The Home Depot

Distinguished Engineer - Orange Apron Media

The Home Depot • $200K — $300K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Georgia, US
Retail & Consumer Goods
8 - 10 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of progressive engineering experience in enterprise architecture or related technical leadership role.
  • Deep expertise in MarTech, Retail Media Networks, and loyalty platforms within large retail or e-commerce.
  • Proven track record of driving AI/ML technology adoption at an organizational level.
  • Strong people leadership skills with experience managing senior technical talent.
  • Expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks and compliance best practices.
  • Advanced knowledge of data privacy regulations and customer data management.
  • Extensive experience with cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

  • Shape the strategic vision of the organization from a technical perspective.
  • Collaborate with vendor partners for effective tooling implementation.
  • Evaluate and influence the adoption of new technologies enterprise-wide.
  • Support product and project teams by addressing complex technology queries.
  • Teach and mentor other domain experts within the organization.
  • Lead review sessions to foster consistency across teams.
  • Act as a primary escalation point for teams encountering complex challenges.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape the organization's long-term technology strategy.
  • Engage with senior leadership in high-impact decision making.
  • Mentorship and development opportunities for leadership skills.
  • Chance to influence technology adoption across the enterprise.
  • Work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment.
  • Ability to travel and grow professionally through conferences and industry events.
Full Job Description
Position Purpose:

Distinguished Engineers are recognized as experts in one or more domains within Home Depot and across the industry. They represent the senior technical experts within the organization and have a strong track record of growing and influencing others. Distinguished Engineers will connect teams to one another in a spirit of collaboration and will champion opportunities to make teams more efficient.

As a Distinguished Engineer, you will be responsible helping to shape the go-forward direction of the organization; working with senior leaders, vendors, and partners to influence technology roadmaps and the adoption of new technologies across the enterprise. In addition, you will teach, mentor, and grow other domain experts within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

30% Strategy & Planning:
  • Works with senior leaders to shape the go-forward vision for the organization from a specific domain perspective
  • Works with vendors and partners on the successful strategy, planning, and implementation of critical tooling and platforms
  • Participates in and influences development of technology roadmaps across the enterprise
  • Evaluates new technologies for adoption across the enterprise
  • Drives thought leadership and innovation within the organization


30% Support & Enablement:
  • Fields questions from product, project and support teams
  • Evangelizes successful usage of tooling and technologies with teams
  • Monitors tools and leads conversations to encourage collaboration across product teams
  • Learns, through reading, tutorials, relationships, and videos, new technologies and best practices being used in other organizations


25% Delivery & Execution:
  • Teaches, mentors, grows, and advises other domain experts in the organization (including direct reports, if applicable)
  • Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
  • Works with vendors and partners on the successful planning and implementation of critical tooling and platforms
  • Understands and articulates the value creation and business proposition to teams and functional partners
  • Participates in and leads review board sessions to drive consistency across the enterprise


15% People:
  • Acts as a point of escalation for teams facing extremely complex challenges
  • Participates in and leads learning activities within the organization
  • Connects teams facing similar challenges and problems to encourage consistency
  • Presents at and attends conferences and learns how to apply new technologies and concepts
  • Capable of jumping into a variety of teams to resolve issues
  • Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to direct reports (if applicable)
  • Conducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback (if applicable)
  • Attracts, retains, develops, and motivates top talent (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)


Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
  • This role typically reports to Sr. Director or Vice President and may have a small number of non-manager direct reports with VP approval.


Travel Requirements:
  • Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.


Physical Requirements:
  • Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.


Working Conditions:
  • Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Must be eighteen years of age or older.
  • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
  • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Executive Technical Leadership: 12+ years of progressive engineering experience, with a proven track record as a Distinguished Engineer, Principal Architect, or Director-level technical leader overseeing large-scale, complex enterprise architectures.


  • Domain Expertise (MarTech, Retail Media, & Loyalty): Deep technical domain expertise in building and scaling high-throughput Marketing Technology stacks, Retail Media Networks (RMNs), and omnichannel loyalty platforms within a multi-billion $ retail or e-commerce ecosystem.


  • AI Strategy & Enablement: Demonstrated experience leading an organization through the adoption, scaling, and governance of AI/ML technologies (including GenAI, predictive personalization, and automated content generation) to drive customer engagement and ad-yield optimization.


  • Advanced People Leadership: Proven success as a people leader managing senior technical talent, with the unique ability to inspire, mentor, and elevate a team of high-performing Senior Principal Engineers


  • Enterprise Architecture & Governance: Expert-level mastery of enterprise architecture frameworks, governance, and industry best practices, ensuring decentralized engineering teams build scalable, resilient, and compliant solutions that align with broader corporate standards.


