Senior Principal Architect - Ad Tech
- Richfield, MN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop technology patterns and roadmaps for assigned product teams, with a focus on Ad Serving systems
- Design and build a new Ad Server that integrates with UI, database, reporting, and analytics systems
- Work with engineers on the Ad Decisioning team to create an integrated platform that delivers best-in-class Ad performance
- Collaborate with operations engineers to create CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and releases
- Provide operational and technical support, including participation in an on-call rotation
- Anticipate technical issues at the product level and make architectural and design decisions to avoid them
- Demonstrate creativity and initiative in solving complex system-level problems
- Assist in aligning proposed Ad Serving solutions with broader enterprise architecture vision prior to Architecture Review Board approvals
- Mentor engineers and provide guidance on architectural alignment and best practices
- Actively participate in the Architecture Community of Practice (CoP) and Best Buy's modernization strategy
- Provide leadership across teams, help recruit and develop talent, and embody Best Buy's values and Way We Lead behaviors
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- 9+ years of experience in Application, Infrastructure, Data, or Integration Architecture.
- 9+ years of modern development experience with Java or Kotlin, Spring Boot, REST web services and related technologies.
- 9+ years of recent cloud experience with AWS and/or GCP.
- 3+ years of experience in Advertising Technology
- Experience providing technical and operational leadership, including triaging and managing complex production issues.
- Strong collaboration skills with product managers and cross-functional teams.
- Experience with high-performance, multi-threaded, distributed Ad Serving applications handling thousands of requests per second.
- Strong understanding of the Ad delivery industry and associated terminology.
- Experience building cloud-native architectures, particularly in AWS using tools like EKS, RDS, Kinesis, DynamoDB, Aurora, and others.
- Experience building highly scalable and performant applications.
- Deep understanding of distributed system concerns: state management, caching, concurrency, threading, messaging, and inter-system dependencies.
We're committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that support your total well-being and provide help when you need it most.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive pay
- Generous employee discount
- Physical and mental well-being support
As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life-in our stores, online, and in customers' homes.Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We're committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.Req #998942BRZip55423-8500Job LevelDirectorEmployment CategoryFull timeBrandBest BuySearch CategoriesCorporate, Digital and Technology, Remote Work from HomeMinimum Pay130,764.00BenefitsBest Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being, as outlined in the . Eligibility may vary.Worker TypeRegularMaximum Pay232,305.00