As the Staff Engineer with the Retail Media Network Ad Engineering, you will lead the technical development and technical strategy of the company's self-service ad platform. This role is responsible for collaborating closely with product, marketing, data science, and external partners to build and optimize a robust, scalable, and innovative ad platform. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in ad technology, programmatic advertising with the ability to drive technical initiatives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You will be a technical leader across multiple products or systems and recognized as an expert and thought leader in this area as well considered a mentor and teacher across squads with the ability to influence outside their direct teams.

This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days on site at a Best Buy location and some days virtually from home or other non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process. For this role, you must be located within a drivable distance to our office in Richfield, Minnesota.

What you’ll do- Influence the architecture of complex systems and processes, driving strategic technical decisions across teams.

• Solve highly complex issues using innovative approaches, including advanced debugging, triaging, and incident response.
• Communicate tradeoffs between technical, analytical, and product needs to guide balanced decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve the SDLC, reliability, monitoring, and support; recommend tools and standards to enhance efficiency. Ensure high standards of quality, performance, and reliability in custom-built systems while staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Build and maintain strong technical and business relationships across a growing network of peers and stakeholders.
  Minimum Requirements:- 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree OR equivalent relevant professional experience
• 5+ years of programming or scripting language experience (Java/Spring, React, Next.js, Typescript)
• 3+ years of experience building custom systems, cloud environments (GCP & AWS) and architecture design in large environments
• 3+ years of experience with systems like Postgres, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes, Grafana, Dynatrace and Kubernetes
• 1+ years of experience with formal or informal Leadership

Preferred Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

• 7 or more years of relevant professional experience
• 5+ years experience with engineering custom solutions using modern languages, cloud technologies and SDLC practices and tools.
• 5+ years of experience with Cloud Platforms (AWC, GCP)
• 3+ years Experience with Retail Media Networks, Ad Engineering, Ad Servers or Demand Partners
• Experience working in retail, marketing, or similar technologies and related areas
• Experience with Agile methodologies and modern software development practices including Scrum and Kanban

What’s in it for you

We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay
• Generous employee discount
• Physical and mental well-being support

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.