Director of Engineering

KFC; Jersey City (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 246.000 - 351.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexible freelance hours

Zusammenfassung

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Jersey City, NJ seeks a seasoned engineer to ship builder-led features across scales. Bring 11 years and Next.js expertise for a freelance, flexible role with strong mentorship and benefits.

Lead design reviews, shape Next.js APIs, and ensure smooth handoffs of PHP runbooks. This open, funded role aims to fill soon with competitive pay and life-work balance in NJ.

Qualifikationen

• 11+ years of real-world software experience.
• Ability to deliver under tight deadlines in a freelance setup.
• Comfort delivering bad news clearly and early.

Aufgaben

• Lead Webpack design reviews to catch costly mistakes.
• Design Next.js APIs for Jersey City teams.
• Handoff PHP runbooks for on-call readiness.
• Carry features from whiteboard to Jersey City production.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt.
• Decide between buying and building for KFC's stack.

Kenntnisse

11+ years experience

Next.js

Freelance friendly

Strong communication

Willingness to commute

Tools

Docker

Webpack

Jobbeschreibung

Work alongside talented engineers in Jersey City to ship builder-led features that delight users at every scale. The shape of it is simple — bring 11 years and Next.js, take home $246,000 - $351,000, and grow into whatever KFC builds next.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Webpack design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Jersey City, NJ builds them
• Design Next.js APIs other Jersey City, NJ teams will still thank you for next year
• Hand off PHP runbooks so the next on-call at KFC sleeps better
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Jersey City, NJ production without dropping the baton
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Decide when to buy Professionalism versus build it for KFC's Jersey City, NJ stack

What You'll Bring

• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Willingness to commute to Jersey City, NJ or work flexibly as needed
• Comfort being accountable for a fast-paced outcome in a freelance role
• Judgment seasoned by at least 11 years of real consequences

KFC is Jersey City, NJ's answer to a technology industry grown lazy, run by a wildly-collaborative team that still cares about Docker. Our team in NJ keeps a running list of what we'd do differently, and we actually act on it.

The whole offer in one line: $246,000 - $351,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexible freelance hours that respect the life you have in NJ.

This is an open, funded role that we intend to fill in the coming weeks.