Staff Software Engineer - Lead Platform & Systems

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead a team of engineers building customer- and associate-focused software. You will work with engineers at all levels to design, develop, deploy, and support production applications, contributing to architectural decisions and product tooling.

As a core member of the product team, you will help grow junior engineers, establish performance standards, ensure security and reliability, and align delivery with business goals.

Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, test, deploy, and maintain software with a clear value.
• Collaborate with Product Team to make user stories developer-ready.
• Lead architecture discussions and ensure scalable design.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive technical discussions.

Skills

Cloud platforms (GCP)

Frontend tech (HTML/CSS/JS/TS)

Java

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

CI/CD tooling

Software design patterns

Monitoring/Observability

Security frameworks

Unit/Functional/Destructive tests

Root cause analysis

Version control

High Availability/DR/Performance

Technical roadmaps

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

The Home Depot in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead a team of engineers building customer- and associate-focused software. You will work with engineers at all levels to design, develop, deploy, and support production applications, contributing to architectural decisions and product tooling.

As a core member of the product team, you will help grow junior engineers, establish performance standards, ensure security and reliability, and align delivery with business goals.