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data engineer sr- ST; Nashville, TN

Starbucks
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 May 2026

About the role

Now Brewing – Data Engineers sr  #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. 

As a Data Engineer sr, you’ll build enterprise data services that power analytics and decision-making. You’ll design, develop, test, and support data pipelines that enable continuous data processing for data exploration, preparation, and real-time business analytics—while modeling Starbucks guiding principles. 

As a Data Engineer sr, you will… 

  • Build and support highly available data pipelines across batch/distributed and real-time processing to enable analytics at scale. 

  • Translate strategic needs into working solutions by partnering across teams to define requirements, implement data governance and retention practices, and improve standards and reliability. 

  • Drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, documentation, performance analysis, and root-cause resolution—partnering across peer support groups and vendors as needed. 

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We’d love to hear from people with: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related discipline 

  • 2+ years of professional industry experience with software development 

 
Preferred qualifications 

  • 5+ years working with SQL platforms 

  • 2+ years working with (or strong exposure to) NoSQL platforms 

  • 5+ years working with Spark and/or the Hadoop ecosystem (e.g., Hadoop, YARN, MapReduce, Pig, Hive) 

  • 1+ years implementing data platforms on Azure or AWS (advanced scope may align to 2+ years) 

  • 1+ years experience with CI/CD tools and practices (advanced scope may align to 2+ years) 

  • 2+ years exposure to SOA architecture and service integration patterns 

  • Proficiency in Java, Scala, or C#, plus strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning 

  • Proficiency in shell scripting, logging/monitoring patterns, and enterprise deployment best practices 

  • Experience productionalizing big data implementations (advanced scope may include multiple implementations) 

  • Familiarity with Tableau (or similar) is a plus 

  • Demonstrated ability to mentor others and operate effectively in Agile/DevOps environments 

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 em

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