Director, Mobile & Backend Engineering

McDonald's; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 168,350 - 218,860; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Flexible working options

Job summary

A leading global restaurant company is seeking a Director of Engineering Tech Lead based in Chicago. You will be responsible for leading teams to deliver mobile applications and backend services, defining technology strategy, and ensuring high performance and security of systems. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in software engineering with a strong background in mobile and backend technologies, and a passion for mentoring teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of dynamic software engineering experience, including leadership of mobile (iOS/Android) and backend engineering teams.
• Proven success in leading large-scale mobile apps with millions of active users.
• Strong expertise in modern mobile frameworks and backend technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams delivering iOS/Android applications and core services.
• Define long-term technology strategy for mobile platforms.
• Champion best practices for code quality, CI/CD, and performance monitoring.

Skills

Leadership of mobile teams

Backend service architecture

Agile software development

CI/CD pipelines

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Swift

Kotlin

React Native/Flutter

Microservices

Cloud-native technologies

Job description

A leading global restaurant company is seeking a Director of Engineering Tech Lead based in Chicago. You will be responsible for leading teams to deliver mobile applications and backend services, defining technology strategy, and ensuring high performance and security of systems. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in software engineering with a strong background in mobile and backend technologies, and a passion for mentoring teams.