At Starbucks, our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Starbucks Technologists work to achieve this mission using cutting-edge technology delivered to our partners, customers, stores, roasters, and global communities. Payments Technology at Starbucks builds the payment platforms that power retail experiences worldwide. The team designs and delivers industry-leading, low-friction payment capabilities by engineering, highly available, scalable, and resilient services. This role focuses on retail customer journeys and spans cloud, data center, and in-store technologies, partnering with product to ship new features that enhance reliability and experience. Summary of Key Responsibilities + Create innovative and impactful retail customer experiences + Translate user requirements into technical specifications and designs + Deliver high quality software using Agile/Kanban development methodologies + Communicates complex ideas and concepts to non-technical peers and customers + Ensures application and infrastructure architectural solutions are stable, secure, highly available and compliant with Company standards and practices + Ability to establish cross-functional, collaborative relationships with business and technology partners Basic Qualification 8 years of professional industry experience with software development Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field Desired Skills + 5+ years of professional industry experience with software development in .NET Core/C# + 3+ years of experience with large-scale distributed systems and multi-tier architectures + 2+ years of experience developing and operating services in one or more of the major cloud providers such as Azure, AWS, or GCP. Azure preferred. + 2+ years of experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes + 2+ years of experience with Kotlin in android development + Strong software engineering fundamentals including knowledge of design patterns and OO coding principles + Demonstrated ability to debug and optimize code and automate routine tasks + Demonstrated experience implementing and managing high capacity, redundant, and mission critical environments + Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations + Experience with relational and non-relational, NoSQL databases + Experience working with distributed systems and architectures, including SOA, SaaS and microservices is a Plus + Proficient in Linux development Preferred Skills + Understanding of the payment processing industry including card-present, certification and PCI are a Plus + Retail Payment experience would be a BIG plus 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 (file:///C:/Users/rofunk/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/EHRXPAYM/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. If you live in the greater Seattle area, we offer a flexible workplace that allows for hybrid work. Partners can work remotely one day per week, onsite Mon-Thur. 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._