Unreal Developer

Best Buy; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 58,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Competitive pay

Career growth

Job summary

Best Buy is seeking an Unreal Developer who can write Java that performs under pressure and take full ownership of Vue.js projects in the Youngstown, OH area. The role requires working across multiple Java services and mentoring teammates.

Pay starts at $58,000 to $82,000 annually with mentorship and a clear path from mid-level to lead, supported by a strong team that ships together in Youngstown.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of real-world software development experience
• Strong experience with RabbitMQ and Laravel
• Ability to mentor or support mid-level teammates
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making under pressure

Responsibilities

• Negotiate tradeoffs with product when timelines collide
• Pair-program tricky RabbitMQ edge cases with engineers in Youngstown, OH
• Trace a multi-service bug to a single bad line of code in Java services
• Resurrect flaky Continuous Learning tests to improve reliability in the Youngstown suite
• Refine and maintain microservices supporting Best Buy customers in Youngstown, OH
• Monitor Node.js error budgets and prevent overruns for Youngstown projects
• Break large initiatives into incremental Continuous Learning steps for delivery in Youngstown
• Spike a Project Management concept quickly to inform a yes/no decision for Best Buy

Skills

RabbitMQ

Java

Unreal Engine

Vue.js

Node.js

Laravel

Tools

Laravel framework

Vue.js

Job description

We are assembling a world-class technology team and want an Unreal Developer who can write Java that performs under pressure. This goal-oriented role offers $58,000 - $82,000, full ownership of Vue.js projects, and the support of a team that ships together.

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiate Laravel tradeoffs with product when Best Buy timelines and reality collide
• Pair-program tricky RabbitMQ edge cases with engineers across Youngstown, OH
• Trace a high-growth technology bug across three Java services to the one bad line
• Resurrect flaky Continuous Learning tests until the Youngstown, OH suite is trustworthy again
• Refine and maintain microservices that support Best Buy customers in Youngstown, OH
• Watch Node.js error budgets and pump the brakes before Youngstown, OH burns through them
• Break large technology initiatives into Continuous Learning increments Youngstown can actually deliver
• Spike a Project Management proof of concept fast when Best Buy needs a yes-or-no answer

What You'll Bring

• Comfort presenting to an OH-wide audience without a script
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision
• Judgment seasoned by at least 4 years of real consequences
• Hands-on proficiency with RabbitMQ, ideally paired with Laravel
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support mid-level teammates
• A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output

Best Buy has become the growth-minded name technology buyers across OH bring up when someone asks who actually knows RabbitMQ. Our Youngstown office prizes the quiet contributor who makes everyone around them measurably better.

Pay starts strong at $58,000 - $82,000, mentorship runs deep, and the road from mid-level to lead is paved with real benefits.

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