Software Engineer II

Responsibilities:
Contribute to the delivery of complex solutions, breaking down big problems into smaller pieces.
Actively participate in team planning activities.
Help ensure the quality and integrity of the SDLC for their team and identify opportunities for improvement in how the team works through the use of recommended tools and practices.
Able to triage complex issues independently.
Aware of the technology landscape, help to plan delivery of coarse-grained business needs spanning multiple applications.
Set a consistent example of agile development practices and coach other engineers to work as a team with product and UX.
Help new hires and junior engineers to improve their skills and be more effective.
Contribute to and improve internal libraries and tools.
Understand the business supported by your applications.
Proactively communicate status and issues to their manager.
Identify problems and risks of their own work and the work of others.
Collaborate with other teams to find creative solutions to customer issues.
Show a commitment to delivery deadlines, in particular seasonal and vendor partner deadlines that are critical to Best Buy's continued success.
Requirements:
4+ years of relevant professional experience with a bachelor's degree OR equivalent.
In-depth knowledge of Java frameworks (Spring MVC, Spring Boot) and architecture.
Hands-on experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs and a good understanding of RESTful web service standards.
Hands-on experience working with Google Cloud services like Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud Build, etc.
Working knowledge of microservice architecture and cloud services (AWS, GCP).
Hands-on experience in using Splunk, Kibana, or similar tools for troubleshooting issues.
Proficiency in RDBMS or NoSQL Databases.
Ability to write unit test cases that cover all use cases using unit test frameworks like Junit or Spoc.
Experience in using messaging systems, preferably Kafka.
Familiarity with version control systems (e. g., GitHub).
Ability to triage and manage complex performance and production issues.
In-depth knowledge of code versioning tools like Git.
Expertise in continuous integration and writing CI/CD pipelines using either Jenkins or GitHub actions.
Ability to write Splunk and Kibana queries, analyze logs in Splunk or Kibana, and write build scripts in Maven, Gradle, etc.
Problem-solving and analytical thinking.
Preferred:
Experience in programming languages such as SQL and Python.
Familiarity with AI/ML technologies and frameworks.
Ability to work and adapt to new technologies and tools.
Excellent communication skills.

Experience
4-8 yrs