
Software Engineer - Workforce Management
The Home Depot · Atlanta, GA
About this role
The Software Engineer will work within the Workforce Management (WFM) IT team to build and operate applications, integrations, and cloud infrastructure for the enterprise platform. Responsibilities include full-stack development of application features, configuring and supporting UKG Pro WFM/Dimensions, and managing GCP infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. The role involves partnering with UKG Support/Engineering to troubleshoot production issues and working in an agile environment. The technical environment includes Google Cloud Platform (GKE, BigQuery, CloudSQL), Dell Boomi, and containerization with Docker. The position reports to a Software Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager.
Skills & technologies
Nice to have
- UKG Pro WFM
- Dimensions
- Kronos
- Dell Boomi
- React
- TypeScript
- Spinnaker
- GKE
- Cloud Armor
- Cloud Load Balancing
- NoSQL
- SAML
- OIDC
- PingFederate
- Microsoft Entra ID
- HashiCorp Vault
- Google Secret Manager
- XSS remediation
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Position Purpose
The Workforce Management (WFM) IT team builds and operates the applications, integrations, and cloud infrastructure behind Home Depot's enterprise Workforce Management platform (UKG Pro WFM / Dimensions) and its surrounding ecosystem — including internally-built GCP-hosted applications, Data Hub pipelines, and third-party integrations such as Boomi. As a Software Engineer on this team, you'll work across the full stack: building and maintaining application features (UI and backend), configuring and supporting UKG Pro WFM/Dimensions and its integrations, managing the GCP infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines everything runs on, and partnering directly with UKG Support/Engineering to troubleshoot production issues.
Key Responsibilities
- 60% Delivers and Executes - Assists in developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining software; Follows best practices established by the organization and participates in improvement conversations; Consistently helps the team achieve results, even under tough circumstances
- 20% Learns and Grows - Learns through successful and failed experiment when tackling new problems; Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels
- 20% Plans and Aligns - Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives; Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
- This position typically reports to Software Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager
- This position has 0 Direct Reports
- No travel required.
- 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.
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
- Familiarity with workforce management or HR/payroll systems (UKG Pro WFM/Dimensions or Kronos a plus)
- Exposure to integration platforms (Dell Boomi or similar) and API-based integrations
- Exposure to SQL and relational/NoSQL database technology, especially in an ETL/data-pipeline context
- Exposure to front-end frameworks (React/TypeScript or similar) and backend service development
- Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (GKE/Kubernetes, BigQuery, Cloud Armor, CloudSQL, Cloud Load Balancing)
- Exposure to CI/CD tooling (Spinnaker or similar), containerization (Docker), and source control (Git/GitHub)
- Exposure to identity/SSO protocols and migrations (SAML/OIDC, PingFederate, Microsoft Entra ID)
- Exposure to secrets management (HashiCorp Vault, Google Secret Manager)
- Familiarity with web application security practices (XSS remediation, hardened container images)
- Comfortable working directly with vendor support/engineering teams to troubleshoot production issues
- Interest in applying AI-assisted tooling to engineering workflows
- 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.
- No additional education
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- No additional years of experience
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- Global Perspective
- Manages Ambiguity
- Nimble Learning
- Self-Development
- Collaborates
- Cultivates Innovation
- Situational Adaptability
- Communicates Effectively
- Drives Results
- Interpersonal Savvy