The Home Depot · 2 weeks ago
Principal AI Software Engineer- Warehouse Systems (REMOTE)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $240K/yr
6+ years expThe Home Depot is seeking a Principal Software Engineer specializing in AI Warehouse Systems to design and develop advanced artificial intelligence solutions for their Warehouse Management and Execution Systems. This role involves leading the integration of AI-driven predictive analytics and intelligent automation, ensuring operational excellence and collaboration across various teams.
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Responsibilities
Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
Documents, reviews, and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases
Writes custom code or scripts to do 'destructive testing' to ensure adequate resiliency in production
Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
Contributes to enterprise-wide tools to drive destructive testing, automation, or engineering empowerment
Identifies product enhancements (client-facing or technical) to create a better experience for the end users
Identifies unsecured code areas and implements fixes as they are discovered with or without tooling
Identifies, implements, and shares technical solutions that can be used across the organization
Creates and architects foundational code elements that can be reused many times by a product
Creates meaningful architecture diagrams and other documentation needed for security reviews or other interested parties
Defines Service Level Objectives for product to constantly measure their reliability in production and help prioritize backlog work
Fields questions from other product teams or support teams
Monitors tools and participates in conversations to encourage collaboration across product teams
Provides application support for software running in production
Proactively monitors production Service Level Objectives for products
Works with vendors and the open-source community to help identify and implement feature enhancements in software products
Works with other product teams to create API specifications and contracts for shared data
Proactively reviews the performance and capacity of all aspects of production: code, infrastructure, data, and message processing
Triages high-priority issues and outages as they arise
Participates in and leads learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)
Learns, through reading, tutorials, and videos, new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations
Attends conferences and learns how to apply new technologies where appropriate
Qualification
Required
Must be eighteen years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Mastery of an object-oriented programming language (preferably Java)
6 years of relevant software engineering experience
Preferred
6-8 years of relevant software engineering experience, including substantive work in AI/ML, data science, or algorithmic systems within warehousing, logistics, or supply chain contexts
Has experience creating single and multi-agent AI systems, orchestrating the multi-agent systems to solve complex tasks, and integrating these systems into external data sources
Mastery of Python and experience with advanced machine learning frameworks (such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn)
Advanced proficiency in designing and deploying AI/ML models for real-time warehouse optimization, predictive maintenance, and process automation
Mastery of modern web application frameworks (Ruby on Rails, Spring MVC, Node.js) and microservice-based architectures
Mastery of writing optimized SQL queries and proficiency with NoSQL databases, including data modeling and query performance optimization for large-scale operational datasets
Deep proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and automation patterns, including integration of AI/ML solutions with cloud-native services
Strong experience in edge computing and IoT protocols to support AI algorithms interfacing directly with warehouse devices and robotics
Expertise with CI/CD toolchains for continuous integration and automated deployment of ML models and warehouse applications
Proven experience implementing secure, high-availability, and disaster-recovery patterns in production systems
Demonstrated success applying destructive and resilience testing methodologies for AI-enabled warehouse systems
Advanced understanding of defensive coding and secure design principles for mission-critical environments
Proficient in front-end frameworks (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AngularJS, ReactJS, JQuery), with the ability to visualize AI insights for operators and non-technical stakeholders
Extensive experience integrating RESTful web services and real-time event-driven architectures within warehouse environments
Demonstrated leadership in cross-disciplinary teams and mentoring, frequently translating advanced AI concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Experience with 12-factor methodology and related architectural patterns to ensure modular, scalable, and resilient deployment of AI applications
Knowledge of the latest research and trends in warehouse AI: reinforcement learning, simulation-based optimization, computer vision (CV), and autonomous systems
Benefits
Health care benefits
401K
ESPP
Paid time off
Success sharing bonus
Company
The Home Depot
The Home Depot is a retailer of hardware, consumer goods, and DIY supplies both online and offline while providing home delivery services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
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Leadership Team
Ted Decker
Chair, President and CEO
Chip Devine
Senior Vice President
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