Software Engineer - OMS

Lowe's Companies, Inc.•Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

Join Lowe’s Order Management team to build backend services powering critical order management and omnichannel retail experiences. The Software Engineer designs, builds, tests, and supports scalable services that manage complex order workflows, using technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, relational and NoSQL databases. The role offers exposure to distributed systems, event-driven architecture, production observability, and modern engineering practices. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on solving problems, writing high-quality software, and taking ownership of applications from development through production. The engineer collaborates with engineers, product partners, and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions for order management workflows.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
At least 2 years of software development experience, including hands-on backend application development using Java or a comparable object-oriented programming language.
Experience developing applications using Spring Boot, microservices, APIs, or similar backend technologies.
Experience with one or more of the following: event-driven or messaging technologies, relational or NoSQL databases, automated testing, CI/CD, or DevOps practices.
Experience working within an Agile software development lifecycle and using modern source-control practices.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience developing applications with Java and Spring Boot.
Experience building or supporting microservices and event-driven systems using Kafka or a comparable messaging platform.
Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, or similar technologies.
Experience with automated testing tools and practices, including JUnit, Mockito, or Cucumber.
Experience supporting applications in production, including troubleshooting, monitoring, incident response, or root-cause analysis using Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar platforms.
Experience with build, source-control, and delivery technologies such as Bitbucket, Maven, Gradle, and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience working with order management, retail, e-commerce, fulfillment, inventory, payments, or other transaction-oriented systems.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
Build and support microservices and event-driven applications using technologies such as Kafka.
Translate business requirements and functional specifications into technical solutions and production-ready code.
Participate in technical design discussions and contribute scalable, maintainable, resilient solutions aligned with engineering standards.
Develop automated unit, integration, and behavior-driven tests using tools such as JUnit, Mockito, and Cucumber.
Work with relational and NoSQL databases, including Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
Build observability into applications and use monitoring and logging tools such as Elasticsearch, Prometheus, and Grafana to understand application health and performance.
Troubleshoot application and production issues, participate in root-cause analysis, and help implement solutions that improve reliability and prevent recurring problems.
Use source control, build, and delivery tools such as Bitbucket, Maven, Gradle, and CI/CD pipelines throughout the software development lifecycle.
Collaborate with engineers, product partners, and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions supporting order management workflows.
Participate in code reviews, technical documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement of team engineering practices.
Evaluate new tools and technologies and contribute ideas to simplify development, testing, deployment, and operational processes.