Digital Engineer II - Conversational AI

Best BuyBest Buy is one of the largest multi-channel consumer electronics retailers in the world with technology at its center. Our Technology Development Center in Seattle is tasked with fueling growth and spur innovation as we continue to create exceptional experiences for our customers. As a Digital Engineer II - Conversational AI you will have the opportunity to design, build and innovate to power Best Buy’s chat and natural-language based functionality. Our Conversational AI platform powers millions of conversations a year and is a key way for us to engage with our customers. Our teams are driven by strong values that foster an extraordinary culture of engagement, collaboration and innovation. We do have fun while being the Best. We operate on two weeks sprints, and in an Agile fashion. You will participate in daily standup and be assigned stories from the sprint to work on with other developers, and in consultation and collaboration with designers and product managers. What will you do as a Digital Engineer II – Conversational AI:Architect and engineer version 2.0 of a Conversational AI platform that incorporates technologies such as Scala, Kakfa, NLP, and Analytics.Work directly with Data Scientists and Machine Learning experts to train and understand the conversations.Build direct customer facing functionality to improve the customer service experience.Participate in all phases of the project lifecycle – architecture, design, development, and dev ops.Be a part of an Agile team of skilled developers / engineersWork directly with technical leads, engineers, product managers and business stakeholdersDemonstrate a creative and innovation-driven ability to articulate engineering design patterns related to scale, performance, security, and usabilityThis job might be for you if:You are enthusiastic and excited about technologyYou are flexible, dependable, and know how to have fun while getting a lot doneYou are open and honest and willing to share and accept feedback and ideasYou are positive and optimistic. Setbacks and constraints motivate you to work harderYou aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty with the rest of the teamYou strive to constantly improve yourself and your teamMinimum Qualifications:6 or more years of software engineering experience4 or more years of experience with object oriented or functional programming in languages such as Java and/or Scala.2 or more years of working SQL or NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, Postgres or similar.1 or more years of formal or informal leadership experienceBachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent combination of education and/or experiencePreferred Qualifications:6 or more years' hands-on experience implementing and deploying modern web development solutions including: Java, Scala, Spring, REST web services, HTTP, SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Cassandra), Queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), LinuxKnowledge of and working experience with open-source software (Apache, Tomcat, Memcache, etc.) as well as networks, security, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, and other infrastructure componentsExperience with NLP, machine learning, or data science concepts and technologies.Agile development practical experienceStrong testing experience with automated unit tests, integration tests, functional tests, and continuous integration / deployment. Strong debugging and troubleshooting skillsExperience using modern version control systems such as GitStrong customer service focus. Ability to put yourself in customers’ shoes.