Unreal Developer: Build Resilient Systems & Tools

Energy Innovation Corp; Meridian (ID); On-site; USD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Buy is seeking an Unreal Developer to join as a freelance seat in Meridian, ID, offering a base of $75,000–$113,000 per year. The role emphasizes GitHub Actions in a fast-paced engineering environment.

You will tackle frontend/backend concerns with Vue.js for proofs of concept, respond to on-call rotations, and help improve reliability across distributed systems. U.S. work authorization required.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Clear, tidy documentation.
• Strategic planning experience preferred in Meridian, ID.

Responsibilities

• Spike a Vue.js proof of concept fast when Best Buy needs a yes-or-no answer.
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems using JavaScript and attention to detail.
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in postmortems.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.
• Build internal tooling to improve developer productivity and velocity.
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services.
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning at Best Buy.
• Replace the brittle MongoDB hack with a Vue.js solution that scales in Meridian.

Skills

GitHub Actions

Unreal Engine

JavaScript

Tools

Vue.js

Job description

Best Buy is seeking an Unreal Developer to join as a freelance seat in Meridian, ID, offering a base of $75,000–$113,000 per year. The role emphasizes GitHub Actions in a fast-paced engineering environment.

You will tackle frontend/backend concerns with Vue.js for proofs of concept, respond to on-call rotations, and help improve reliability across distributed systems. U.S. work authorization required.