ATLANTA, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home
Depot® is hiring approximately 1,000 new technology professionals
in 2018 at its primary technology centers in Atlanta, Austin and Dallas to support initiatives related to its
$11.1 billion three-year strategic
investment plan.
In December 2017, the company
announced investments related to its store and online shopping
experience, supply chain and delivery capabilities, and associate
and workforce management systems. Many of these initiatives require
advanced software engineering, system engineering, UX design and
product management.
"With the rapidly changing retail environment, this is easily
one of the most exciting places to work in technology," said
Matt Carey, EVP and chief
information officer of The Home Depot. "Our team is building some
of the most advanced software anywhere to help customers shop
whenever, wherever and however they want."
Recently named one of Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative
Companies, The Home Depot's technology team uses the latest modern
development stacks and agile practices across public and private
cloud platforms. Additionally, the team leverages artificial
intelligence, augmented reality, big data, machine learning, and
voice and visual recognition capabilities to build award-winning
experiences for customers and associates.
Interested in working in technology at The Home Depot? Hear CIO
Matt Carey discuss how the team builds customer-first solutions
using the latest software engineering techniques in this edition of
the "Give Me an H" podcast and see open positions at
careers.homedepot.com/technology.
About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty
retailer, with 2,284 retail stores in all 50 states,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin
Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In
fiscal 2017, The Home Depot had sales of $100.9
billion and earnings of $8.6 billion. The Company employs
more than 400,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow
Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.
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