Senior Principal Software Engineer - Generative AI & Mobile Platforms (Remote)

Remote · full time · Principal

$170,000 – $280,000

Listed on The Home Depot’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

A world-class engineering leader architect will design and build Home Depot's next-generation mobile platform while championing AI-first development practices. The role suits experienced principal engineers comfortable bridging native mobile, backend systems, and generative AI, with appetite for strategic influence across large engineering teams.

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What they ask for

Required

18 years or older and legally permitted to work in the United States
Expertise in at least two technologies used by THD IT
Experience with common retail business processes
Experience in Agile/Lean development environments
7 years of relevant software engineering experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a field related to the job

Nice to have

10+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years leading architecture at Principal or Senior Principal level for major consumer-facing mobile applications
Proven track record executing a major technology renovation or modernization strategy with SDUI, KMP, and GraphQL BFF elements
Expert knowledge of microservices, server-side GraphQL patterns, and high-performance multi-layered JVM in-memory caching
Practical hands-on experience with GenAI APIs, LLM prompt engineering, and code-generation tools
Outstanding communication and presentation skills with history of writing technical white papers and presenting to executive leadership
Track record of driving technical alignment across large engineering organizations of 50+ engineers