Staff Software Engineer, Supply Chain Warehouse Execution Systems (Remote)
Home DepotWith a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Position Purpose: As a Staff Software Engineer in Supply Chain, you will play a critical role in developing software that empowers warehouse associates with visibility into warehouse management and execution systems, including conveyor routing, sortation, order streaming, goods-to-person solutions, and task and labor optimization. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers responsible for designing, building, and maintaining products that warehouse associates rely on every day. You’ll work alongside a dynamic group of engineers at all experience levels, fostering collaboration, technical growth, and leadership development while creating, deploying, and supporting production applications. Beyond development, you will also guide decisions around product and tool selection, configuration, security, resilience, performance tuning, and production monitoring. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will contribute to reusable foundational code, architectural diagrams, and other product documentation. You’ll serve as a core member of a balanced team, mentoring junior engineers, and helping them expand both their technical expertise and leadership skills. Key Responsibilities: 50% Delivery and Execution - Develops, tests, deploys, and maintains software, with a clear understanding of the value the software is to provide; Takes a broad view when approaching issues; using a global lens; Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances; Develops test suites (functional, destructive, etc) to enable success, rapid deployment of code to production; Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm; Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances 10% Learns and Grows - Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels; Learns through successful and failed experiment when tackling new problems 20% Plans and Aligns - Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful; Delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences; Works the Product Team to ensure user stories are developer ready, easy to understand and testable; Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people; Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations 20% Supports and Enables - Fields questions from product and engineering teams; Helps grow junior engineers by providing guidance on modern software development frameworks, and leading technical discussions; Notes gaps on the team and provides suggestions for changes to make the team more productive Direct Manager/Direct Reports: This position typically reports to Software Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager This position typically has 0 Direct Reports Travel Requirements: No travel required. 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: 3-5 years of relevant software engineering experience. Experience with AI-enabled software development practices and the AI product development lifecycle (PDLC) , including specification-driven development and modern AI-assisted engineering practices. Experience building AI copilots, intelligent automation, or autonomous agents that improve engineering productivity, operational efficiency, or business outcomes. Demonstrated ability to build scalable tools, capabilities, and automation…