IT DEVELOPER II - 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?

This role will be pivotal in improving confidence in each product release by driving mature full-stack development and quality assurance practices.

What tools do we use?

Javascript, Selennium, Large-scale automation

Description

An HDQC Software Engineer is an experienced software engineer. Software engineers are encouraged to bring fresh ideas, new perspectives, and an eagerness to learn new technologies.

Experience:

• Prefer some experience with React, Redux and/or other Javascript technologies
• Full-stack software engineering experience on a high-performance software application
• Experience working with coss-functional teams in an Agile software development environment
• Experience designing large-scale automation for high-performance applications
• Experience using Selenium, or similar tools (Mocha, Jasmine, Enzyme, Cucumber)
• Experience building automation that tests for depth and breadth
• Experience with integration, load, client and unit testing

NATURE AND SCOPE
Position reports to the Manager, Information Services
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.
Travel:
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: 2 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:

Knowledge of multiple programming languages, databases, life cycle methodologies.