Senior Software Engineer

Lowe's Companies, Inc.•Charlotte, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Translates complex cross-functional business requirements and functional specifications into logical program designs, code modules, stable application systems, and software solutions; partners with Product Team to understand business needs and functional specifications. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure specifications are converted into flexible, scalable, and maintainable solution designs; evaluates project deliverables to ensure they meet specifications and architectural standards. Guides application and software development teams in the design and build of complex solutions and ensures that teams are in alignment with the architecture blueprint, standards, target state architecture, and strategies. Coordinates, executes, and participates in Component Integration (CIT) scenarios, Systems Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to identify application errors and to ensure quality software deployment. Participates and coaches others in all software development end-to-end product lifecycle phases by applying and sharing an in-depth understanding of complex company and industry methodologies, policies, standards, and controls. Has solid grasp of software design patterns and approaches; understands application level software architecture; makes technical trade-off decisions at application level. Automates and simplifies team development, test, and operations processes; develops detailed architecture plans for large scale enterprise architecture projects and drives the plans to fruition. Solves complex architecture/design and business problems; solutions are extensible; works to simplify, optimize, remove bottlenecks. Provides mentoring and guidance to more junior level engineers; may provide feedback and direction on specific engineering tasks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, CIS, Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of experience in any job title/occupation involving software development or a related field. Employer will accept single degree or combination of degrees, diplomas and/or professional experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree.
5 years of experience in: Designed, developed, and maintained scalable enterprise applications using Java and Spring Boot, with practical experience in supporting microservices-based architectures for distributed solutions.
5 years of experience in: Built and managed automated CI/CD pipelines leveraging Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Docker to streamline build, test, and deployment processes, improving delivery efficiency.
5 years of experience in: Worked with Apache Kafka to support real-time data ingestion, event-driven processing, and reliable handling of high-volume distributed data streams.
5 years of experience in: Designed and optimized relational and distributed databases such as PostgreSQL and Cassandra, focusing on data consistency, availability, and query performance for enterprise applications.
5 years of experience in: Applied Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies by writing unit and integration tests with JUnit and Mockito, contributing to improved maintainability, and code quality.
5 years of experience in: Contributed to system performance improvements by implementing caching, exception handling, and parallel processing features under the guidance of senior engineers.
5 years of experience in: Participated in integration and end-to-end testing across microservices, ensuring seamless interoperability and validating functionality in production-scale environments.
5 years of experience in: Supported management of version-controlled environments across development, staging, and production, ensuring reproducibility and reducing deployment-related issues.
5 years of experience in: Implemented secure authentication and authorization mechanisms including OAuth 2.0, JWT, and session-based strategies, strengthening access control and compliance with enterprise security standards.
5 years of experience in: Applied web performance optimization techniques such as lazy loading, code splitting, and minimizing HTTP requests to improve responsiveness and enhance user experience.

Responsibilities

Translates complex cross-functional business requirements and functional specifications into logical program designs, code modules, stable application systems, and software solutions.
Partners with Product Team to understand business needs and functional specifications.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure specifications are converted into flexible, scalable, and maintainable solution designs.
Evaluates project deliverables to ensure they meet specifications and architectural standards.
Guides application and software development teams in the design and build of complex solutions and ensures that teams are in alignment with the architecture blueprint, standards, target state architecture, and strategies.
Coordinates, executes, and participates in Component Integration (CIT) scenarios, Systems Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to identify application errors and to ensure quality software deployment.
Participates and coaches others in all software development end-to-end product lifecycle phases by applying and sharing an in-depth understanding of complex company and industry methodologies, policies, standards, and controls.
Has solid grasp of software design patterns and approaches; understands application level software architecture; makes technical trade-off decisions at application level.
Automates and simplifies team development, test, and operations processes.
Develops detailed architecture plans for large scale enterprise architecture projects and drives the plans to fruition.
Solves complex architecture/design and business problems; solutions are extensible; works to simplify, optimize, remove bottlenecks.
Provides mentoring and guidance to more junior level engineers; may provide feedback and direction on specific engineering tasks.