data engineer sr- ST; Nashville, TN

About the position

Now Brewing – Data Engineers sr #tobeapartner 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. 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.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, documentation, performance analysis, and root-cause resolution—partnering across peer support groups and vendors as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related discipline
  • 2+ years of professional industry experience with software development

Nice-to-haves

  • 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 (e.g., Hadoop, YARN, MapReduce, Pig, Hive)
  • 1+ years implementing data platforms on Azure or AWS (advanced scope may align to 2+ years)
  • 1+ years experience with CI/CD tools and practices (advanced scope may align to 2+ years)
  • 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 (advanced scope may include multiple 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, 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
  • two personal days per year
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
  • Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
  • incentivized emergency savings
  • 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
  • access to other educational opportunities
  • backup care
  • DACA reimbursement
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