Data Engineer Sr

Role Overview

As a Data Engineer Sr, you’ll build enterprise data services that power analytics and decision-making. You’ll design, develop, test, and support data pipelines that enable continuous data processing for data exploration, preparation, and real-time business analytics—while modeling Starbucks guiding principles.

What You Will Do

Build and support highly available data pipelines across batch/distributed and real-time processing to enable analytics at scale. Translate strategic needs into working solutions by partnering across teams to define requirements, implement data governance and retention practices, and improve standards and reliability.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We’d love to hear from people with a strong background in data engineering, experience with SQL and NoSQL platforms, and proficiency in Java, Scala, or C#.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related discipline
• 2+ years of professional industry experience with software development
• 5+ years working with SQL platforms
• 2+ years working with (or strong exposure to) NoSQL platforms
• 5+ years working with Spark and/or the Hadoop ecosystem
• 1+ years implementing data platforms on Azure or AWS
• 1+ years experience with CI/CD tools and practices
• 2+ years exposure to SOA architecture and service integration patterns
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, or C#, plus strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
• Proficiency in shell scripting, logging/monitoring patterns, and enterprise deployment best practices
• Experience productionalizing big data implementations
• Familiarity with Tableau (or similar) is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to mentor others and operate effectively in Agile/DevOps environments

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Paid parental leave
• Family expansion reimbursement
• Paid vacation
• Sick time
• Eight paid holidays
• Two personal days per year
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Discounted company stock program
• Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
• Incentivized emergency savings
• Financial well-being tools
• 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree
• Student loan management resources
• Backup care
• DACA reimbursement