**Now Brewing – Lead Platform Engineer - ST! #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. In this role, you will partner with engineering teams across Starbucks to advance our cloud platform strategy by enabling their adoption of a secure, scalable, and modern internal platform. You will guide teams through onboarding, implementation, and production readiness to ensure they successfully leverage the platform’s guardrails, **resiliency** patterns, and **observability** capabilities. As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will contribute to the evolution of core platform capabilities, advocate for best practices, and help drive consistency across engineering teams. You will provide technical guidance, support the delivery of new features, and collaborate closely with partner teams to ensure the platform meets the needs of the business while maintaining operational excellence. **_As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will…_** + Partner with application teams to guide them through onboarding, platform adoption, and production readiness, helping them successfully leverage platform guardrails, resiliency patterns, and observability capabilities. + Contribute to the ongoing evolution, reliability, and operational excellence of the internal platform, including improvements to automation, documentation, tooling, and workflows. + Support engineering teams by troubleshooting platform issues, advising on best practices, and helping remove blockers throughout their development and delivery lifecycle. + Enhance platform monitoring, telemetry, and operational readiness to ensure stability, performance, and availability of critical services. + Participate in oncall operations and contribute to continuous improvement efforts that strengthen resiliency and reduce operational friction. + Collaborate closely with partner teams across engineering, architecture, and security to ensure the platform remains secure, compliant, and aligned with Starbucks’ standards. **_We’d love to hear from people with:_** + 8–10 years of professional industry experience with software development + 2 years leading teams of four or more software developers + Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field + Proficiency in Golang and/or Python + Strong experience with Linux, Bash, and Git + 3+ years of experience with Terraform + Experience operating Kubernetes (EKS or similar) or other distributed systems in production + Experience with observability tools (e.g., Datadog, New Relic, Splunk, or similar) + Experience working with YAML configurations + Experience implementing CI/CD and GitOps patterns using tools like GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Argo CD to automate secure, reliable application and infrastructure delivery. + Experience supporting enterprise systems in an on-call or 24×7 operational environment + 2+ years working in an Agile environment + Strong understanding of AWS or Azure, including cloud computing fundamentals, distributed systems concepts, and security best practices. + Networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP  + Experience communicating technical topics to leadership teams + Familiarity with compliance standards such as PCI or SOC2 _Preferred Qualifications_ + Experience with Helm for packaging or deploying Kubernetes applications + Hands-on Datadog experience (APM, dashboards, logs, alerts, monitors) + Experience with PagerDuty or similar incident response tools + Handson experience designing and operating CI/CD and GitOps delivery pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and/or Argo CD, including automated testing and security scanning + Experience developing internal platform tooling or self-service automation pathways + Background in customer success or platform success enablement + Experience influencing platform or product direction based on customer engagement insights 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. We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why we're onsite four days a week. **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._ [CM1]