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Now Brewing – engineer sr - Web & Mobile! #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 Senior Software Engineer on the Partner Technology team, you will design and build web and mobile applications used by Starbucks partners to support store readiness and day-to-day store experiences. You will provide technical leadership across engineering, product, design, and quality assurance to deliver accessible, reliable, scalable, and maintainable solutions. • Build, iterate, and enhance web and mobile applications that support Starbucks partners’ store readiness and day-to-day store experiences. • Design and deliver reliable, maintainable, scalable, secure, and accessible experiences using modern web and mobile technologies. • Lead technical design for complex features and help evolve application architecture, engineering standards, and reusable patterns across web and mobile platforms. • Design resilient integrations between client applications, GraphQL APIs, REST APIs, and backend services. • Drive improvements in application quality, automated testing, performance, reliability, accessibility, security, and observability. • Lead and contribute to architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and collaborative code reviews. • Partner across product, design, backend engineering, quality assurance, operations, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. • Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on complex engineering problems, implementation choices, and technical trade-offs. • Help evolve the team’s use of AI-assisted development tools and agents while maintaining standards for quality, testing, security, accessibility, and maintainability. • Contribute to the technical vision and strategy for Partner Technology, including the long-term health of web and mobile applications. We’d love to hear from people with: • 5+ years of professional experience building and supporting production web or mobile applications. • Proficiency with JavaScript and TypeScript. • Experience building component-based applications using React and/or React Native. • Experience integrating applications with GraphQL APIs. • Understanding of modern application architecture, including component design, state management, routing, and mobile navigation. • Experience with HTML and CSS, including responsive layouts and maintainable styling approaches. • Working knowledge of accessibility practices, including semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, ARIA, and accessible form design. • Experience writing unit and integration tests using tools such as Vitest, Jest, or React Testing Library. • Experience using Git and collaborative pull-request and code-review workflows. • Experience using AI-assisted development tools effectively and responsibly within software development workflows. • Ability to troubleshoot application issues, support production incidents, and improve application performance and reliability. • Ability to collaborate effectively with product, design, quality assurance, backend engineering, and other cross-functional partners. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience developing cross-platform mobile applications with React Native. • Experience with Next.js or another modern web application framework. • Experience with Node.js and Express or comparable server-side JavaScript technologies. • Familiarity with Redux or other client-side state-management solutions. • Experience consuming REST or OpenAPI services in addition to GraphQL. • Familiarity with Microsoft Azure and cloud-hosted applications. • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated build, test, and deployment workflows. • Experience supporting internal, employee-facing, or enterprise applications. • Familiarity with application monitoring, logging, and production diagnostics. • Experience with GraphQL Federation, schema composition, or managed schema registries. • Experience building or operating an internal "infra-as-a-service" tool that abstracts Terraform behind an API/CLI for other teams. • Experience with cloud app hosting, serverless functions, NoSQL/relational databases, messaging services (queues/event streams), caching, and secret management. • Experience with Azure (or equivalent cloud) DevOps pipelines, container registries, and managed identities. • Experience integrating third-party SaaS products and enterprise APIs (ITSM/ticketing, workforce management, calendar/email, analytics platforms). • Experience with internal portals, employee experience platforms, communications tools, or task-management systems. • Experience with content-driven applications and content management system integrations. • Familiarity with monitoring tools, distributed tracing, structured logging, and production health dashboards. • Experience modernizing legacy backend systems or migrating them to cloud-native services. • Experience with retail or multi-tenant platforms used by partners. • Experience leading engineering delivery through team or service ownership changes. • Experience with GitHub Copilot or other AI-assisted engineering practices. 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. We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why we're onsite four days a week in Nashville, TN. Join us and inspire with every cup. Apply today! Starbucks Coffee Company is an equal opportunity employer. All 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, or any other characteristic protected by law. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances. Starbucks Coffee Company is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at applicantaccommodation@starbucks.com or 1(888) 611-2258.

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Now Brewing – engineer sr - Web & Mobile! #tobeapartner
Build, iterate, and enhance web and mobile applications that support Starbucks partners’ store readiness and day-to-day store experiences.
Design and deliver reliable, maintainable, scalable, secure, and accessible experiences using modern web and mobile technologies.
Lead technical design for complex features and help evolve application architecture, engineering standards, and reusable patterns across web and mobile platforms.
Design resilient integrations between client applications, GraphQL APIs, REST APIs, and backend services.
Drive improvements in application quality, automated testing, performance, reliability, accessibility, security, and observability.
Lead and contribute to architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and collaborative code reviews.
Partner across product, design, backend engineering, quality assurance, operations, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on complex engineering problems, implementation choices, and technical trade-offs.
Help evolve the team’s use of AI-assisted development tools and agents while maintaining standards for quality, testing, security, accessibility, and maintainability.
Contribute to the technical vision and strategy for Partner Technology, including the long-term health of web and mobile applications.
5+ years of professional experience building and supporting production web or mobile applications.

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Experience developing cross-platform mobile applications with React Native.
Experience with Next.js or another modern web application framework.
Experience with Node.js and Express or comparable server-side JavaScript technologies.
Familiarity with Redux or other client-side state-management solutions.
Experience consuming REST or OpenAPI services in addition to GraphQL.
Familiarity with Microsoft Azure and cloud-hosted applications.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
Experience supporting internal, employee-facing, or enterprise applications.
Familiarity with application monitoring, logging, and production diagnostics.
Experience with GraphQL Federation, schema composition, or managed schema registries.
Experience building or operating an internal "infra-as-a-service" tool that abstracts Terraform behind an API/CLI for other teams.
Experience with cloud app hosting, serverless functions, NoSQL/relational databases, messaging services (queues/event streams), caching, and secret management.

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