Starbucks · 15 hours ago
senior engineer, cloud platform engineering
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$121K/yr - $202K/yr
4+ years expStarbucks is known for developing extraordinary leaders who celebrate coffee and connection. This role contributes to the company's success by delivering reliable and high-quality technologies that support the Starbucks Engineering Platform, requiring collaboration with platform engineering teams and technical leadership.
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Responsibilities
Communicate highly complex ideas and concepts to non-technical peers and customers
Establish 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
Engineer build and release processes
Effectively manage and partner with technology vendors to deliver against business objectives
Conduct research and makes recommendations on standards, products, and services
Ensure application and infrastructure architectural solutions are stable, secure, and compliant with company standards and practices
Implement all technologies in accordance with Information Security's guiding principles for highly sensitive data
Provide high-availability operational support and automate solutions across the environment
Implement deep telemetry capabilities to provide ongoing success and performance metrics
Implement 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
Implement and maintains system configurations and baselines to support secure application development software control best practices and standards
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
4–8 years of professional software development experience
5+ years of experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
Proficiency in languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, Go, Perl, or Ruby
Experience with large-scale distributed systems and client-server architectures
Ability to debug, optimize, and automate tasks
Knowledge of regulatory requirements (SOX, PCI, HIPAA)
Experience managing high-capacity, mission-critical environments
Strong database knowledge and networking proficiency (TCP/IP, DNS, routing)
Experience supporting 24x7 production environments
Experience in platform engineering and product development teams
Strong understanding of application architecture, infrastructure, and security
Ability to quickly learn cloud based technologies (e.g., managed data services, eventing, secrets management)
Expertise in AWS or Azure cloud computing concepts
Hands-on coding and code review skills (Golang preferred)
Knowledge of system architecture and design
Knowledge of data storage (Postgres, DynamoDB, Cassandra)
Knowledge of Platform as a Service
Knowledge of monitoring, auditing, and operations
Experience with orchestration/configuration management and CI/CD tools (Docker/Kubernetes, AWS CodeBuild/CodePipeline, ArgoCD, Terraform, Datadog)
Proficient in Linux containers, cloud networking, and incident troubleshooting
Deep understanding of cloud platforms and application capabilities, APIs, and process flows
Awareness of business context and functional aspects of solutions
Ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams
Strong communication skills for technical and business audiences
Skilled in negotiation, strategic planning, and decision-making
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Paid parental leave
Family expansion reimbursement
Paid vacation from date of hire
Sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
Eight paid holidays
Two personal days per year
Participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
A discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
Incentivized emergency savings
Financial well-being tools
100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
Student loan management resources
Access to other educational opportunities
Backup care
DACA reimbursement
Company
Starbucks
Starbucks is a restaurant chain that serves handcrafted ready-to-drink beverages, including coffee, tea, juices, and snack food items.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.65BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Pershing Square Capital Management
2025-05-06Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2024-07-19Post Ipo Equity
2018-10-10Post Ipo Equity· $900M
Leadership Team
Brian R. Niccol
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cathy R. Smith
CFO
Recent News
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