
location_onStockyard Boulevard, Downtown Nashville, Nashville, Davidson County, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, 37219, United States
From the beginning, Starbucks has set out to be a different kind of company—one that celebrates coffee and rich tradition while fostering a feeling of connection. We are known for developing extraordinary leaders who share this passion and are guided by their service to others. Our platform group builds the enterprise data services that power analytics and decision-making across the organization, modeling our guiding principles in every line of code.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will design, develop, test, and support data pipelines that enable continuous data processing for data exploration, preparation, and real-time business analytics. You will translate strategic needs into working solutions by partnering across teams to define requirements, implement data governance and retention practices, and improve standards and reliability. Your work will drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, documentation, performance analysis, and root-cause resolution, ensuring highly available data pipelines that support analytics at scale.
We invite you to apply today and inspire with every cup. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us directly.
We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why this role is onsite four days a week. Starbucks is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities and considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all federal, state, and local ordinances. We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Work model: On-site
Stockyard Boulevard, Downtown Nashville, Nashville, Davidson County, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, 37219, United States
Nashville, Tennessee
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). Demonstrated ability to mentor others and operate effectively in Agile/DevOps environments.
Skills: SQL, Nosql, Spark, Hadoop, Yarn, Mapreduce, Pig, Hive, Azure, Aws.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related discipline required.