senior software engineer, iOS (Seattle, WA - U.S.)

Starbucks Coffee Company•Seattle, WA

20d

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. The Starbucks iOS application is used by more than 25 million users every month and the iOS engineering team is growing and innovating quickly to deliver the best possible and inclusive experience to our users. Come join the Starbucks iOS engineering team and help evolve mobile engineering at one of the world's most successful digital rewards and loyalty platforms. If you are driven by innovation, purpose-driven work, technical challenges and want to be a part of some amazing, industry-leading work come join us. As a senior engineer on the team, you will be responsible for driving successful delivery of your work, utilizing your passion and in-depth knowledge of iOS accessibility to improve client components, identifying then subsequently helping to drive efforts to mature team practices and improve the native digital platform. This role requires an effective technical collaborator who has core iOS development expertise and has built and deployed apps to the Apple App Store. As a senior engineer, you will participate in assessing new projects and features for feasibility, writing code for the latest features and important bug fixes, championing accessibility, and working to test and release those features to the public.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
Extensive software engineering experience with the iOS platform
4+ years of professional experience developing consumer-facing iOS mobile applications
4+ years of software development experience
Strong experience in integrating RESTful APIs, GraphQL, push notifications and multi-threaded applications
Attention to detail, particularly around software engineering fundamentals, testing methodologies, and quality.
Advanced proficiency with one or more common modern mobile architectural patterns (VIPER, MVVM, MVP) and reactive programming
Strong experience in Swift with some proficiency in Objective-C
Knowledge of accessibility standards: WCAG, Section 508. Knowledge of International laws is a plus
Strong Git experience

Nice To Haves

Familiarity using Apple’s accessibility features (Voiceover, Switch Control) is a plus
Experience with Core Location services is a plus
Experience writing integration and unit tests
Experience with XCode profiling tools to identify and improve app performance is a plus
Desired: Interest in creating accessible (a11y) products that everyone can use. A CPACC or WAS certification is preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Build, iterate, and enhance the Starbucks iOS application
Champion accessibility
Contribute to the ongoing improvement of architecture and code reviews
Optimize existing code for maintainability and testability
Improve app quality with the development of unit and automated UI tests
Mature and evolve team testing practice and philosophy
Participate in vision and strategy exercises for the team

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.