Home Depot
Software Engineer Manager, Tooling & Platforms - Experimentation (Remote)
Home Depot, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Position Purpose
The Home Depot is seeking an accomplished and visionary Software Engineering Manager to lead our Experimentation Platform team. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our digital innovation, responsible for building and scaling the centralized Experimentation Platform that empowers teams across the company to make data-driven decisions. You will lead a high-performing team of engineers to build and operate the web-scale services that enable rapid, reliable experimentation for millions of homedepot.com customers. Partner closely with product management, analytics, data science, technology vendors, and senior leadership to define the strategic vision and long-term roadmap for the Experimentation Platform. Ensure the platform\'s capabilities align with the company\'s goals for innovation and growth. Direct experience building or leading an A/B testing, experimentation, or feature flagging platform is a significant advantage. Key Responsibilities
30% Delivery & Execution: Collaborates and pairs with product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases
Works with vendors and partners for the successful implementation of critical tooling and platforms
Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
Contributes to enterprise-wide tools to drive destructive testing, automation, and engineering empowerment
Evaluates new technologies for adoption across the enterprise
Participates in and leads review board sessions to drive consistency across the enterprise
Fills in on product teams for engineers who are out of the office
10% Support & Enablement: Fields questions from engineers, product teams, or support teams
Monitors tools and participates in conversations to encourage collaboration across product teams
Provides application support for software running in production
Acts as a technical escalation point for the engineers on the team
50% People: Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to Software Engineers
Attracts, retains, and develops top talent to build a world class Software Engineering Team
Conducts annual and mid-year reviews by reviewing individual development plans and team feedback
Fosters collaboration with team members to drive consistency across product teams, and finds opportunities to expose engineers to career interests
Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices
Guides team members in strategy, alignment, analysis, and execution tasks within and across product teams
Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)
10% Learning: Learns, through reading, tutorials, and videos, new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations
Builds relationships with technology leaders at other companies to learn best practices and elegant solutions to common problems
Direct Manager/Direct Reports
Typically reports to the Software Engineer Sr. Manager, Technology Director or Sr. Director.
Travel Requirements
Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% 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.
Mastery of an object oriented programming language (preferably Java)
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications
Experience setting the technical vision for Enterprise Scale Experimentation Platform
Strong Understanding and Integration of Client and Server-side experimentation platforms with Modern Web Application Framework such as React / Vue.js / Next.js / Angular
Experience with A/B testing and Digital analytics, including platform implementation, test execution, and analysis.
Experience with Cloud Based Environments ( GCP ) and integration with Experimentation Platforms like Adobe and Digital Analytics tools like Adobe / Google Analytics and Data Visualization ( Looker, Tableau)
Mastery of cross-functional collaboration and modern product development processes, pipelines.
Experience with Edge based Delivery of Content and Caching for large E-commerce Industry
Minimum Education
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor\'s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education
No additional education Minimum Years of Work Experience
5 Preferred Years of Work Experience
No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience
None Preferred Leadership Experience
None Certifications
None Competencies
Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs
Balances Stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders
Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization\'s goals
Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization\'s goals
Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear
Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics
Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations
Benefits offered include health care benefits, 401K, ESPP, paid time off, and success sharing bonus. For a full list of the various benefits The Home Depot offers, visit https://careers.homedepot.com/our-benefits. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Apply End Date: 11/13/2025 $140,000.00 - $240,000.00
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The Home Depot is seeking an accomplished and visionary Software Engineering Manager to lead our Experimentation Platform team. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our digital innovation, responsible for building and scaling the centralized Experimentation Platform that empowers teams across the company to make data-driven decisions. You will lead a high-performing team of engineers to build and operate the web-scale services that enable rapid, reliable experimentation for millions of homedepot.com customers. Partner closely with product management, analytics, data science, technology vendors, and senior leadership to define the strategic vision and long-term roadmap for the Experimentation Platform. Ensure the platform\'s capabilities align with the company\'s goals for innovation and growth. Direct experience building or leading an A/B testing, experimentation, or feature flagging platform is a significant advantage. Key Responsibilities
30% Delivery & Execution: Collaborates and pairs with product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases
Works with vendors and partners for the successful implementation of critical tooling and platforms
Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
Contributes to enterprise-wide tools to drive destructive testing, automation, and engineering empowerment
Evaluates new technologies for adoption across the enterprise
Participates in and leads review board sessions to drive consistency across the enterprise
Fills in on product teams for engineers who are out of the office
10% Support & Enablement: Fields questions from engineers, product teams, or support teams
Monitors tools and participates in conversations to encourage collaboration across product teams
Provides application support for software running in production
Acts as a technical escalation point for the engineers on the team
50% People: Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to Software Engineers
Attracts, retains, and develops top talent to build a world class Software Engineering Team
Conducts annual and mid-year reviews by reviewing individual development plans and team feedback
Fosters collaboration with team members to drive consistency across product teams, and finds opportunities to expose engineers to career interests
Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices
Guides team members in strategy, alignment, analysis, and execution tasks within and across product teams
Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)
10% Learning: Learns, through reading, tutorials, and videos, new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations
Builds relationships with technology leaders at other companies to learn best practices and elegant solutions to common problems
Direct Manager/Direct Reports
Typically reports to the Software Engineer Sr. Manager, Technology Director or Sr. Director.
Travel Requirements
Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% 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.
Mastery of an object oriented programming language (preferably Java)
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications
Experience setting the technical vision for Enterprise Scale Experimentation Platform
Strong Understanding and Integration of Client and Server-side experimentation platforms with Modern Web Application Framework such as React / Vue.js / Next.js / Angular
Experience with A/B testing and Digital analytics, including platform implementation, test execution, and analysis.
Experience with Cloud Based Environments ( GCP ) and integration with Experimentation Platforms like Adobe and Digital Analytics tools like Adobe / Google Analytics and Data Visualization ( Looker, Tableau)
Mastery of cross-functional collaboration and modern product development processes, pipelines.
Experience with Edge based Delivery of Content and Caching for large E-commerce Industry
Minimum Education
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor\'s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education
No additional education Minimum Years of Work Experience
5 Preferred Years of Work Experience
No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience
None Preferred Leadership Experience
None Certifications
None Competencies
Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs
Balances Stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders
Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization\'s goals
Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization\'s goals
Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear
Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics
Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations
Benefits offered include health care benefits, 401K, ESPP, paid time off, and success sharing bonus. For a full list of the various benefits The Home Depot offers, visit https://careers.homedepot.com/our-benefits. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Apply End Date: 11/13/2025 $140,000.00 - $240,000.00
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