data engineer sr- ST; Seattle, WA

Starbucks Coffee Company•Nashville, TN

2d•$116,500 - $191,100•Onsite

About The Position

As a Data Engineer Sr, you’ll build enterprise data services that power analytics and decision-making. You’ll design, develop, test, and support data pipelines that enable continuous data processing for data exploration, preparation, and real-time business analytics—while modeling Starbucks guiding principles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related discipline
2+ years of professional industry experience with software development

Nice To Haves

5+ years working with SQL platforms
2+ years working with (or strong exposure to) NoSQL platforms
5+ years working with Spark and/or the Hadoop ecosystem (e.g., Hadoop, YARN, MapReduce, Pig, Hive)
1+ years implementing data platforms on Azure or AWS (advanced scope may align to 2+ years)
1+ years experience with CI/CD tools and practices (advanced scope may align to 2+ years)
2+ years exposure to SOA architecture and service integration patterns
Proficiency in Java, Scala, or C#, plus strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
Proficiency in shell scripting, logging/monitoring patterns, and enterprise deployment best practices
Experience productionalizing big data implementations (advanced scope may include multiple implementations)
Familiarity with Tableau (or similar) is a plus
Demonstrated ability to mentor others and operate effectively in Agile/DevOps environments

Responsibilities

Build and support highly available data pipelines across batch/distributed and real-time processing to enable analytics at scale.
Translate strategic needs into working solutions by partnering across teams to define requirements, implement data governance and retention practices, and improve standards and reliability.
Drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, documentation, performance analysis, and root-cause resolution—partnering across peer support groups and vendors as needed.

Benefits

medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
short-term and long-term disability
paid parental leave
family expansion reimbursement
paid vacation from date of hire
sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
eight paid holidays
two personal days per year
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
incentivized emergency savings
financial well-being tools
100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
student loan management resources
access to other educational opportunities
backup care
DACA reimbursement