Starbucks · 11 hours ago
engineering manager, Backend Service; Seattle WA
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$155K/yr - $258K/yr
10+ years expStarbucks is a leading coffee company seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers in building resilient services for customer order fulfillment. The role involves shaping team culture, driving technical strategy, and collaborating with cross-functional leaders to deliver exceptional products.
CoffeeFood and BeverageRestaurantsTea
Responsibilities
Setting goals for the team, developing organizational capability, and modeling how we work together
Developing strategic and operational plans for the work group, managing execution, and measuring results
Providing technical expertise and executing technical responsibilities
Providing partners with coaching, feedback, developmental opportunities, and building effective teams
Production Support for application and platform components
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in software development, with a focus on highly performant, resilient and scalable services
Minimum of 4 years of experience in directly managing a team of engineers
5+ years of hands-on experience building and supporting complex production systems
Deep technical background in scalable, highly available application/services development, with a focus on C#/GO languages and modern cloud architecture
Demonstrated ability to lead technical architecture/design discussions and to drive technical decision-making
Proven track record for implementing end-to-end service ownership, focusing on building reliable, self-healing services and driving robust automation
The ability to establish, track and drive meaningful metrics
A thoughtful, empathetic approach to leadership and collaboration
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team
Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/network development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, security reviews, build processes, testing, certification, and production support operations
Experience partnering with product management, cyber security, architecture and program management teams
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
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
Participation in a 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
Company
Starbucks
Starbucks is a restaurant chain that serves handcrafted ready-to-drink beverages, including coffee, tea, juices, and snack food items.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (208)
2024 (127)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.65BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Pershing Square Capital Management
2025-05-06Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2024-07-19Post Ipo Equity
2018-10-10Post Ipo Equity· $900M
Leadership Team
Brian R. Niccol
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cathy R. Smith
CFO
Recent News
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