Staff Software Engineer (Remote)

Homedepot; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

No travel

Job summary

Homedepot in the United States seeks a staff-level software engineer to lead technical delivery for a major software product, shaping its design, implementation, deployment, and ongoing operation while mentoring less experienced engineers.

This role blends hands-on development with architecture, cross-functional planning, production support, and coaching to strengthen the team's effectiveness, with emphasis on security, reliability, and scalable performance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant software engineering experience; 3-5 years preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Java.
• Familiarity with relational/NoSQL databases, cloud, CI/CD, and version control.
• Knowledge of security, testing, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Design for availability, disaster recovery, performance, and security.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery for a software product through design, implementation, deployment, and operation.
• Build reusable code foundations and contribute to architecture diagrams and product docs.
• Select and configure tools; address security, resilience, performance, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with product partners to shape clear, testable work and drive agile delivery.
• Investigate production issues and support reliable releases.
• Mentor junior engineers and improve team effectiveness.

Skills

HTML/CSS/JS

Java

CI/CD

Databases

Cloud

Version control

Security

Testing

Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

None specified

Job description

Role overview

Lead technical delivery for a software product, contributing to its design, implementation, deployment, and ongoing operation. This staff-level role combines hands-on engineering with architecture, cross-functional planning, production support, and mentorship for less experienced engineers.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, deploy, and maintain production software, keeping the intended user and business value in view.
• Build reusable code foundations and contribute to architecture diagrams and product documentation.
• Help select and configure tools and products, and address security, resilience, performance, and production monitoring.
• Work with product partners to shape clear, testable work and participate in agile delivery.
• Investigate production issues, build functional and performance test coverage, and support reliable releases.
• Answer technical questions, lead engineering discussions, and coach junior teammates; identify ways to improve team effectiveness.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of relevant experience; the listing describes 3-5 years as preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks, plus an object-oriented language; Java is preferred.
• Familiarity with relational or NoSQL databases, data modeling, cloud computing, CI/CD, version control, and modern software design patterns.
• Experience with authentication and authorization, automated testing, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to design for availability, disaster recovery, performance, efficiency, and security; exposure to technical roadmaps and legacy modernization.
• Must be at least 18 and legally permitted to work in the United States.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote role; no travel is required.
• Work is primarily in a comfortable indoor setting, mostly seated with opportunities to move around.