Senior Principal Software Engineer

The Home Depot

. Guide software design and development across multiple engineering teams and principal software engineers .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $170,000 - $280,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in software design and development, with a strong focus on technical leadership, mentoring, and optimizing cloud resource usage. Proven ability to drive technology adoption and streamline processes across multiple engineering teams in a retail environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Technical LeadershipAgile/Lean DevelopmentCloud Cost OptimizationProgramming Language ExpertisePortfolio Management

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Hard Skills

Software DesignDevelopment MethodologiesCloud Resource ManagementReusable Code ArchitectureProofs of Concept DevelopmentTechnical Problem SolvingInteroperability SolutionsPerformance FeedbackTechnology RoadmappingMastery in Assigned Domains

Soft Skills

CommunicationMentoringCoachingLeadershipCollaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Industry Keywords

Retail IndustryBusiness ProcessesThird-Party Vendor ManagementTechnical ChallengesThought Leadership

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Guide software design and development across multiple engineering teams and principal software engineers
Accelerate delivery speed and quality through technical expertise, technical leadership, and communication of best practices
Serve as a key contact across a large portfolio to share knowledge and drive adoption of new technologies
Interface with third-party vendors to meet technical needs and drive interoperability
Support 4–6 development teams across varied products and APIs
Ensure effective resource usage and optimize cloud costs
Identify opportunities to streamline processes and optimize existing codebases
Lead portfolio-level Principal meetings
Create and architect reusable foundational code elements
Develop proofs of concept with new technologies
Track cloud resource usage and drive cost reduction
Escalate and resolve extremely complex technical challenges, high-priority issues, and outages
Present at and attend conferences
Provide leadership, mentoring, coaching, and performance feedback to direct reports
Define technology solutions and roadmaps with Distinguished Engineers
Unify strategy across local teams and remove project roadblocks
Drive thought leadership and innovation
Resolve technology disputes and implement vendor feature enhancements
Evangelize successful tooling and technology adoption

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be eighteen years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Expertise in at least two technologies used by THD IT
Experience with common business processes used in the retail industry
Experience in Agile/Lean development environments
7 years of relevant work experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in a related field
One field of expertise should include a programming language
Capable of understanding complicated systems quickly
Mastery in assigned domains
Active participation in or leadership of professional groups affiliated with specific domains
5 years previous leadership experience (preferred)
Typically requires overnight travel less than 15% of the time

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote/Virtual work arrangement
Overnight travel typically 5% to 20% of the time
Leadership, mentoring, and coaching opportunities
Conference attendance and professional development through learning new technologies and concepts