engineering manager, Next Generation Ordering & Coffeehouse Platform- Seattle, WA

Starbucks Coffee Company•Seattle, WA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also brought a feeling of connection. We are known for developing extraordinary leaders who share this passion and are guided by their service to others. Are you driven to build cutting edge engineering solutions that truly delight customers? Do you want to help shape the future of digital experiences in our cafés, drive throughs, and beyond? Are you excited by the challenge of delivering modern, scalable, and high quality technology to millions of users? If your answer is yes, this is your opportunity to make a real impact. Join us and help reimagine the In Store and Drive Through digital experience—creating seamless, engaging, and innovative solutions that elevate every customer interaction. Come be a key part of a team that values creativity, craftsmanship, and engineering excellence. As a Senior Engineer, you will: Design and develop highly scalable solutions to enhance existing applications or support new applications. Optimize existing code for maintainability, performance, and testability. Ensure code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to best practices. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, driving root cause analysis and implementing long-term fixes. Document technical designs, workflows, and deployment processes. Improve application quality through the development of unit and automated UI tests. Lead vision, strategy, and patterns/practices discussions within the team. Advise on and help shape technical requirements for various initiatives. Thrive in ambiguity, balancing multiple priorities and evolving requirements to achieve shared goals for the team, organization, and business. Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive. Exhibit curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement. Actively contribute to ongoing improvements in architecture and code reviews.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and design patterns.
5+ years of software engineering experience with expertise in React (TypeScript), Terraform, C# (.Net)/Java/Golang/Node.
3+ years of experience developing cloud-based solutions using Azure (preferred) or AWS.
3+ years of experience with large-scale distributed systems and client-server architectures.
Hands-on experience implementing microservice patterns and designing RESTful APIs.
Experience in leveraging CI/CD pipelines
Experience working in lean engineering teams and following best practices around architecture, testing methodologies, and quality.
Proven ability to design and implement scalable, distributed, performant, and secure systems.
Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, Cosmos DB).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar) for building, testing, and deploying applications.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with GraphQL (preferred).
Familiarity with any Display technologies is preferred (Signage OS, LG/Samsung display integration) - preferred not required.

Responsibilities

Design and develop highly scalable solutions to enhance existing applications or support new applications.
Optimize existing code for maintainability, performance, and testability.
Ensure code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to best practices.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, driving root cause analysis and implementing long-term fixes.
Document technical designs, workflows, and deployment processes.
Improve application quality through the development of unit and automated UI tests.
Lead vision, strategy, and patterns/practices discussions within the team.
Advise on and help shape technical requirements for various initiatives.
Thrive in ambiguity, balancing multiple priorities and evolving requirements to achieve shared goals for the team, organization, and business.
Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
Exhibit curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
Actively contribute to ongoing improvements in architecture and code reviews.

Benefits

As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
Partners have access to 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, and two personal days per year.
Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P. ), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools.
Additionally, Starbucks offers 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, and access to other educational opportunities.
You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement.
Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies.
This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative.
For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to starbucksbenefits.com.
If you are working in CA, CO, IL, LA, ME, MA, NE, ND or RI, you will accrue vacation up to a maximum of 120 hours (190 in CA) for roles below director and 200 hours (316 in CA) for roles at director or above.
For roles in other states, you will be granted vacation time starting at 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours annually for roles director and above.
The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity.
At Starbucks, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.
If you live in the greater Seattle area, we offer a flexible workplace that allows for hybrid work. Partners can work remotely up to two days per week.