mgr application development- ST; Seattle, WA

Starbucks Coffee Company•Seattle, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Starbucks is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Store Edge Compute team. This role involves managing one of the largest edge computing footprints in retail, overseeing a team that builds and operates the full stack from bare metal to Kubernetes. The team is responsible for fleet-wide orchestration, designing self-service deployment pipelines, and ensuring the reliability of critical systems like Point of Sale (POS) even during network outages. This is a leadership position focused on building and growing a high-performing team while making key technical decisions regarding container orchestration, large-scale fleet management, and offline-first infrastructure. The role directly impacts the operational capability of 16,000+ Starbucks locations.

Requirements

8-10 years of professional industry experience with software development and operations.
5 years of managing systems or application development projects of all sizes and complexities, including large systems.
3-5 years of leading or managing small technical teams.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Nice To Haves

10+ years of experience in network administration, and systems engineering.
8+ years of experience leading high performing technology teams.
5+ years of experience with network administration and database administration.
5+ years utilizing logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions, and/or similar solutions as a system administrator.
5+ years experience in one of the following: Java, C++, Perl, Go, or Python.
3+ years of experience with industry leading load-balancing technologies.
3+ years of database engineering, administration, and support.
3+ years utilizing logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions, and/or similar solutions as a system administrator.
Experience in the design, implementation and delivery of sophisticated build/test/release infrastructure.
Knowledge in application development and supporting a development environment.
Experience with highly virtualized environments and cloud technologies.
Knowledge and understanding of relevant legal and regulatory requirements, such as SOX, PCI, HIPAA, Data Protection, etc.
Demonstrated experience implementing and managing high capacity, redundant, and mission critical environments.
Knowledge in databases and comfortable with various open source databases.
Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, Load balancers, VLAN, IP sub netting, proxies and firewalls.
Experience with Network or Application Firewalls and/or IDS/IPS.
Experience supporting LDAP services in an enterprise environment.
Demonstrated ability to automate repetitive tasks using a common scripting or programming language.

Responsibilities

Build and lead the Store Edge Compute engineering team, including recruiting, developing, and retaining engineers.
Own the full stack of device connectivity, from firmware integration and edge protocol handling to cloud-side ingestion and fleet management across 16,000+ stores.
Define the Store Edge Compute platform strategy, making architectural decisions for onboarding, monitoring, and managing thousands of connected devices per store, balancing reliability, security, and cost within retail edge constraints.
Drive measurable business outcomes through connected equipment, delivering predictive maintenance, real-time equipment health dashboards, and automated alerting to reduce downtime and service costs.

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.