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# Principal Software Engineer

- **Company:** Starbucks
- **Location:** Pasadena, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Elasticsearch, Github, Restful APIs, Code Restructuring
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_149bad0a605cffa0e051dd9fba347d38

## About the Role

* 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

## Description

* 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