Job Description
Software Engineer II - AI Foundations
As the Software Engineer II, you will play a key role in delivering software products for Best Buy’s AI Foundation team. You will work with Product Managers, User Experience Designers, Architects and other team members to modernize and build products that align to the product’s team vision and strategy. The engineering of these products will leverage multi-cloud platforms, human centered design, Agile and DevOps principles to deliver industry leading solutions at high velocity with unrivaled quality. You will work on a team of talented software engineering professionals, leading by example, and mentoring others. All of this will be done by embracing inclusive behaviors, working through ambiguity, demonstrating a strong attention to detail, and thriving in a fast-paced environment.
The Cloud AI Foundation team accelerates enterprise-wide adoption of data and AI across Advanced Analytics, Product, and Sales & Operations by delivering scalable data platforms, self-service tools, and measurement capabilities that support continued growth. This role helps with building core AI and Machine Learning platform features and capabilities.
This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days at our Best Buy office in Richfield, Minnesota, and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What you’ll do
Deliver code features, system components, and releases
Ensure quality delivery of features and systems
Communicate effectively both verbally and written with various business partners.
Participate in production support
Improve knowledge and understanding of core concepts
Basic qualifications
2+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree OR equivalent relevant professional experience
2+ years of experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting distributed workloads on Kubernetes.
3+ years of hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
1+ years of experience optimizing and right-sizing cloud infrastructure for AI/ML workloads to improve performance, scalability, throughput, and cost efficiency.
Preferred qualifications
Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
3+ years of relevant professional experience
Hands-on experience with cloud-native AI/ML services such as Vertex AI, Amazon SageMaker, or Azure Machine Learning
Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable, high-performance model serving platforms
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD and MLOps workflows using tools such as GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and automation using Python
Familiarity with ML frameworks and optimization technologies such as PyTorch, ONNX, and TensorRT
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering teams and stakeholders
Relevant cloud or AI certifications, especially within Google Cloud or related platforms
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
Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.
Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.
For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.
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.