Senior Platform Engineer: Build Secure, Scalable Systems

Starbucks; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Tuition coverage

Job summary

Starbucks is seeking a Senior+ Engineer to join the Starbucks Engineering Platform. You will work with platform teams to build, deliver, and operate secure, reliable technologies aligning with Starbucks’ guiding principles.

You will contribute to architecture, cloud deployments, and automation while upholding PCI and security controls as part of a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 2–5 years of professional software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Communicate technical concepts clearly to team members and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across engineering and product teams.
• Support development teams by troubleshooting and resolving issues in a timely manner.
• Contribute to the design and maintenance of build and release processes.
• Assist in working with technology vendors and internal partners to meet objectives.
• Research technologies and contribute to recommendations for tools and practices.
• Help ensure application and infrastructure solutions are stable, secure, and compliant.
• Apply Information Security principles in the development and operation of systems.
• Participate in operational support and contribute to automation efforts.
• Develop and maintain telemetry and monitoring to support system reliability.
• Maintain system configurations and follow secure development practices.
• Adhere to company policies and regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI).

Skills

Golang

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Linux

Security

PostgreSQL

Datadog

Terraform

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Datadog

AWS CodeBuild/CodePipeline

ArgoCD

Job description

Starbucks is seeking a Senior+ Engineer to join the Starbucks Engineering Platform. You will work with platform teams to build, deliver, and operate secure, reliable technologies aligning with Starbucks’ guiding principles.

You will contribute to architecture, cloud deployments, and automation while upholding PCI and security controls as part of a collaborative, cross-functional environment.