Starbucks

Starbucks is seeking a Senior/Lead Decision Scientist to shape data-driven strategy across its global coffeehouse business. In this role, you will partner with Retail, Supply Chain, and Marketing teams to design experiments, build predictive and optimization models, and translate complex data into clear, actionable insights. You will lead advanced analytics projects, define key metrics, and develop dashboards that guide pricing, assortment, and customer experience decisions. You will mentor other analysts, champion best practices in experimentation and data ethics, and help embed a culture of evidence-based decision making across Starbucks. Responsibilities Lead design and analysis of experiments to optimize pricing, promotions, and customer experience Build and deploy predictive and optimization models to support retail and supply chain decisions Develop dashboards and self-serve analytics tools for stakeholders Define and refine key performance metrics and measurement frameworks Translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable business recommendations Partner with cross-functional teams in Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain Mentor and guide junior analysts and decision scientists Promote best practices in data quality, experimentation, and analytics governance Required Skills Statistical modeling A/B testing and experimentation design Machine learning SQLPython or RData visualization (Tableau/Power BI) Predictive analytics Optimization and forecasting Big data tools (e.g., Spark, Hive) Business intelligence and dashboarding

Starbucks is seeking a Senior/Lead Decision Scientist to drive data-informed strategy across our global coffeehouse business. In this role, you'll translate complex data into clear insights that improve customer experience, store operations, and digital engagement. You'll design experiments, develop predictive and prescriptive models, and build dashboards that guide leaders in merchandising, pricing, and loyalty initiatives. Partnering with cross-functional teams, you'll define metrics, validate hypotheses, and tell compelling data stories. You'll mentor junior analysts, champion data quality and governance, and help shape a culture of evidence-based, ethical decision-making at scale. Responsibilities Lead design and execution of experiments and A/B tests to optimize customer experience, pricing, and promotions. Develop predictive and prescriptive models to support demand forecasting, personalization, and store operations. Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights and narratives for business and executive stakeholders. Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and self-service analytics tools for cross-functional teams. Define and refine key performance metrics for digital, retail, and loyalty initiatives. Collaborate with product, marketing, operations, and finance to identify and prioritize analytics opportunities. Ensure data quality, governance, and proper use of data across projects. Mentor and guide junior analysts and data scientists on best practices and frameworks. Evaluate and implement new analytical methods, tools, and data sources to enhance decision-making. Champion a culture of ethical, evidence-based decision-making aligned with Starbucks values. Required Skills Data science Statistical analysis A/B testing and experimentation Predictive modeling Machine learning SQLPython or RData visualization (Tableau/Power BI) Data storytelling and communication Business intelligence and reporting

Starbucks is seeking a Senior/Lead Decision Scientist to drive data-informed strategy across our global coffee and food operations. In this role, you will use advanced analytics, experimentation, and predictive modeling to optimize pricing, product mix, and store performance. You'll partner with operations, marketing, and digital teams to translate complex data into clear insights, dashboards, and recommendations that enhance guest experience and profitability. You will mentor junior analysts, promote data literacy, and help shape a culture of ethical, responsible data use aligned with Starbucks' community and sustainability values. Responsibilities Develop and deploy advanced analytics, forecasting, and predictive models to inform pricing, product, and operational decisions. Design and analyze A/B tests and experiments to evaluate initiatives across stores and digital channels. Build clear dashboards and self-service BI tools for stakeholders in operations, marketing, and digital. Translate complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations for senior leaders. Partner with cross-functional teams to define metrics, KPIs, and measurement frameworks. Mentor and guide junior analysts and data scientists, promoting best practices in analytics and coding. Ensure data quality, governance, and ethical use of customer and operational data. Communicate findings through compelling presentations, visualizations, and written summaries. Collaborate with technology teams to improve data pipelines, tooling, and analytics platforms. Support long-term analytics roadmap aligned with Starbucks' sustainability, community, and growth goals. Required Skills SQLPython or RStatistical modeling Predictive analytics A/B testing and experimentation Machine learning fundamentals Data visualization (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) Big data tools (e.g., Spark, Hive) Dashboarding and reporting Business intelligence in retail/hospitality Data storytelling Forecasting and time-series analysis

Now Brewing - Engineer (Senior+)! From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and rich tradition, but also created a sense of connection. We are known for developing extraordinary leaders who share this passion and are guided by their service to others. As a senior or lead Engineer, you'll play a critical role in delivering high-quality, reliable, and secure technology that enables teams across Starbucks to build, release, and operate software with confidence. This advanced role focuses on owning complex engineering capabilities end-to-end-partnering across business and technology teams to improve reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. As an Engineer, you will Design and operate reliable systems at scale by implementing high-availability solutions, service monitoring, deep telemetry, and automation to ensure performance, resiliency, and continuous availability. Enable strong engineering delivery by supporting development teams, resolving complex technical and developer issues, and engineering robust build and release processes. Ensure security and compliance by design through stable, secure application and infrastructure solutions, maintaining hardened configurations and baselines, and upholding company policies and regulatory requirements. Influence technical direction and standards by researching and recommending tools, platforms, and best practices, and partnering across teams and vendors to improve outcomes. We'd love to hear from people with: 4-10 years of professional experience in software development or systems engineering Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field Preferred programming languages: one or more of Python, Java, Go, C/C++, Ruby, or Perl (especially for automation, tooling, and systems work) 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 . 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 and 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. We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why we're onsite four days a week. Join us and inspire with every cup. Apply today! Starbucks 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, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state, and local ordinances. Starbucks 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 or .

Now Brewing - Data Engineers sr 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. 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 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 . 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. We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why we're onsite four days a week. Join us and inspire with every cup. Apply today! Starbucks 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. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances. Starbucks 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 or .

Now Brewing - Software Engineer! 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 an Engineer, you'll help deliver high-quality, reliable, and stable technologies and security capabilities that enable teams to build, release, and operate software with confidence. You'll support critical engineering capabilities through installation, configuration, monitoring, analysis, maintenance, and technical support-while modeling Starbucks guiding principles. As an Engineer, you will Enable fast, reliable delivery by supporting development teams, resolving developer issues, and engineering build and release processes. Strengthen reliability and observability by implementing service monitoring, deep telemetry, and high-availability operational support-automating solutions across the environment. Build secure and compliant foundations by implementing technologies aligned to information security principles, maintaining secure configurations/baselines, and upholding applicable policies and regulatory requirements. We'd love to hear from people with: 0-4 years of professional industry experience with software development Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field Preferred qualifications Systems & production operations : 1+ years in systems/network administration or systems engineering, plus hands-on production support (monitoring/telemetry, troubleshooting, incident response; 24x7/on-call a plus ). Automation & coding: 1+ years coding/scripting for automation in Python, Java, Go, or C/C++ (Ruby/Perl also welcome) with strong debugging skills. Cloud & delivery tooling: experience with AWS/Azure and exposure to CI/CD or build/release tooling and automation. Core technical foundations: working knowledge of distributed systems, TCP/IP networking (DNS/routing), and databases/data stores (SQL/NoSQL). 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 . 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. We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why we're onsite four days a week. Join us and inspire with every cup. Apply today! Starbucks 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. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances. Starbucks 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 or .