and engineering partners in an Agile team, balancing hands-on delivery with reliability, security, and monitoring.

You will work on automating infrastructure, writing tests, and creating proactive dashboards and alerts while continuously improving technical skills and contributing to uptime across services.

Qualifications

• Two years of related experience or equivalent knowledge expected.
• Familiarity with SQL, relational or NoSQL databases, version control, cloud computing, and CI/CD tools.
• Experience with OO programming and Java, plus HTML/CSS/JS/TS frontend basics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain secure, reliable, scalable software from clear product requirements.
• Pair with teammates and collaborate with product partners to refine work and deliver capabilities.
• Write code and scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring, and tests, including destructive tests for production resilience.
• Configure or adapt commercial software to meet changing business needs following quality/change-control practices.
• Create dashboards, logs, alerts, and response mechanisms to identify and address issues proactively.
• Participate in Agile planning and continually develop technical skills through experimentation and feedback.

Skills

SQL

Java

NoSQL databases

OO Programming

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Version control

Cloud computing

CI/CD tools

Monitoring

Job description

Role overview

Develop and support backend software products from design through production, working with product, user experience, and engineering partners. The role combines hands‑on delivery with application reliability, security, monitoring, and ongoing learning within an Agile team.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain secure, reliable, scalable software based on clear, testable product requirements.
• Pair with teammates and collaborate with product partners to refine work and deliver useful product capabilities.
• Write code and scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring, and tests, including destructive tests that check production resilience.
• Configure or adapt commercial software to meet changing business needs and follow quality and change‑control practices.
• Create dashboards, logs, alerts, and response mechanisms to identify and address issues proactively.
• Take part in Agile planning and continually develop technical skills through experimentation and feedback.

Requirements

• At least two years of related experience; a degree in a related field or equivalent knowledge and skills is expected.
• Must be at least 18 and legally permitted to work in the United States.
• The listing prefers experience with SQL, relational or NoSQL databases, version control, cloud computing, and CI/CD tools.
• Familiarity with object‑oriented programming, preferably Java, and front‑end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks is preferred.
• Helpful experience includes microservices, debugging and root‑cause analysis, security for user and service access, and unit, functional, destructive, or performance testing.
• Experience using AI‑assisted development tools for coding, debugging, documentation, or agent development is also preferred.

Benefits and work setup

• The position is remote, with no travel required. The listing gives a pay range of $90,000–$170,000 for specified U.S. locations; pay may vary by location.