lead engineer, Platform (Seattle, WA)

Starbucks • Seattle, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Engineer, Platform contributes to Starbucks’ success by delivering high-quality, reliable, and stable technologies and security capabilities for an internal cloud-based platform. The role is accountable for platform installation, configuration, monitoring, analysis, maintenance, and technical support. Engineers on the team apply modern platform development and operations practices, including Infrastructure as Code, container-based build and deployment tooling, and custom Kubernetes resources and controllers.

The position provides technical leadership across engineering work, platform operations, security, compliance, and collaboration with business and technology partners. The role is based in Seattle, Washington, and is onsite four days a week.

Requirements

• 6–8 years of professional industry experience in software development and technical leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of experience in system administration, network administration, and systems engineering, with demonstrated leadership experience.
• 7+ years of experience with one or more of C, C++, Java, Python, Go, Perl, or Ruby.
• Ability to lead teams in debugging and optimizing code and automating routine tasks.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems across multiple domains.
• Advanced knowledge of application development and support for complex development environments.
• Extensive experience with cloud computing platforms such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google App Engine.
• High proficiency in TCP/IP networking, architecture, and core technologies such as DNS, routing, and iptables.
• Extensive experience building and/or deploying containers; advanced Kubernetes experience.
• Experience designing and implementing Kubernetes Controllers and Operators in Go.
• Experience mentoring and leading technical teams.
• Ability to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and influence without authority.
• Strong background in security implementation and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Communicate clearly through verbal, written, and visual means, and partner with the leadership team on platform communications.
• Establish and lead collaborative relationships across business and technology functions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor development team members to resolve developer issues accurately and promptly.
• Lead engineering of build and release processes and deployment strategies.
• Manage and partner with technology vendors to deliver business objectives and influence vendor product roadmaps.
• Lead research and recommend standards, products, and services across multiple domains.
• Ensure application and infrastructure architectural solutions are stable, secure, and compliant with company standards and practices.
• Direct implementation of service monitoring across platforms to support continuous availability and operational continuity of critical systems.
• Lead high-availability operational support initiatives and drive automation solutions across the environment.
• Oversee implementation of deep telemetry capabilities to provide ongoing success and performance metrics.
• Lead and participate in designing and implementing security controls that meet compliance requirements.
• Uphold company policies and legal and regulatory requirements, including PCI.
• Maintain accountability for system configurations and baselines supporting secure application development software-control best practices and standards.
• Mentor less experienced engineers in technical, business, and soft skills.
• Lead complex project decomposition, planning, and estimation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 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
• Accrued sick time
• Eight paid holidays and two personal days per year
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match for eligible partners
• Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
• Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
• Incentivized emergency savings and financial well-being tools
• 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
• Backup care
• DACA reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior