Principal Software Engineer

• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the Starbucks stack
• Build GitHub Actions dashboards so Starbucks’s technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Pasadena, CA production without dropping the baton
• Design Microservices APIs other Pasadena, CA teams will still thank you for next year
• Refactor the technology module Starbucks has been afraid to touch
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Starbucks users feel every click

• Knowledge of CA-specific regulations relevant to technology work
• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
• 8+ years of Elasticsearch reps, not just Elasticsearch exposure
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• 10 or more years steering technology projects end to end
• Principal-caliber judgment about when to expand and when to absorb

The offer reads $197,000 - $294,000, plus the soft stuff that hard-wins loyalty: coaching, coverage, and a flexible remote rhythm.

• coaching, coverage, and a flexible remote rhythm

Marked current today, the remote opportunity at Starbucks is accepting candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Starbucks is Pasadena, CA’s answer to a technology industry grown lazy, run by a plainspoken team that still cares about Flask. Trust, transparency, and steady momentum are the three things we protect above all else.