Sr. Software Engineer (Back-End Heavy)

Are you a Software Engineer looking for an innovative change?
Are you interested in seeing real products and systems come to life with your software?
Join our cutting-edge Software Development team!
We are the leader in designing, developing, and testing custom-built software applications for the home improvement industry that are tailored to the needs of the business and external customers.
Partner with the best!
As a Sr. Software Engineer (Back-End Heavy), you will translate business requirements and functional specifications into logical program designs and to deliver code modules, stable application systems, and software solutions. This includes developing, configuring, or modifying complex integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions within various computing environments. This role facilitates the implementation and maintenance of complex business and enterprise software solutions to ensure the successful deployment of released applications.
What You'll Do

• Translate complex business requirements and functional specifications into executable stories, designs, and code modules; partner with the Product Team to understand business needs and functional specifications.
• Independently writes high-quality, maintainable, and robust code by building adequate test suits (like Unit, Integration, Performance, Chaos testing, etc.) and observability framework (like Alerts, Metric Dashboards, Logging, and reliability runbooks, etc.)
• Guide application and software development teams in the design and build of complex solutions and ensure that teams are in alignment with the architecture blueprint, standards, target state architecture, and strategies.
• Participates and mentors other engineers in software development technologies and processes by creating onboarding documents, issuing Root Cause Analysis (RCA), key learnings, demos, and share-out sessions.
• Automate and simplify team development, test, and operations processes.
• Evaluate new software, tools, and technologies to provide objective analysis and recommendations to the team.
• Demonstrate expertise in at least 1 of the four competencies below with working knowledge of 2 others: * Fronted: Building UI using React and NodeJS with proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS * Middleware: Building resource-efficient, scalable, and resilient Microservices and APIs using Java/Python/Go. * Databases: Building optimal database persistence solutions using right database technologies (ex, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, KAFKA etc.) * DevOps: Creating automated CI-CD processes using containerization solutions (Docker), CI tools (Drone, Jenkins, Spinnaker), Orchestration (Kubernetes, Helm) and Infrastructure automation (ArgoCD, Rancher, Ansible, Terraform, Chef).

Who You Are

• A software engineer already familiar with some of the front-end AND back-end technologies listed.
• OR a Software Engineer familiar with some of the front end OR backend technologies listed AND you are eager and excited to learn.
• Demonstrated the ability to deliver quality, well-documented code.
• Able to lead software projects and mentor more junior Engineers.
• Perform code reviews and provide technical guidance to your team.
• Demonstrate software solutions to technical leaders and business/product stakeholders.

Where You'll Be

• Associates are required to relocate to the Charlotte region to foster collaboration and facilitate improved testing and support.
• Lowe's supports a Flex Office concept where in-person work is required two days per week at the Charlotte Tech Hub
• Most business meetings are planned around the Eastern time zone.

Fuel your passion!
To be successful in this role you will require:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field).
• 5 years of experience using Java, Hibernate, Spring boot, Micronaut
• 5 years of experience in software development or a related field
• 4 years of experience in database technologies
• 4 years of experience working on project(s) involving the implementation of solutions applying development life cycles (SDLC)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in computer science, CIS, or related field
• 5 years of IT experience developing and implementing business systems within an organization.
• 5 years of experience working with defect or incident-tracking software.
• 5 years of experience writing technical documentation in a software development environment.
• 3 years of experience working with an IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework.
• 3 years of experience leading teams, with or without direct reports.
• 5 years of experience working with source code control systems.
• Experience working with Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment tools.
• 5 years of experience in systems analysis, including defining technical requirements and performing high-level design for complex solutions

About US
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.