engineer sr - ST (Hybrid) Seattle WA

Starbucks Coffee Company•Seattle, WA

5h•$149,500 - $249,100•Hybrid

About The Position

Starbucks is hiring a Senior Engineer to build the software foundation that powers in-store and drive-through experiences. The role develops dependable .NET services across edge and cloud environments, connecting devices, processing data close to where it is generated, and integrating securely with enterprise cloud platforms. The engineer will contribute to practical innovation, operational excellence, and strong engineering craftsmanship while delivering reliable technology for distributed store environments.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals, object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and common design patterns.
5+ years of software engineering experience, including strong hands-on development with C# and modern .NET.
3+ years of experience building cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure.
Experience designing distributed systems spanning edge locations and cloud services, including offline operation, synchronization, retry, caching, and failure recovery patterns.
Hands-on experience with ASP.NET Core, RESTful APIs, background services, microservices, and event-driven or message-based architectures.
Experience with Azure services such as App Service, Functions, Container Apps or AKS, Service Bus, Event Hubs, IoT Hub, Key Vault, Azure Monitor, or equivalent technologies.
Experience developing or supporting software deployed to edge devices, store servers, gateways, kiosks, or similar distributed hardware environments.
Understanding of edge-to-cloud security, including device identity, certificate and secret management, encryption, authentication, authorization, and secure software updates.
Proficiency with relational and NoSQL data stores such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, or Cosmos DB.
Experience with containerization and infrastructure as code using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Bicep, Terraform, or similar technologies.
Experience with CI/CD and automation tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
Experience with observability practices and tools for centralized logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards, and alerting.
Proven ability to design scalable, performant, maintainable, and secure production systems in a collaborative engineering environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS or another major cloud platform.
Experience integrating with peripherals, displays, printers, point-of-sale systems, or other in-store technology.

Responsibilities

Design and develop secure, scalable services using C# and modern .NET for in-store edge and cloud environments.
Build resilient edge applications that operate reliably with intermittent connectivity and synchronize data with cloud services.
Create and maintain APIs, event-driven integrations, and messaging patterns connecting store devices, edge services, and enterprise platforms.
Design for performance, availability, scalability, security, observability, and safe recovery across distributed systems.
Improve existing code for maintainability, testability, resource efficiency, and reliable operation on edge hardware.
Develop automated unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end tests and contribute to high-quality code reviews.
Build and improve CI/CD pipelines for repeatable cloud deployments and controlled software distribution to edge environments.
Implement telemetry, logging, metrics, and alerting to monitor system health and diagnose issues across stores and cloud services.
Troubleshoot production issues, lead root cause analysis, and deliver durable corrective actions.
Document architecture, technical designs, operational workflows, deployment processes, and support procedures.
Shape technical requirements, architecture decisions, and engineering standards in partnership with product, platform, security, and operations teams.
Mentor engineers and promote ownership, curiosity, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.

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.
Sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked.
Eight paid holidays and two personal days per year.
Eligible partners may participate in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.).
Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock).
Incentivized emergency savings and 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 and access to other educational opportunities.
Backup care and DACA reimbursement.