engineer II - Data Platforms

Starbucks•Seattle, WA

About The Position

At Starbucks, our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. We are seeking an experienced, self-motivated Java engineer with 2+ years of experience in developing implementation applications and 3+ technology experience. As an Engineer II, you will collaboratively identify, design, develop and deploy technology and process solutions to implement highly scalable reactive application platform solutions in Cloud based Linux environments. This role requires deep technical expertise, domain proficiency, platform depth, and leadership. Typical activities include, technical development, and process improvement coupled with the ability to drive efforts and solution improvements effectively across various IT and business functions. Models and acts in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in the IT industry
3+ years hands-on experience development experience in java
Experience in working with Linux environment.
Experience in using IDE for java like eclipse, IntelliJ etc.
Strong experience in core java, data structures and collections.
Extensive understanding in SDLC and scrum methodologies.
Bachelors in computer science or equivalent work experience
Experience in Java, distributed system application development.
Experience in developing scalable applications, testing frameworks with java.
Experience in configuring, deploying applications in AWS or AZURE.
Experience in using configuration management tools like GitHub.
Expert in industry standard development methodologies
A good understanding of industry standards and best practices to be able to conduct code reviews
Requires strong problem solving and analytic skills to translate business requirements into systems solutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience with using Kafka, event hub or any messaging broker would be plus.
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Proficiency in programming languages
Ability to quickly learn new application systems and technologies
Knowledge of basic project management framework and methodology
Ability to accurately break down complex application designs into component deliverables and estimate design and development timelines
Requires Strong Systems Life Cycle methodology experience
Requires excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
Experience with docker and Kubernetes is plus

Responsibilities

Develop reactive application on Java programming language.
Setup configured and maintain backend application globally.
Build and unit test API with jbehave, jgiven, gatling.
Collaborates with development team, as well as other Information Technology (IT) team’s leads. Initiates process improvements for new and existing systems.
Participates backlog refinement, shapes and guides systems approach, helps with project initiation, contributes to functional design, and leads technical design and development.
Develops software solutions to business problems. Leverages established design patterns and coding standards. Builds solutions that are secure, durable, scalable, flexible, and accessible and proactively mitigate against production support issues.
Automates test coverage per platform capabilities and requirements. Establishes and maintains continuous build and integration testing on applicable platforms and assists with manual system and integration testing efforts.
Operates in both waterfall and Agile Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processes and methodologies.
Experience in interpretation of functional requirements
Development of technical design specifications for complex projects
Conduct code reviews with the team to improve compliance with established best practices and coding standards
Work with team members to ensure application designs are in line with best practices and are scalable, reliable, and that all designs optimize performance and usability.
Integrate application support efforts with concurrent, parallel application development efforts