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Company

The Home Depot · 2 days ago

Principal Software Engineer, Store Self-Checkout (Remote)

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

6+ years exp

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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

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JavaReactPOS systemsPayment processor integrationRESTful web servicesMicroservice architecturesNext.jsTypeScriptSpringQuarkusRedisKubernetesGitCI/CD pipelinesCloud platformsMentoring

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 architecture experience, strongly focusing on POS and checkout systems.

Expertise in Java and React development, particularly in managing and modernizing store checkout experiences.

Proven ability to lead modernization efforts, with POS experience preferred.

Experience in developing and optimizing mobile web applications for self-checkout solutions.

Deep understanding of payment processor integration, and interfacing with customer loyalty programs, pricing systems, and inventory management.

Strong background in owning the store checkout experience, ensuring seamless and efficient operations.

Experience designing and implementing scalable, high-performance POS systems using modern technologies and architectures.

Expertise in developing and maintaining RESTful web services and microservice architectures for checkout-related functionality.

Proficiency in version control systems (preferably Git) and CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth development and deployment processes.

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to optimize checkout processes for performance, security, and efficiency.

Familiarity with cloud platforms and automation edge computing patterns to support modern POS infrastructure.

Ability to provide leadership in POS modernization, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring the successful execution of key product initiatives.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, particularly in cross-functional teams, interfacing with third-party vendors and the open-source community.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through completing a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred

Experience with Next.js, TypeScript, Spring or Quarkus, Redis, and Kubernetes preferred.

No additional education

No additional years of experience

None

Company

The Home Depot

Glassdoor

3.8

The Home Depot is a retailer of hardware, consumer goods, and DIY supplies both online and offline while providing home delivery services.

Founded in 1978

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.homedepot.com

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