Starbucks tech stack

Starbucks builds mostly with SQL, Java, Python, Apex. Its stack also includes Power BI, Tableau, Cassandra, PostgreSQL. SQL is named in 5 of the 15 job postings Starbucks published in the last 12 months (33%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Starbucks, updated Oct 5, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 5, 2026
Technologies in use
51
Postings analysed
15
Open now
15
Modernity
78 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Starbucks use?

SQL is named in 33% of job postings at Starbucks, followed by Java (13%), Python (13%), Apex (7%).

SQL 5 33% required in 80% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
Java 2 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Python 2 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Apex 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
C# 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
C++ 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
JavaScript 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Kotlin 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
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Perl1
PowerShell1
Ruby1
TypeScript1

What frameworks and libraries does Starbucks use?

ASP.NET Core is named in 7% of job postings at Starbucks, followed by Flink (7%), Lightning Web Components (7%), Blazor (7%).

ASP.NET Core 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Flink 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Lightning Web Components 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Blazor 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
WPF 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

What databases does Starbucks use?

Cassandra is named in 7% of job postings at Starbucks, followed by PostgreSQL (7%).

Cassandra 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
PostgreSQL 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

What cloud and platforms does Starbucks use?

Power BI is named in 20% of job postings at Starbucks, followed by Tableau (20%), Azure (20%), Windows (20%).

Power BI 3 20% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Tableau 3 20% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Azure 3 20% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Windows 3 20% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
AWS 2 13% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Apache Kafka 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Databricks 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
GCP 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
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Microsoft Entra ID1
MuleSoft1
Spark1
GitHub1
GitHub Actions1
Splunk1
Windows Server1

What developer tools does Starbucks use?

Microsoft Excel is named in 40% of job postings at Starbucks, followed by Rest API (13%), Apache NiFi (7%), Copilot (7%).

Microsoft Excel 6 40% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Sep 2026
Rest API 2 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Apache NiFi 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Copilot 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
OpenTofu 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Terraform 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

What AI and ML technologies does Starbucks use?

LLM is named in 13% of job postings at Starbucks.

LLM 2 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026

Which engineering practices does Starbucks ask for?

CI/CD is named in 7% of job postings at Starbucks, followed by ETL/ELT (7%), Human-in-the-Loop (7%), IAM (7%).

CI/CD 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
ETL/ELT 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Human-in-the-Loop 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
IAM 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
LLM Guardrails 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Machine Learning 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Multi-Agent Systems 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
RAG 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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SOAP1
MVVM1

What does each Starbucks team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Operations

3 postings
Microsoft Excel3
Power BI2

Industrial Engineering

3 postings
Azure2
SQL2

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How is the Starbucks stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
AWSOct 2026
JavaSep 2026
LLMSep 2026
PythonSep 2026
Power BISep 2026
SQLSep 2026
TableauSep 2026
Microsoft ExcelSep 2026

How modern is the Starbucks stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 78/100

Starbucks scores 78 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Starbucks stack in its industry?

Share of the 745 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

SQL26%
Azure13%
Power BI22%
Tableau10%
Windows15%
AWS10%
Java6%
LLM9%
Python20%
ASP.NET Core1%

Questions about the Starbucks tech stack

What programming languages does Starbucks use?

The languages named in Starbucks job postings are SQL (33%), Java (13%), Python (13%), Apex (7%), C# (7%), as a share of the 15 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Starbucks use Power BI?

Yes. Power BI is named in 3 of 15 job postings (20%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Starbucks use?

The cloud and platforms named in Starbucks job postings are Power BI (3), Tableau (3), Azure (3) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Operations job at Starbucks?

Operations postings at Starbucks most often require Microsoft Excel (3), Power BI (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Starbucks tech stack changing?

Yes. AWS, Java, LLM, Python first appeared in Starbucks job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Starbucks tech stack?

Starbucks scores 78 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Starbucks tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Starbucks publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 15 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 5, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Starbucks tech stack: 51 technologies from 15 job postings", as of Oct 5, 2026. https://alion.io/company/starbucks/technologies

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