IT DEVELOPER - HDQC

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 operation, the impact that comes with being a leader in our industry. Our developers 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 developers headline workshops to teach Portland-area web developers 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?

ReactJS, Redux, C#, Akka.NET, ElasticSearch, Kafka, SQL Server, Microservices (to name only a few))

Description

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

 MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Take business requirements and develop the total technical design for assigned mid-sized projects and ensure proper usage as part of the design efforts in building a system to be put into production.
Follow the established processes, policies, standards and procedures to assure compliance with corporate and regulatory policies and standards.
Conduct appropriate test reviews on assigned projects as necessary. Present findings and offer solutions to management.

NATURE AND SCOPE
Typically reports to Manager, Information Technology
No direct responsibility for supervising others.

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

Environment:
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

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

Years of Relevant Work Experience: 1 years

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.

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