Mid-Level ML Engineer — Mentored Growth & Flexible Hours

Starbucks Corp.; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 75,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Starbucks seeks a mid-level Machine Learning Engineer to own data integrity across Bentonville, AR stores and to stress-test PyTorch pipelines. You will collaborate with technology stakeholders, articulate Looker tradeoffs for executives, and mentor the on-call Continuous Learning cohort.

The role includes ownership of ML infrastructure and meaningful contributions to Starbucks growth. The position offers a starting salary of $75,000–$111,000 with benefits and flexible hours to support

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with vector databases.
• Proven track record as a mid-level ML Engineer delivering results.
• Ability to stress-test PyTorch systems and harden where needed.
• Experience explaining Looker tradeoffs to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own data integrity across Starbucks stores in Bentonville, AR.
• Stress-test PyTorch systems and harden weaknesses.
• Explain Looker tradeoffs to Starbucks executives.
• Mentor the mid-level cohort through on-call Continuous Learning at Starbucks.
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the Starbucks stack.
• Convert on-call noise into meaningful alerts and drive testing, security, and observability practices.

Skills

Vector Databases

Reliability engineering

Pattern recognition

Mid-level ML Engineer experience

Mentoring

Tools

PyTorch

Looker

Vector Databases

Job description

Starbucks seeks a mid-level Machine Learning Engineer to own data integrity across Bentonville, AR stores and to stress-test PyTorch pipelines. You will collaborate with technology stakeholders, articulate Looker tradeoffs for executives, and mentor the on-call Continuous Learning cohort.

The role includes ownership of ML infrastructure and meaningful contributions to Starbucks growth. The position offers a starting salary of $75,000–$111,000 with benefits and flexible hours to support