Lead Software Engineer McDonalds Hampton, VA

Filrsafekeep; Hampton (VA); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

McDonalds is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Hampton, VA to own the platform end-to-end. You’ll oversee a Go-based prototype and guide stakeholders through Elasticsearch tradeoffs, with Angular-based proofs of concept as needed.

This role emphasizes strong communication, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical partners. The position is remote-friendly with autonomy and a focus on coaching a team through holiday surges and ongoing

Qualifications

• Lead mastery of Continuous Learning, validated by people who'd hire you again
• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
• Cross-functional ease, from Continuous Learning engineers to MongoDB marketers
• Experience translating Angular complexity for a non-technical audience
• Working familiarity with contract schedules and team norms at McDonalds
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English

Responsibilities

• Translate a napkin idea from McDonalds founders into a Go fast-growing prototype
• Walk technology stakeholders through Elasticsearch tradeoffs in language McDonalds execs grasp
• Spike an Angular proof of concept fast when McDonalds needs a yes-or-no answer
• Build Elasticsearch self-service tools so Hampton teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Pair Continuous Learning and Kubernetes in a pipeline McDonalds can extend without your help later
• Document the Elasticsearch system so the next lead engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Guard the Creativity codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Keep the technology Continuous Learning service humming through Hampton's holiday traffic surge

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder diplomacy

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical translation

Communication clarity

Tools

Elasticsearch

Angular

Kubernetes

MongoDB

Job description

McDonalds builds innovative products used by teams worldwide, and we need a Lead Software Engineer to push our platform to the next level. Few technology roles let you own the whole thing end to end; this lead one in Hampton does, and it pays $114,000 - $172,000.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate a napkin idea from McDonalds founders into a Go fast-growing prototype
• Walk technology stakeholders through Elasticsearch tradeoffs in language McDonalds execs grasp
• Spike an Angular proof of concept fast when McDonalds needs a yes-or-no answer
• Build Elasticsearch self-service tools so Hampton teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Pair Continuous Learning and Kubernetes in a pipeline McDonalds can extend without your help later
• Document the Elasticsearch system so the next lead engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Guard the Creativity codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Keep the technology Continuous Learning service humming through Hampton's holiday traffic surge

What You'll Bring

• Lead mastery of Continuous Learning, validated by people who'd hire you again
• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
• Cross-functional ease, from Continuous Learning engineers to MongoDB marketers
• Experience translating Angular complexity for a non-technical audience
• Working familiarity with contract schedules and team norms at McDonalds
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English

Our team at McDonalds is remote-friendly, collaborative, and proud to call Hampton, VA home. We give people autonomy early and trust them to ask for support when they need it.

The package speaks for itself: $114,000 - $172,000, coaching, coverage, and the flexible contract hours that learning-obsessed technology pros expect.

As of right now, McDonalds is still reading every resume that lands here.