The Home Depot Looking for HDQC Software Engineer I (Remote) at Atlanta, GA Full Time

Working at the world’s fourth largest retailer mixes the best of many worlds: cutting-edge technologies meet real business needs meets real customers who spend billions of dollars at our stores in North America.

What is it like to work at The Home Depot QuoteCenter? We were a startup once upon a time and much of our startup culture still exists: The agility of a small operations, the impact that comes with being a leader in our industry. Our engineers use the latest open source technologies to build new products that facilitate 9-figure project sales at the Home Depot. We invest proactively in our people. We sponsor developer events, including .Net Fringe, NodePDX and PADNUG, and our engineers headline workshops to teach Portland-area web engineers how we use cutting-edge technology to solve real world problems. The mission of the QuoteCenter product team is to radically reimagine the shopping experience at Home Depot utilizing the latest web technologies and data tools.

What problems will you be solving in this role? There are multiple problems to help solve, including e-commerce, building a marketplace and catalog search.

What tools do we use? ReachJS, Redux, C#, Akka.Net, ElasticSearch, Kafka, SQL Server, Microservices (to name only a few)

Description An HDQC Software Engineer I is an entry level software engineer. Activities include: designing, developing, installing, and maintaining software solutions. All software engineers are expected to write well designed, testable, and efficient code and to demonstrate work ethic that motivates and encourages others on their team. Software engineers are encouraged to bring fresh ideas, new perspectives, and an eagerness to learn new technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• 65% Writing new code and test cases
• 15% Debugging existing code
• 10% Helping with solution design and architecture
• 10% Learning new skills

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This position reports to the Manager, Information Systems.
• This position has no direct reports.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

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:

• Demonstrated a good working knowledge in at least one programming language
• Interest in learning other programming languages as needed
• Ability to work independently and in groups
• Analytical thinking
• Critical thinking
• Strong problem solver
• Attention to detail
• Strong oral and written communication
• Thorough understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Knowledge of software design patterns

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 1

Competencies:

• Our software engineers have the challenge (and fun) of taking on a wide variety of problems and directly affecting users and the business. The following is a list of attributes found in successful QuoteCenter software engineers:
• PROBLEM-SOLVING – Work collaboratively with business stakeholders, user experience designers, and your fellow developers to create a solution. Build domain knowledge and understand the user and business problems you’re solving.
• QUALITY DELIVERABLES – Good software architecture – at QuoteCenter every developer is an architect. You are responsible for creating systems that are appropriately maintainable, scalable, and extensible.
• TAKING OWNERSHIP – When a problem comes to your attention, take care of it. If you’re too busy with something more important either assign it to someone else or set a reminder to come back to it later.
• ALWAYS LEARNING – Be willing to learn whatever technologies, tools, or patterns necessary to solve a problem. Don’t avoid a problem because someone else ‘owns’ the code – learn the code, learn the domain, solve the problem.
• ALWAYS A MENTOR – Continually look for the chance to share your knowledge and skills with others. Even the most seasoned professional can learn new tricks from the most junior developer. There is always something you know that someone else doesn’t (and vice versa), so share!
• EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION – Write and speak clearly and concisely. Be prepared to explain your work, decisions, and ideas to your colleagues. Graciously challenge ideas that don’t seem right, no matter where they originate.
• GOOD TEAMMATE – Have a sense of humor. Build relationships with your colleagues. Work out differences with your colleagues directly. Go to your manager if you’re unable to resolve it there. Actively work to disrupt backchannel and office politics. Look for ways to make the work environment better for everyone.