Now Brewing – Senior Application Developer, Data & Analytics Hub
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.
This is a team where technology, analytics, and strategy converge to deliver impact at scale. The engineering team sits at the core of our Data & Analytics organization, an org dedicated to transforming how data and AI empower decision-making across the company. Our mission is to integrate intelligence and insights into all operational and decisioning processes across the enterprise through data and AI forward capabilities that drive agility, productivity and efficiency at scale.
This role contributes to that mission by building and evolving a unified internal web platform composed of reusable frameworks, shared components and modern applications which enables secure, governed, and scalable data operations for business teams across the enterprise. As a full stack Senior Application Developer, you will contribute to the design, development and long-term evolution of the platform, modernize internal tools, improve end-user workflows, and establish engineering standards that elevate the entire ecosystem.
Who you are...
- A hands-on senior full stack engineer with deep modern web development expertise
- A natural problem solver who thrives on tackling complex challenges and finding innovative solutions.
- Passionate about building modern, intuitive user experiences backed by scalable services.
- A technical leader who drives best practices, standards, and continuous improvement.
- Comfortable working across the stack - from UI/UX to APIs, databases, and cloud deployment.
- Energized by the opportunity to modernize internal tools and frameworks at scale.
As a Senior Application Developer, you will…
- Web Framework Design & Development
- Collaborate on the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of internal web framework supporting full-service data operations.
- Build modern, responsive, and accessible user interfaces aligned with Starbucks design and usability standards.
- Develop scalable APIs and backend services using modern frameworks and architectures.
- Translate UX designs and mockups into high quality, maintainable, production ready code.
- Ensure solutions adhere to Starbucks security, privacy, and data governance requirements.
- Build and maintain shared UI components, libraries, and services that can be adopted across multiple applications.
- Partner closely with designers, data engineering, architecture, and devOps to deliver cohesive, performant platform experiences
Technical Leadership & Standards
- Demonstrate deep expertise in web technologies and guide teams in adopting best practices and tooling standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve coding standards and development processes and help drive adoption across the team.
- Provide technical consultation on complex programs and initiatives.
- Act as a thought leader for web development frameworks, platform patterns, CI/CD, and cloud deployment best practices.
- Represent engineering in cross functional forums with business, architecture, QA, and operations teams.
- Mentor and coach less experienced developers on a highly collaborative team, fostering a culture of quality, ownership and technical
excellence.
Operational Excellence & Support
- Perform root cause analysis to identify and implement long-term fixes for software and business process issues.
- Develop and maintain documentation for assigned systems, frameworks, and projects.
- Collaborate with devOps, platform and security teams to ensure reliability, scalability, observability and performance of production systems.
- Build tooling, automation, and internal utilities that improve developer experience and reduce overhead for engineering teams.
- Partner with stakeholders across the enterprise to ensure delivered solutions improve productivity and end-user experience.
We’d love to hear from people with…
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Strong hands-on full stack web development expertise (advanced proficiency).
- Deep understanding of React design patterns, including component architecture, and modular code organization
- Strong experience with Node.js and Express for API development.
- Proficiency in TypeScript and GraphQL for designing and consuming APIs
- Experience with HTML5, CSS, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Hands-on development experience with document-oriented and relational database systems (e.g., MongoDB, Cosmos DB, SQL Server or equivalent).
- Solid understanding of UI/UX and usability principles, responsive design, accessibility, and front-end performance optimization.
- Experience working with component libraries and front end frameworks.
- Experience in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for web applications using tools like Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.
- Deep understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing Micro Frontends and Module Federation (including patterns like App Injector).
- Experience designing, deploying, and managing API services in containerized and orchestrated environments, with strong understanding of
- containerization principles, service orchestration, and scalable distributed systems.
- Familiarity with modern testing tools and libraries (e.g., Jest, Mocha, Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent).
- Ability to build scalable React.js applications using TypeScript
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.
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