Staff Software Engineer - Salesforce (Remote)

POSITION PURPOSE
The Staff Software Engineer is responsible for joining a product team and contributing to the software design, software development, and overall product lifecycle for a product that our users love. The engineering process is highly collaborative. Staff Software Engineers are expected to pair on a daily basis as they work through user stories and support products as they evolve.

Staff Software Engineers contribute to foundational code elements that can be reused as well as architectural diagrams and other product-related documentation. In addition, Staff Software Engineers may be involved in product configuration, performance tuning and testing as well as production monitoring.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be a core player on the product team and are expected to build and grow the skillsets of the more junior Engineers.

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
70% - Delivery & Execution:
Collaborates and pairs with other 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
Writes custom code or scripts to do "destructive testing" to ensure adequate resiliency in production
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, or engineering empowerment
Identifies product enhancements (client-facing or technical) to create a better experience for the end users
Identifies unsecured code areas and implements fixes as they are discovered with or without tooling
Contributes to foundational code elements that can be reused many times by a product
Contributes to meaningful architecture diagrams and other documentation needed for security reviews or other interested parties
Defines Service Level Objectives for product(s) to constantly measure their reliability in production and help prioritize backlog work

20% - Support & Enablement:
Fields questions from other 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
Proactively monitors production Service Level Objectives for product(s)
Proactively reviews the performance and capacity of all aspects of production: code, infrastructure, data, and message processing
Triages high priority issues and outages as they arise

10% - Learning:
Participates in and leads learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)
Proactively views articles, tutorials, and videos to learn about new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations
Attends conferences and learns how to apply new technologies where appropriate

NATURE AND SCOPE
Typically reports to the Software Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager.

For Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada and New York City residents: The pay range for this position is between $60k and $210k. Starting salary may vary based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the position being offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. The Home Depot offers additional competitive financial and non-financial benefits, which may include a performance-based bonus program or a profit sharing program depending on position.

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
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.

Additional Minimum Qualifications:
Proficient in an object oriented programming language (preferably Java)

Education Required:
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.

Years of Relevant Work Experience: 7 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:

• 7+ years of relevant Salesforce development experience
• Professional experience as a team lead or anchor with responsibility mentoring junior team members
• Advanced integrations experience with Salesforce, REST API, Connected APP, OAUTH Flows
• Deep SFDC knowledge - Apex, Visualforce, triggers, objects, security model, etc..
• Design experience with Salesforce CRM - Lead, Opportunity, Account and Case
• Lightning Experience, Lightning Components, Lightning Web Components
• Communities - Data sharing, Community Builder, audience
• Salesforce OOO - Workflow Rules, Process Builder and Visual Flows
• Salesforce Content Management - Content Version, Document and Distribution
• Apex design pattern
• Experience with HTML, CSS, Java Script is a plus
• Proficient in a modern OO language (preferably Java)
• Experience in a CI/CD toolchain
• Experience in destructive testing methodologies and tools
• Experience in a cloud computing platform and the associated automation patterns they provide
• Experience in modern microservice-based architectures and methodologies
• Experience in successful application of design patterns
• Experience in test-driven development and effective unit test creation
• Experience in a NoSQL database
• Experience in query optimization and troubleshooting
• Understanding of 12-factor methodology and its benefits, and able to demonstrate appropriate patterns to more junior team members
• Understanding of REST and effective web service design

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
• Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm
• 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
• Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Global Perspective: Taking a broad view when approaching issues; using a global lens
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
• Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear
• Optimizes Work Processes: Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Self-Development: Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels
• Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations