Hiring: principal engineer, Next-Gen Point of Sale & Retail Systems Company: Starbucks Location: Seattle, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 15:16:04 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Android, ArgoCD, CI/CD, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Datadog, EC2, EKS, GitHub Actions, Go, GraphQL, IAM, Jenkins, Kafka, Kubernetes, Linux, OIDC, OpenTelemetry, Product Strategy, REST, React Native, S3, SNS, SQS, Terraform, TypeScript, VPC, gRPC About the job Experience: •10+ years in software engineering, with progressive professional software engineering experience with scope and responsibility comparable to this role. •7+ years of experience leading architecture and delivery for Retail Systems such as point of sale or PED •2+ years of experience leading delivery of architectures that span cloud and edge compute Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. •Demonstrated capacity to convert ambiguous business needs into clear technical direction, executable plans, and measurable outcomes. •Demonstrated capacity to evaluate technology options and make pragmatic tradeoffs based on customer value, risk, cost, scalability, and maintainability. •Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries, facilitate decisions, and build durable alignment. •Demonstrated capacity to mentor engineers, raise engineering standards, and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. •In-depth knowledge of reliability engineering, performance, telemetry, release strategies, resiliency patterns, and incident management. •Strong communication skills across technical and executive stakeholders. •Hands‑on experience with Golang, GraphQL, and REST •Strong experience with distributed data sync and offline‑first architecture. •Strong background in Kubernetes, cloud‑native architecture, and fleet‑scale device management. Compensation: •$173,900 - $289,900 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!