Software Engineer - Workforce Management

The Home Depot; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Workforce Management IT team, supporting UKG Pro WFM/Dimensions, data hubs, and third‑party integrations. You will work across the full stack (UI and backend), configure WFM integration points, and manage GCP infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines while partnering with UKG Support/Engineering to troubleshoot production issues.

The role emphasizes building features, API integrations, security hardening, and exploring AI-assisted tooling to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 1 year of work experience in a software role or similar.
• Experience with WFM/HR systems and integrations.
• Experience with front-end (React/TypeScript) and backend services.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform and CI/CD tooling.
• Knowledge of identity/SAML/OIDC protocols and security practices.
• Ability to work with vendor support/engineering to troubleshoot production issues.
• Interest in applying AI-assisted tooling to engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Delivers and maintains software; follows best practices and contributes to team results.
• Learns through experiments and growth opportunities in tackling problems.
• Collaborates with team members and partners to meet objectives in agile processes.

Skills

WFM systems

Integration platforms

SQL/NoSQL

React/TypeScript

GCP

CI/CD tooling

Identity protocols

Secrets management

Web security

Vendor collaboration

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Boomi

Git/GitHub

Docker

Kubernetes

GKE

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

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

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 $50,000.00 - $130,000.00