data engineer sr- ST; Nashville, TN

About the role

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
• Preferred qualifications include:
• 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)

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to mentor others and operate effectively in Agile/DevOps environments

Skills

• Java, Scala, or C#
• NoSQL platforms
• Spark and/or the Hadoop ecosystem
• Azure or AWS
• CI/CD tools and practices
• SOA architecture and service integration patterns
• Tableau (or similar)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation
• Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
• Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
• Incentivized emergency savings
• Financial well-being tools
• Upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
• Access to backup care and DACA reimbursement
• Compliance with state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits

Pay

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.

Schedule

Join us and inspire with every cup. We are onsite four days a week.