Starbucks
engineer principal (Platform Engineering) - ST; Seattle, WA
Starbucks, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
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Base pay range
$170,600.00/yr - $284,300.00/yr Job Summary And Mission
At Starbucks, our mission is with every cup, with every conversation, with every community - we nurture the limitless possibilities of human connection. Starbucks Technologists work to achieve this mission through the use of cutting-edge technology delivered to our partners, customers, stores, roasters, and global communities. This job contributes to Starbucks success by delivering high-quality, reliable, and stable technologies and security capabilities in support of the Starbucks Engineering Platform. In this position you are responsible for leading a team of platform engineers through planning, delivery, and operations of solutions. You are also responsible for the evolution, delivery and support of the technology strategy and roadmaps for new and existing features and capabilities of the product. This role requires technical leadership experience, technical expertise, domain proficiency, platform breadth, and depth. Summary Of Key Responsibilities
Own and communicate highly complex ideas and concepts to non-technical peers and customers Build and maintain effective cross‑functional, collaborative relationships with business and technology partners Support the development team and perform activities to resolve developer issues in a timely and accurate fashion Own design and support of engineering build and release processes Build and maintain relationships with technology vendors to deliver against business objectives Conduct research and make recommendations on standards, products, and services Own ensuring application and infrastructure architectural solutions are stable, secure, and compliant with company standards and practices Own design and support of all technologies in accordance with Information Security’s guiding principles for highly sensitive data Own design and support of high‑availability operational support and automation solutions across the environment Own design and support of deep telemetry capabilities to provide ongoing success and performance metrics Own design and support of service monitoring across all platforms to ensure continuous availability and operational continuity of critical systems Uphold company policies and legal/regulatory requirements such as PCI Own design and support of system configurations and baselines to support secure application development best practices and standards Basic Qualifications
8-10 years of professional industry experience with software development, platform engineering and operations 5 years of leadership role in systems or application development projects of all sizes and complexities, including large systems 3-5 years of leading or managing small technical teams Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field Technical Proficiency
Ability to lead a group of technical experts that cohesively build and operate secure, durable, flexible, accessible solutions Recognizes, values and champions high quality, reusable software with minimal defects on the team Working experience with product development teams in a platform engineering role Working knowledge of application architecture, infrastructure and security concepts and technical implementation Aptitude to pick up new technologies and trends, such as GraphQL, Big Data, REST Services, and cloud components Expert in understanding implications from design and implementation architecture choices toward building secure, scalable, durable, flexible, accessible solutions Strong knowledge of AWS or Azure and cloud computing concepts Strong hands‑on coding and code review; Golang preferred Strong knowledge in best practices for system architecture and design, data storage types, platform and infrastructure, application PaaS services, monitoring, auditing, and continuous integration technologies such as Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform & Datadog, etc. Linux containers, networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, one or more version control platform (Git preferred) Experience managing full application stacks from the OS up through custom applications Expert in analyzing and troubleshooting applications Domain Proficiency
Broad and deep understanding of relevant platform and application capabilities, including APIs, system activity components, process flows, data models, and business rules Familiarity and curiosity in the business context and trends, and awareness of functional aspects of the solution Product platform life cycle – strategy, development and deployment and ability to help define overall platform evolution strategies and procedures Help define operational processes to ensure predictable software development outcomes; refine Information Security processes and procedures Develop, recommend, evaluate, integrate, deploy, and maintain security tools including security framework Develop and deploy solutions in Agile methodology with continuous delivery processes Interpersonal Skills
Ability to lead and influence cross‑functional teams that include architects, analysts, developers and QA analysts Ability to articulate ideas, using facts and data, for solutions to both technical and business communities Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to influence and negotiate strategy and roadmaps in planning exercises Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines Ability to make timely and effective decisions using a mixture of intuition, analysis, experience, and judgment Seniority level
Not Applicable Employment type
Full‑time Job function
Information Technology and Engineering Industries
Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Services, and Retail Join us and inspire with every cup. Apply today! Starbucks Coffee Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances. Starbucks Coffee Company is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at applicantaccommodation or 1(888) 611-2258.