  • Data Infrastructure & Privacy Integration: Advanced knowledge of Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), data clean rooms, identity resolution, and real-time data streaming pipelines, combined with a strict adherence to modern data privacy regulations and security guardrails.


  • Cloud-Native & Distributed Systems: Extensive hands-on experience designing and operating cloud-native architectures (GCP, Azure, AWS) and microservices capable of supporting millions of daily active users and processing massive datasets.


  • Executive Influence & Strategic Alignment: Exceptional communication skills with a track record of bridging the gap between deeply technical engineering teams and executive business stakeholders (such as Product, Marketing, and Retail Operations) to turn business vision into technical reality.


Minimum Education:
  • The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.


Preferred Education:
  • No additional education


Minimum Years of Work Experience:
  • 8


Preferred Years of Work Experience:
  • No additional years of experience


Minimum Leadership Experience:
  • None


Preferred Leadership Experience:
  • None


Certifications:
  • None


Competencies:
  • Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
  • Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)
  • Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)
  • Builds Networks: Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization
  • Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
  • Courage: Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
  • Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
  • Decision Quality: Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
  • Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)
  • Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)
  • Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
  • Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
  • Global Perspective: Taking a broad view when approaching issues; using a global lens
  • Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
  • Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder
  • Self-Development: Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels
  • Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations
  • Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies
  • Tech Savvy: Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications


For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents:

The pay range for this position is between $200,000.00 - $300,000.00

About The Home Depot

The Home Depot is a home improvement retailing company that combines its physical stores with an online presence to provide customers with innovative products at great value. The company specializes in the fields of retail, home improvement, and customer service. The Home Depot was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Home Depot Careers

Join the vibrant team at The Home Depot, the largest home improvement retailer in the U.S., where your career can flourish in an environment ripe with opportunities for growth and innovation. As a market leader, The Home Depot offers a variety of job opportunities that allow professionals to thrive in a culture that values leadership, diversity, and professional development. Work You’ll Do At The Home Depot, you’ll be part of a team that’s committed to helping homeowners, builders, and do-it-yourselfers bring their visions to life. Our extensive range of job opportunities spans from store operations to supply chain management, from IT to marketing. No matter where you start, you’ll be doing work that matters, impacting our customers' lives and experiences. Transform Your Career Step into a role within The Home Depot and join a network of over 400,000 associates who are as passionate about building their careers as they are about helping our customers. Leadership at The Home Depot means continuous improvement, embracing diversity, and fostering a culture of inclusion and respect that makes us stronger. Innovate with Us Innovation isn’t just a buzzword at The Home Depot; it’s the backbone of how we do business. We are constantly seeking out new technologies and tools to improve every aspect of our operations, from logistics to customer service. Join us, and bring your unique perspective and skills to a team that’s setting the standard for excellence in the retail industry. Grow and Develop The Home Depot is committed to the growth and development of its associates through robust training programs, leadership workshops, and opportunities for advancement. Whether you’re looking for a part-time position or a full-time career, The Home Depot nurtures your professional growth every step of the way. Internship Programs Dive into the professional world through The Home Depot’s internship programs, which offer a dynamic environment to gain hands-on experience and develop critical skills in various business areas. Our internships provide a platform to connect with leaders and peers, enhancing your resume and preparing you for future employment. Benefits and Culture Choosing to start your career at The Home Depot means more than just securing a job. It means you gain access to unparalleled benefits that support your life and well-being, from health insurance to educational assistance. Our commitment to employees is reflected in our open, supportive culture where everyone’s voice is heard, and every team member’s contribution is valued. Join Our Team Ready to take the next step in your career? Explore the wide range of positions available at The Home Depot, where we’re hiring passionate, curious, and innovative team players. Search open positions that match your skills and interests on our Jobs page. Stay Connected Keep up to date with the latest career tips, company news, and industry insights—all from the people who work here. Subscribe to our Careers Blog and personalize your subscription to receive updates that align with your career interests and goals. At The Home Depot, we don’t just offer jobs—we offer careers that make a difference. Join us, and be a part of something bigger as we continue to invest in your future and our shared success.
Learn more about The Home Depot
Size
490,600 employees
Market Cap
$323 billion
Industry
Retail & Consumer Goods
Net Income
$12.8 billion
Founded
1978
5 Year Trend
+9.8%
Revenue
$132.1 billion
NASDAQ
HD
* Ladders Estimates

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