HDQC - SR IT DEVELOPER - HDQC

POSITION PURPOSE

Working at the world's fourth largest retailer mixes the best of many worlds: cutting-edge technologies applied to business problems, solving real needs for customers who spend billions of dollars across our stores in North America. QuoteCenter is an application Home Depot store associates use to build large product orders for our Pro customers.

What is it like to work at The Home Depot QuoteCenter?

The mission of the QuoteCenter product team is to radically reimagine the shopping experience at Home Depot utilizing the latest software technologies. QuoteCenter was a startup once upon a time and much of our startup culture still exists: the agility of a small operation and the impact that comes with being a leader in our industry. We build cutting-edge applications that facilitate 9-figure project sales at The Home Depot. We invest proactively in our people. We sponsor developer events, including PADNUG, Write/Speak/Code and JSConf where our engineers headline workshops to teach Portland-area engineers how we use cutting-edge technology to solve real world problems.

What problem will you be solving in this role?

Developing and supporting the entire application data pipeline from ingestion until handoff to the BI Engineering and Data Analytics teams.

What tools do we use?

Databases, Big Data, Data Modeling, C#, .Net

Description

An HDQC Senior Software Engineer is an experienced software engineer.  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.

 Experience:

• Build robust, high-quality data processes that support our application users
• Modeling data for integrity and performance
• Schema management and definition
• Implementing data patterns and tools to present users their data correctly, accurately, and efficiently throughout the platform

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Define, plan and implement solutions on assigned moderately complex projects.
Take business requirements and develop the total technical design on moderately complex projects and ensure proper usage as part of the design efforts in building a system to be put into production.
Conduct appropriate test reviews for assigned projects and present to architecture review boards as necessary.
Promote and follow the established processes, policies, standards and procedures to assure compliance with corporate and regulatory policies and standards.
Provide technical direction to associate developers, developers and contractors.

NATURE AND SCOPE
Typically reports to Manager, Information Technology
Responsible for helping others and providing on-the-job training or guidance

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

Additional Environmental Job Requirements:
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: 3 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 contribute to and complete a single story with some guidance
• 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

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
Ability to communicate issues and recommend solutions in a timely manner to Management.
Strong decision-making abilities.
Experience developing new application systems for production.