Staff Software Engineer [T500-19171]

Key Responsibilities

Ensure the quality and integrity of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for their team and identify opportunities for improvement in how the team works, through usage of recommended tools and practices

Solve highly complex issues by applying sound technical approaches

Set the team’s objectives and key results in collaboration with Product and Experience Design (XD) partners

Communicate context to the team, and set clear expectations

Promote a culture of inclusion and diversity, encouraging and advancing Best Buy’s values

Understand and evaluate the consequences and risks of changes

Design and build solutions with impacts across multiple teams

Participate in code and architecture reviews of the team’s product

Discuss trade-offs when making decisions on solutions

Keep your team focused on quality and regular releases

Collaborate with other teams to find creative solutions to customer issues

Participate in production support along with their team

Apply in-depth understanding of your domain, and be knowledgeable about related domains

Show a commitment to delivery deadlines, in particular seasonal and vendor partner deadlines that are critical to Best Buy’s continued success

Provide technical guidance on issues that span multiple projects

Evaluate and recommend libraries and frameworks that help with development

Contribute bug fixes and features, but may not be on critical path for feature delivery

Research new technologies to stay current with industry trends and standards

Manage individual performance through regular 1 : 1s, coaching, mentoring, and encouragement of development plans

Set tactical team goals in service of larger organizational strategic goals

Maintain and influence relationships with stakeholders

Evaluate talent gaps within the team, and help with interviewing and hiring

Requirements

10+ years of relevant professional experience with a bachelor’s degree OR equivalent relevant professional experience. Including :

3+ years of experience with native Android and / or iOS development

1+ years of practical experience with Server-Side Rendering (SSR) using frameworks like Next.js, including performance optimization, caching strategies.

Prior experience of driving operational excellence (OE) and cost optimization initiatives at an org level

Good understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL), NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis, etc.) and ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate, Entity Framework)

Understanding of OAuth2 / OIDC, API Gateway, or BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) patterns

Hands-on with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, AWS CDK) and CI / CD pipeline tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins)

Exposure to AI / ML inference pipelines or integrating AI-powered analytics into frontend experiences

Strong awareness of security best practices (e.g., OWASP Top 10, secure coding practices)

Familiarity with observability tools like Sentry and Dynatrace

3+ years of experience in technical leadership of designing, architecting, and mentoring teams on complex mobile and cross-platform application projects

Experience in technical design documentation including architecture diagrams, sequence flows, UML design decision records (DDRs), SOLID, MVVM, Clean Architecture

Prior experience with micro frontend architecture and modular mobile development patterns (e.g., feature flags, dynamic module loading)

3+ years of experience with Mobile App development using frameworks like React Native

3+ years of experience with Web development using TypeScript, and frameworks like React

2+ years of experience with unit testing, integration testing, and CI / CD pipelines.

Preferred

2+ years of leading teams using agile planning principles with Kanban or similar iterative approach for estimating, planning, retrospectives, etc.

Ability to triage and manage complex production issues

Prior experience of developing AR / VR features or applications using platforms such as ARKit, ARCore

2+ years of experience building backend systems in either :

Java with Spring / Spring Boot, OR

C# with .NET Core / .NET 6+

Strong knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, and HTTP protocols

Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Knowledge of event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)

Exposure to microservices and distributed system design

Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments

About Best Buy

Best Buy™ India is a vibrant hub of tech talent, where we're driving innovation and accelerated business outcomes for Best Buy, our customers, employees and partners every day. Our inclusive culture empowers you to learn, grow, collaborate, and make a real impact.

Best Buy is North America's No. 1 tech specialty retailer, with approximately $42 billion in annual revenue and 85,000 employees worldwide. Our purpose is to enrich lives through technology, and we do that by helping personalize and humanize technology for millions of customers in our stores, online and in their homes. We're solving real human needs and helping serve our customers, employees, and partners in new ways every day.

This position is based in Bengaluru.

Best Buy™ India operates under a hybrid work model (in office / remote) with an expectation for employees to be in the office three days a week – Generally, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

As a global organization, maintaining collaboration across the globe is a key proposition. Within the framework of established guidelines, employees may be required to engage in extended hours during critical periods.

All employees at Best Buy™ India work for BBY Services India LLP, which is owned by subsidiaries of Best Buy Co. Inc.