application developer senior- Seattle, WA
Starbucks · Seattle, WA
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Jul 10, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior software development role focused on designing, building, and maintaining business-critical technology platforms. Day-to-day work spans the full delivery lifecycle — from backlog refinement and technical design through deployment and production support — with an emphasis on integration patterns, platform reliability, and reducing technical debt. Suits engineers with a broad background in software development who are comfortable mentoring others and influencing cross-functional decisions.
Senior level · 4+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 14,600 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 11,000–19,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting's primary requirements section ('We'd love to hear from people with') is unusually soft in framing — it reads more like a preference list than a hard gate. However, the 4–10 years of software development experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field are the only items listed before the explicit 'Preferred qualifications' heading, so they are treated as the role's minimum requirements. The degree is listed without an 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, but the overall soft framing ('We'd love to hear from') introduces ambiguity; the degree requirement is set to None to reflect that uncertainty.
No specific named technologies, languages, or frameworks are called out anywhere in the posting — the skills listed are the most concrete technical signals available. The role is broadly described in terms of patterns, platforms, and practices rather than a named stack.
Team leadership (2+ years leading 4+ developers) and mentoring appear explicitly under 'Preferred qualifications', so they are not hard gates.
The posting states 'We believe we do our best work when we're together… onsite four days a week,' confirming this is not a remote role. Location is inferred as Starbucks HQ in Seattle, WA, as no other location is specified.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): COTS application development.
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