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$170,600.00/yr - $284,300.00/yr Job Summary And Mission
At Starbucks, our mission is with every cup, with every conversation, with every community - we nurture the limitless possibilities of human connection. Starbucks Technologists work to achieve this mission through the use of cutting-edge technology delivered to our partners, customers, stores, roasters, and global communities. This job contributes to Starbucks success by delivering high-quality, reliable, and stable technologies and security capabilities in support of the Starbucks Engineering Platform. In this position you are responsible for leading a team of platform engineers through planning, delivery, and operations of solutions. You are also responsible for the evolution, delivery and support of the technology strategy and roadmaps for new and existing features and capabilities of the product. This role requires technical leadership experience, technical expertise, domain proficiency, platform breadth, and depth. Summary Of Key Responsibilities
Own and communicate highly complex ideas and concepts to non-technical peers and customers Build and maintain effective cross‑functional, collaborative relationships with business and technology partners Support the development team and perform activities to resolve developer issues in a timely and accurate fashion Own design and support of engineering build and release processes Build and maintain relationships with technology vendors to deliver against business objectives Conduct research and make recommendations on standards, products, and services Own ensuring application and infrastructure architectural solutions are stable, secure, and compliant with company standards and practices Own design and support of all technologies in accordance with Information Security’s guiding principles for highly sensitive data Own design and support of high‑availability operational support and automation solutions across the environment Own design and support of deep telemetry capabilities to provide ongoing success and performance metrics Own design and support of service monitoring across all platforms to ensure continuous availability and operational continuity of critical systems Uphold company policies and legal/regulatory requirements such as PCI Own design and support of system configurations and baselines to support secure application development best practices and standards Basic Qualifications
8-10 years of professional industry experience with software development, platform engineering and operations 5 years of leadership role in systems or application development projects of all sizes and complexities, including large systems 3-5 years of leading or managing small technical teams Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field Technical Proficiency
Ability to lead a group of technical experts that cohesively build and operate secure, durable, flexible, accessible solutions Recognizes, values and champions high quality, reusable software with minimal defects on the team Working experience with product development teams in a platform engineering role Working knowledge of application architecture, infrastructure and security concepts and technical implementation Aptitude to pick up new technologies and trends, such as GraphQL, Big Data, REST Services, and cloud components Expert in understanding implications from design and implementation architecture choices toward building secure, scalable, durable, flexible, accessible solutions Strong knowledge of AWS or Azure and cloud computing concepts Strong hands‑on coding and code review; Golang preferred Strong knowledge in best practices for system architecture and design, data storage types, platform and infrastructure, application PaaS services, monitoring, auditing, and continuous integration technologies such as Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform & Datadog, etc. Linux containers, networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, one or more version control platform (Git preferred) Experience managing full application stacks from the OS up through custom applications Expert in analyzing and troubleshooting applications Domain Proficiency
Broad and deep understanding of relevant platform and application capabilities, including APIs, system activity components, process flows, data models, and business rules Familiarity and curiosity in the business context and trends, and awareness of functional aspects of the solution Product platform life cycle – strategy, development and deployment and ability to help define overall platform evolution strategies and procedures Help define operational processes to ensure predictable software development outcomes; refine Information Security processes and procedures Develop, recommend, evaluate, integrate, deploy, and maintain security tools including security framework Develop and deploy solutions in Agile methodology with continuous delivery processes Interpersonal Skills
Ability to lead and influence cross‑functional teams that include architects, analysts, developers and QA analysts Ability to articulate ideas, using facts and data, for solutions to both technical and business communities Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to influence and negotiate strategy and roadmaps in planning exercises Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines Ability to make timely and effective decisions using a mixture of intuition, analysis, experience, and judgment Seniority level
Not Applicable Employment type
Full‑time Job function
Information Technology and Engineering Industries
Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Services, and Retail Join us and inspire with every cup. Apply today! Starbucks Coffee Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances. Starbucks Coffee Company is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at applicantaccommodation or 1(888) 611-2258.
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