Senior software engineer, iOS; Seattle, WA - U.S
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Software Development
App Developer - Mobile/Web, Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, iOS Developer
Now Brewing – iOS Engineers! #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 Starbucks iOS application is used by more than 25 million users every month and the iOS engineering team is growing and innovating quickly to deliver the best possible and inclusive experience to our users. Come join the Starbucks iOS engineering team and help evolve mobile engineering at one of the world s most successful digital rewards and loyalty platforms. If you are driven by innovation, purpose-driven work, technical challenges and want to be a part of some amazing, industry-leading work come join us.
As a senior engineer on the team, you will be responsible for driving successful delivery of your work, utilizing your passion and in-depth knowledge of iOS accessibility to improve client components, identifying then subsequently helping to drive efforts to mature team practices and improve the native digital platform. This role requires an effective technical collaborator who has core iOS development expertise and has built and deployed apps to the Apple App Store.
As a senior engineer, you will participate in assessing new projects and features for feasibility, writing code for the latest features and important bug fixes, championing accessibility, and working to test and release those features to the public.
Responsibilities- Build, iterate, and enhance the Starbucks iOS application
- Champion accessibility
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of architecture and code reviews
- Optimize existing code for maintainability and testability
- Improve app quality with the development of unit and automated UI tests
- Mature and evolve team testing practice and philosophy
- Participate in vision and strategy exercises for the team
- You approach challenges and problems with a positive solution-oriented mindset.
- You can react swiftly to changing requirements and develop and explore alternative solutions
- You have a proven ability to learn new technologies relatively quickly and apply the gained knowledge to address customer and business problems
- You have a passion for iOS and you are up to speed on the latest Swift and iOS trends and developments
- A strong passion for learning and adapting to new technologies
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- Extensive software engineering experience with the iOS platform
- 4+ years of professional experience developing consumer-facing iOS mobile applications
- 4+ years of software development experience
- Strong experience in integrating RESTful APIs, Graph
QL, push notifications and multi-threaded applications - Attention to detail, particularly around software engineering fundamentals, testing methodologies, and quality.
- Advanced proficiency with one or more common modern mobile architectural patterns (VIPER, MVVM, MVP) and reactive programming
- Strong experience in Swift with some proficiency in Objective-C
- Knowledge of accessibility standards: WCAG, Section 508. Knowledge of International laws is a plus
- Familiarity using Apple’s accessibility features (Voiceover, Switch Control) is a plus
- Experience with Core Location services is a plus
- Experience writing integration and unit tests
- Strong Git experience
- Experience with XCode profiling tools to identify and improve app performance is a plus
- Desired:
Interest in creating accessible (a11y) products that everyone can use. A CPACC or WAS certification is preferred, but not required
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.
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