Principal Cloud Platform Engineer — Enterprise-Scale & DX

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Starbucks Coffee Company is seeking a Principal Engineer for Cloud Foundation Services to define and execute the long-term technical vision across enterprise cloud platforms. You will influence cloud strategy, establish standards, and partner with senior leaders to scale modern cloud capabilities, supporting Starbucks' digital transformation.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives spanning AWS, Azure, and future cloud technologies, focusing on developer experience, platform reliability, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software/cloud/platform engineering experience.
• 5+ years leading architecture and technical strategy for enterprise-scale platforms.
• Proven experience influencing engineering direction across multiple teams.
• Designing and operating highly available, mission-critical cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technical strategy for enterprise cloud platforms and foundational services.
• Drive adoption of modern platform engineering practices to improve productivity and reliability.
• Establish architectural standards and guardrails for cloud-native development.
• Champion self-service platform capabilities for faster app delivery.
• Improve developer experience via automation and reusable platform services.
• Lead initiatives to improve security, governance, and reliability across cloud platforms.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Platform engineering

Architectural leadership

Executive communication

Influence across teams

Multi-cloud

Kubernetes

Automation

Security governance

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Datadog

Backstage

GitHub Actions

Job description

Starbucks Coffee Company is seeking a Principal Engineer for Cloud Foundation Services to define and execute the long-term technical vision across enterprise cloud platforms. You will influence cloud strategy, establish standards, and partner with senior leaders to scale modern cloud capabilities, supporting Starbucks' digital transformation.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives spanning AWS, Azure, and future cloud technologies, focusing on developer experience, platform reliability, and