Associate Engineer - Compute Platforms

We are seeking an entry-level Associate Platform Engineer who is eager to grow their technical skills and contribute to building high-quality infrastructure solutions. In this role, you will work closely with your team to deliver well-defined features, learn engineering best practices, and gain hands-on experience with modern development tools and processes. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career who is passionate about learning, collaborating, and developing into a well-rounded platform engineer.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship or relocation assistance.

What You’ll Do

• Support and maintain datacenter compute infrastructure, including physical servers, hypervisors, and virtual machines (VMs)
• Participate in incident response and problem management activities
• Assist in diagnosing and resolving infrastructure-related incidents across compute platforms
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform, and Chef
• Support automation initiatives to improve provisioning, configuration management, and operational efficiency
• Follow best practices for version control, testing, and deployment of infrastructure changes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver platform enhancements and improvements
• Document processes, configurations, and operational procedures
• Build knowledge in a specific component or area of the system and grow technical expertise over time
• Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to a collaborative, team-oriented engineering culture

Basic Qualifications

• Associate’s degree, coding bootcamp/code school certification, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 1 year of relevant experience (including internships, academic projects, or bootcamp work)
• 1 year of experience with Linux (schooling can be included)
• 1 year of experience with Infrastructure as code and VMware
• 1 year of scripting, batch scripting and troubleshooting systems
• Foundational understanding of computer science concepts (e.g., data structures, basic algorithms, and/or system & infrastructure fundamentals)
• Familiarity with at least one programming language and basic platform development practices, preferably python

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field
• Internship, co-op, or project experience building or contributing to cloud platform implementations
• Linux Certification
• Exposure to version control systems (e.g., Git), testing practices, and debugging techniques
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies or team-based CI/CD delivery pipelines
• Demonstrated curiosity and initiative to learn new technologies and improve technical skills
• Willingness to accept feedback, learn continuously, and grow as an engineer
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to peers with limited context
• Ability to complete well-defined tasks with guidance and learn new tools and technologies quickly

What’s In It For You

We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our Benefits Include

• Competitive pay
• Great employee discount
• Financial savings and retirement resources
• Support for your physical and mental well-being

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About Us

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.

Position Type: Full timePandoLogic. Keywords: Technology Platform Engineer, Location: Saint Paul, MN - 55101