Software Engineer_Java_ Springboot_Kafka

About Lowe's

Lowe’s is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, 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, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

Lowe's India

Lowe’s India, the Global Capability Center of Lowe’s Companies Inc., is a hub for driving our technology, business, analytics, and shared services strategy. Based in Bengaluru with over 4,500 associates, it powers innovations across omnichannel retail, AI/ML, enterprise architecture, supply chain, and customer experience. From supporting and launching homegrown solutions to fostering innovation through its Catalyze platform, Lowe’s India plays a pivotal role in transforming home improvement retail while upholding strong commitment to social impact and sustainability. For more information, visit Lowes India

About the Team

The Omni Channel Platform Customer Promise Team is responsible for Inventory and Sourcing accuracy across all of the omnichannel shopping funnel flows. The team builds and supports performant enterprise services that operate at scale. Join us to build scalable, resilient systems that drive the core of Lowe’s omnichannel experience.

Job Summary:

The primary purpose of this role is to 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 successful deployment of released applications.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities:

• Building resource efficient, scalable, and resilient Microservices and APIs using Java/Spring Webflux.

• Databases: Building optimal database persistence solutions using right database technologies (ex, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, KAFKA etc)

• Translates business requirements and specifications into logical program designs, code modules, stable application systems, and software solutions with occasional guidance from senior colleagues; partners with Product Team to understand business needs and functional specifications

• Develops, configures, or modifies integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions within various computing environments by designing and coding component-based applications using various programming languages

• Conducts root cause analysis of issues; reviews new and existing code

• Implements continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes to ensure quality and efficiency in the development cycle using tools such as Jenkins, Git, Gradle, Spinnaker, JFrog, etc.

• Ideates, builds, and publishes reusable libraries to improve productivity across teams

• Conducts the implementation and maintenance of complex business and enterprise software solutions to ensure successful deployment of released applications

• Solves difficult technical problems; solutions are testable, maintainable, and efficient

Years of Experience:

• 3+ years of relevant Experience

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)

• 3 years of experience in software development or a related field

• 3 years of experience in database technologies

• 3 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

• 3 years of IT experience developing and implementing business systems within an organization

• 3 years of experience working with defect or incident tracking software

• 3 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

• 3 years of experience working with source code control systems

• Experience working with Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment tools

• 3 years of experience in systems analysis, including defining technical requirements and performing high level design for complex solutions.

Skill Set Required

Primary Skills (must have)

• Proficient in Kotlin/Java 11 or later versions.

• Strong understanding of Java syntax, semantics, and best practices.

• Familiarity with Java frameworks and libraries (e.g., Spring, Springboot, Hibernate).

• Experience with RESTful API design and development.

• Knowledge of API security (e.g., OAuth, JWT).

• Familiarity with database management systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL).

• Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC).

• Hibernate or other ORM frameworks.

• Unit testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, TestNG).

Secondary Skills (desired)

• Apache Kafka or other messaging systems.

• Experience in systems analysis and high-level solution design.

• Exposure to ITIL frameworks and technical documentation in a software development environment.

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.