engineer lead, SRE - ST

Now Brewing – SRE engineer lead! #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.

The SRE Engineering Lead will lead the reliability, availability, and performance of critical Starbucks technology platforms. This role will build and develop the SRE team, establish reliability and observability standards, drive automation and operational improvements, and partner across engineering teams to ensure systems are resilient, scalable, secure, and ready for peak business demand.

As a SRE engineer lead, you will…

• Own Reliability: Drive system availability, performance, resilience, and operational readiness. 
• Engineer for Scale: Automate operations, strengthen observability, and reduce recurring issues and toil. 
• Lead SRE Excellence: Build the SRE team and establish standards for incident management, SLOs, capacity, and recovery.
   

%3Cp%3E%3Ci%3EWe’d love to hear from people with:%3C/i%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3E8+ years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, site reliability engineering, cloud engineering, or platform engineering.%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E2 years of leading teams of four or more software developers%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ci%3EPreferred Qualifications%3C/i%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3EStrong experience building and operating reliable distributed systems at scale.%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EExpertise in cloud platforms including AWS and/or Azure.%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EExperience with Kubernetes, Docker, container orchestration, and cloud-native architectures.%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EDeep understanding of reliability engineering principles including:%26nbsp;%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3ESLIs%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ESLOs%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EError Budgets%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ECapacity Planning%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EAvailability Engineering%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EChaos Testing%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EDisaster Recovery%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EPerformance Engineering%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EExperience implementing observability platforms such as Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, New Relic, Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry, or equivalent.%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EStrong automation and software engineering skills utilizing Python, Go, Java, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EExperience with Infrastructure as Code solutions such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EExperience with CI/CD and deployment platforms.%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EDeep knowledge of networking fundamentals, DNS, load balancing, and distributed systems design.%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp%3EAs 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. %26nbsp;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. %26nbsp;You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. %26nbsp; 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.%26nbsp;%3Cbr%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E*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. %26nbsp;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.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EThe 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. %26nbsp;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.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EWe believe we do our best work when we%27re together, which is why we%27re onsite four days a week.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EJoin us and inspire with every cup. Apply today!%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ci%3EStarbucks 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.%3C/i%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ci%3EQualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.%3C/i%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Ci%3EStarbucks 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 [email protected] or 1(888) 611-2258.%3C/i%3E%3Cbr%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E

Job Details
Job Posting: Oct 12, 2026
Job Posting End Date: Oct 27, 2026
Location: US-TN-Nashville-C00080 - Nashville Office (GUL)
Workplace Expectation: In-Office, Starbucks, Engineering
Pay Range: $134,900 - $224,900 Annually
Bonus Eligible: Yes