Software Engineer - Workforce Management

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot's Workforce Management IT team builds and operates applications, integrations, and cloud infrastructure behind UKG Pro WFM / Dimensions and related tools. You will work across the full stack, supporting integrations and cloud platforms and partnering with UKG for production reliability.

You will also contribute to CI/CD pipelines, data pipelines, and modern web/backend development, with opportunities to apply AI-assisted tooling and drive improvements in a fast-paced enterprise

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Experience with full-stack development and cloud environments.
• Familiarity with integration platforms and API-based integrations.
• Knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases and data pipelines.
• Exposure to GCP, CI/CD tooling, containerization, and security basics.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, deploy, and maintain software across UI and backend.
• Configure and support UKG Pro WFM/Dimensions integrations and related systems.
• Collaborate in agile processes and troubleshoot production issues with vendors.

Skills

Front-end React/TypeScript

Back-end service development

SQL & NoSQL databases

Google Cloud Platform

CI/CD tooling (Spinnaker)

Docker / containerization

Git / GitHub

APIs & integrations

Identity / SSO (SAML/OIDC)

Security best practices

AI-assisted tooling in engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Dell Boomi

Spinnaker

Docker

GitHub

GKE/Kubernetes

BigQuery

Job description

Position Purpose:

The Workforce Management (WFM) IT team builds and operates the applications, integrations, and cloud infrastructure behind Home Depot's enterprise Workforce Management platform (UKG Pro WFM / Dimensions) and its surrounding ecosystem — including internally-built GCP-hosted applications, Data Hub pipelines, and third-party integrations such as Boomi. As a Software Engineer on this team, you'll work across the full stack: building and maintaining application features (UI and backend), configuring and supporting UKG Pro WFM/Dimensions and its integrations, managing the GCP infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines everything runs on, and partnering directly with UKG Support/Engineering to troubleshoot production issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• 60% Delivers and Executes - Assists in developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining software; Follows best practices established by the organization and participates in improvement conversations; Consistently helps the team achieve results, even under tough circumstances
• 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 - Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives; Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people

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.

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:

• Familiarity with workforce management or HR/payroll systems (UKG Pro WFM/Dimensions or Kronos a plus)
• Exposure to integration platforms (Dell Boomi or similar) and API-based integrations
• Exposure to SQL and relational/NoSQL database technology, especially in an ETL/data-pipeline context
• Exposure to front-end frameworks (React/TypeScript or similar) and backend service development
• Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (GKE/Kubernetes, BigQuery, Cloud Armor, CloudSQL, Cloud Load Balancing)
• Exposure to CI/CD tooling (Spinnaker or similar), containerization (Docker), and source control (Git/GitHub)
• Exposure to identity/SSO protocols and migrations (SAML/OIDC, PingFederate, Microsoft Entra ID)
• Exposure to secrets management (HashiCorp Vault, Google Secret Manager)
• Familiarity with web application security practices (XSS remediation, hardened container images)
• Comfortable working directly with vendor support/engineering teams to troubleshoot production issues
• Interest in applying AI-assisted tooling to engineering workflows

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:

• 1

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