Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Platform Developer Relations

The Home Depot

. Serve as the primary technical interface between the Tiny Homes Platform and its customers .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $90,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in diagnosing and resolving deployment blockers for containerized workloads using GKE, Docker, and cloud networking technologies. Proficient in developing reusable technologies and documentation while collaborating effectively in agile environments.

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GKEDockerKubernetes FundamentalsCI/CD PipelinesCloud Networking

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Hard Skills

ContainerizationDeployment TroubleshootingTest Suite DevelopmentCloud Admission ControllersTenant Workload Configuration

Soft Skills

Customer EngagementTechnical GuidanceCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

EnvoyWayfinderTailscaleFlux CDSpinnakerGitOpsGitHub

Industry Keywords

Cloud NetworkingIP TablesIdentity ProvidersAgile ProcessesSelf-Service Processes

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerFluxKubernetesSpinnaker

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary technical interface between the Tiny Homes Platform and its customers
Use knowledge of GKE, Vantage networking, and mesh/control-plane internals to diagnose and resolve deployment blockers for containerized workloads
Convert recurring customer friction points into reusable technologies, tooling, documentation, video content, and self-service processes
Maintain working fluency across GKE, Docker, Envoy/Wayfinder mesh, Vantage, Tailscale, Flux CD, and CI/CD tooling
Engage directly with customers to triage and resolve deployment blockers
Turn recurring patterns into documentation, tooling, or process improvements rather than one-off fixes
Keep platform knowledge current as components, APIs, and deprecations evolve
Develop, test, deploy, and maintain software
Develop functional and destructive test suites
Collaborate with team members in agile processes and the Product Team on valuable, developer-ready, understandable, and testable user stories
Support and enable junior engineers through guidance and technical discussions
Report to a Software Engineering Manager or Senior Manager; manage no direct reports

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be eighteen years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
3 years minimum work experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job
Docker, GKE, and Kubernetes fundamentals
Cloud networking, including Vantage, IP tables, and Identity Providers
Experience with Envoy, Wayfinder, and Tailscale mesh layer
CI/CD pipelines, including Spinnaker, GitOps, GitHub, and Flux CD
Cloud Admission Controllers and tenant workload configuration
No leadership experience required
No certifications required