Platform Engineering Lead – Scale & Security

Starbucks Corp.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tuition coverage – Starbucks College

Job summary

Starbucks Coffee Company is seeking an engineer lead for Starbucks Technology Nashville to deliver high-quality, reliable technologies and security capabilities supporting the Starbucks Engineering Platform. You will be accountable for installation, configuration, monitoring, analysis, maintenance, and technical support of the platform.

The role requires 8–10 years in software development with 2+ years leading teams, a CS degree, and deep experience in distributed systems and cloud platforms

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of professional industry experience with software development.
• 2 years of leading teams of four or more software developers.
• 7+ years of experience in system administration, network administration, and systems engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in one or more languages: C, C++, Java, Python, Go, Perl and/or Ruby.
• 5+ years experience with large-scale distributed systems and client-server architectures.

Responsibilities

• Communicate complex ideas to non-technical peers and customers.
• Establish cross-functional relationships with business and technology partners.
• Support the development team and resolve developer issues promptly.
• Engineer build and release processes.
• Manage and partner with technology vendors to deliver business objectives.
• Research and recommend standards, products, and services.
• Ensure secure, stable, compliant application and infrastructure architectures.

Skills

Software development

Team leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud computing

Networking (TCP/IP)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Starbucks Coffee Company is seeking an engineer lead for Starbucks Technology Nashville to deliver high-quality, reliable technologies and security capabilities supporting the Starbucks Engineering Platform. You will be accountable for installation, configuration, monitoring, analysis, maintenance, and technical support of the platform.

The role requires 8–10 years in software development with 2+ years leading teams, a CS degree, and deep experience in distributed systems and cloud platforms