data engineer lead - Nashville

Starbucks; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off and holidays

Onsite work in Nashville

Job summary

Starbucks Technology Nashville is seeking a data engineer lead to design, build, and govern enterprise data services for analytics. You’ll lead a team delivering batch and real-time pipelines, work on automation and deployment tools, and shape data governance and retention policies. Strong expertise in Hadoop/Spark, SQL/NoSQL, and cloud platforms is required.

Onsite four days a week in Nashville. You will mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and ensure scalable, high-performance data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS, or related discipline.
• 2+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5-7+ years Architect and design large scale high performance distributed systems.
• 5-7+ years Hadoop, YARN, MapReduce, Pig or Hive, Spark
• 2+ years Data platform implementation on Azure or AWS is a plus
• 2+ years CI/CD experience
• 2+ years Exposure to SOA architecture
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and No-SQL Platforms

Responsibilities

• Lead data engineering team to build and support batch, distributed and real-time data pipelines.
• Translate strategic requirements into technical designs meeting business needs.
• Automate deployment of environments and monitor resource usage.
• Define architecture within a consistent framework.
• Lead resolution of complex data issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Define data retention and governance policies.
• Mentor team members and coordinate with peers, vendors, and others.
• Document systems and projects; evaluate performance trade-offs.

Skills

Data engineering leadership

Hadoop/Spark

SQL

NoSQL exposure

CI/CD

AWS/Azure

Java/Scala/C#

Data governance

Mentoring teams

Real-time pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Azure

AWS

Hadoop

Spark

Tableau

Job description

Now Brewing – data engineer lead – Starbucks Technology Nashville! #tobeapartner

From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also brought a feeling of connection. We are known for developing extraordinary leaders who share this passion and are guided by their service to others.

In this role, you will build enterprise data services for analytic solutions. You will be responsible for design, development, testing, and support for data pipelines to enable continuous data processing for data exploration, data preparation, and real-time business analytics. Model and act in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.

• Demonstrate deep knowledge and ability to lead others in the data engineering team to build and support noninteractive (batch, distributed) & real-time, highly available data, data pipeline and technology capabilities
• Translate strategic requirements into business requirements to ensure solutions meet business needs
• Work with infrastructure provisioning & configuration tools to develop scripts to automate deployment of physical and virtual environments; to develop tools to monitor usage of virtual resources
• Assist in the definition of architecture that ensure that solutions are built within a consistent framework
• Lead resolution activities for complex data issues
• Define & implement data retention policies and procedures
• Define & implement data governance policies and procedures
• Identify improvements in team coding standards and help in implementation of the improvements
• Leverage subject matter expertise to coordinate issue resolution efforts across peer support groups, technical support teams, and vendors
• Develop and maintain documentation relating to all assigned systems and projects
• Perform systems and applications performance characterization and trade-off studies through analysis and simulation
• Perform root cause analysis to identify permanent resolutions to software or business process issues
• Lead by example by demonstrating the Starbucks mission and values

We’d Love To Hear From People With

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, or related discipline
• 2+ years of professional industry experience with software development
• 5-7+ years Architect and design large scale high performance distributed systems
• 5-7+ years SQL Platform
• 2+ years Exposure No-SQL Platform is a plus
• 5+ years Hadoop, YARN, MapReduce, Pig or Hive, Spark
• 2+ years Data platform implementation on Azure or AWS is a plus
• 2+ years CI/CD experience
• 2+ years Exposure to SOA architecture
• Ability to apply knowledge of multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities
• Effective communication skills data engineer lead
• Excel at problem solving
• Strong working knowledge of Java or Scala or C#
• Strong working knowledge of SQL
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and No-SQL Platforms
• Proficiency in debugging, troubleshooting, performance tuning and relevant tooling
• Strong working knowledge of Hadoop, YARN, MapReduce, Pig or Hive, Spark
• Demonstrated ability to “productionalize” at least 2 big data implementations
• Experience using one of the public cloud (AWS or Azure preferred) for data applications
• Proficiency in shell scripting
• Solid understanding of data design patterns and best practices
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools
• Proficiency in logging and monitoring tools, patterns & implementations
• Understanding of enterprise security, REST / SOAP services, best practices around enterprise deployments
• Proven ability and desire to mentor others in a team environment
• Working knowledge of data visualization tools such as Tableau is a plus
• Practice, evangelize and be an ambassador for agile and DevOps culture
• Proven ability and desire to lead others in a team environment

As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Partners have access to 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, and two personal days per year. Starbucks also offers eligible partners 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, and financial well-being tools. Additionally, Starbucks offers 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, and access to other educational opportunities. You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies. This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative. For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to starbucksbenefits.com.

• If you are working in CA, CO, IL, LA, ME, MA, NE, ND or RI, you will accrue vacation up to a maximum of 120 hours (190 in CA) for roles below director and 200 hours (316 in CA) for roles at director or above. For roles in other states, you will be granted vacation time starting at 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours annually for roles director and above.

The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job‑related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At Starbucks, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why we're onsite four days a week.

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.