systems engineer sr

Starbucks Coffee Company•Seattle, WA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

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. Join the Edge Engineering organization and help shape the future of edge computing and IoT at Starbucks. We’re building and operating the platform that powers technology across thousands of stores in North America - delivering reliable, resilient infrastructure to our coffeehouses - where it matters the most. You’ll work on real problems at massive scale. If you love solving hard infrastructure problems and want your work to directly impact millions of customers and partners every day, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

8+ years of relevant experience
Growing Knowledge of systems engineering and administration.
Ideal candidate would have education and/or equivalent experience in a prior Senior Systems Engineer position
Ability to use knowledge, sound judgment, and resourcefulness to support the design and deployment of global technology solutions
Demonstrates leadership skills to help junior staff excel in role
Building on foundational skills to automate manual processes and growing technical acumen in role
Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines

Responsibilities

Be the keeper of the lab Own the full lifecycle of IoT hardware in our test environment, from intake and inventory of connected devices (espresso machines, ovens, grinders, etc)
Make broken things tell you why lead root cause analysis on IoT device failures, build repeatable test harnesses and diagnostic scripts, and maintain the runbooks
Keep the lab healthy define and enforce the systems lifecycle management process for every piece of IoT hardware we touch.

Benefits

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.