Online Data Engineer at Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
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Aug 6, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data engineering role at The Home Depot focused on building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehouses, and data lakes that capture and transform customer and site data. The engineer will design batch and streaming pipelines, develop APIs, and work with big-data platforms to deliver actionable business insights. The position suits someone with hands-on pipeline development experience who can collaborate across technical and business teams.
Mid level · 2+ years · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · Full-time
Posted 4 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 45 people in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 25–70
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $142,568 (middle half $134,044–$177,990).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 7, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
All skills in this posting appear under a 'Preferred Qualifications' heading — none are listed as hard requirements. Every technology has been captured as preferred accordingly.
The minimum experience requirement of 2 years (with 3 preferred) is stated explicitly; the role's scope and independence suggest a mid-level position despite the relatively low floor.
Location is inferred as The Home Depot's Atlanta-area headquarters; the posting does not explicitly state a city.
The posting names several proprietary or niche internal tools (Nucleus, Retina, KPI Shield, Alert Goose) that appear to be Home Depot-internal products; these are omitted from the skills list as they are not widely recognized external technologies.
The SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role blends pipeline/warehouse engineering (15-1243) with general software development patterns (15-1252); the primary emphasis on ETL pipelines, data lakes, and data warehouses tips it toward 15-1243.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Batch and Streaming pipelines.
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