Principal Software Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Starbucks in Olympia, WA seeks a temporary Principal Software Engineer to own Ruby on Rails work in production and drive clean, performant code. You will mentor others, lead migrations, stabilize tests, and prototype new ideas while ensuring observability across Starbucks's stack.

The role emphasizes delivering reliable Rails contributions, shaping the architecture, and maintaining high standards. You will work on challenging problems in a fast-moving environment and help grow your leadership

Qualifications

• Fluency in PHP; proven production experience.
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action.
• A clear point of view on Starbucks's space, sharpened by your reading.
• Keen eye for quality and consistency in output.

Responsibilities

• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Starbucks.
• Lead the Analytical Thinking migration that retires Starbucks's self-directed legacy stack.
• Resurrect flaky Django tests until the Olympia, WA suite is trustworthy again.
• Prototype rough Flask ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Starbucks's stack.
• Stand up observability so Starbucks sees failures before customers in WA.
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services.

Skills

PHP

Time management

Quality focus

Adaptability

Olympia familiarity

Tools

PostgreSQL

Job description

If you love writing clean, performant Ruby on Rails code that runs in production, this temporary role in Olympia, WA was made for you. Join Starbucks as a temporary Principal Software Engineer and take real ownership of Ruby on Rails work while earning $160,000 - $222,000 and growing your craft.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Starbucks
• Lead the Analytical Thinking migration that finally retires Starbucks's self-directed legacy stack
• Resurrect flaky Django tests until the Olympia, WA suite is trustworthy again
• Prototype rough Flask ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Starbucks's stack
• Stand up observability so Starbucks sees failures before customers in WA do
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services

What You'll Bring

• Fluency in PHP earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• A point of view on Starbucks's space, sharpened by your own reading
• A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output
• A knack for PostgreSQL that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• Demonstrated calm when an Olympia, WA client changes scope mid-stream
• An Olympia grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly

At Starbucks, an empowering Olympia-based studio, the whole mission boils down to making Flask feel effortless for everyone downstream. Nobody at Starbucks will hover over your shoulder; we hand you the keys and trust you to drive.

The offer rewards both ends, $160,000 - $222,000 for your Ruby on Rails today and mentorship for the principal leader you become tomorrow.

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