application developer- ST; Seattle, WA

Summary

Starbucks is a company known for its commitment to connection and leadership in the coffee industry. As an Application Developer, you will deliver and support technology solutions that enable business capabilities by partnering across IT and the business to analyze requirements, design, and build software.

Responsibilities

• Build and deliver software solutions using established design patterns and coding standards—focused on secure, scalable, durable, and accessible outcomes
• Contribute across the delivery lifecycle (requirements/backlog refinement, technical design, development, test automation, and deployment) in Agile and/or waterfall environments
• Support production stability by participating in on-call support, troubleshooting incidents, contributing to root-cause analysis, tracking operational KPIs, and maintaining clear documentation for operations and users

Skills

• 0–4 years of professional industry experience with software development
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Proficiency with relevant development languages, tools, frameworks, and dependencies, and strong fundamentals in data structures/algorithms
• Experience building or integrating with established APIs, including common system integration patterns
• Strong engineering habits: writing reusable, maintainable code, automated tests, and clear technical documentation
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills; ability to balance priorities and meet deadlines

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 0–4 years of professional industry experience with software development
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Nice to Haves

• Proficiency with relevant development languages, tools, frameworks, and dependencies, and strong fundamentals in data structures/algorithms
• Experience building or integrating with established APIs, including common system integration patterns
• Strong engineering habits: writing reusable, maintainable code, automated tests, and clear technical documentation
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills; ability to balance priorities and meet deadlines

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits
• 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
• Two personal days per year
• 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
• Financial well-being tools
• 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
• Access to other educational opportunities
• Access to backup care and DACA reimbursement
• Vacation accruals 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 in certain states
• Vacation time starting at 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours annually for roles director and above in other states
• Reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities