POS Engineer

US staffing Inc; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

US staffing Inc based in Boston, Massachusetts is looking for an experienced professional to work with enterprise POS systems in high-volume retail settings. The role requires proficiency in edge computing design and familiarity with various hardware platforms.

The ideal candidate should understand the impacts of emerging technologies such as AI on infrastructure, planning for future growth and hardware needs while managing current systems effectively.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with large enterprise POS systems in high volume retail.
• Experience in designing edge computing solutions for distributed environments.
• Knowledge of OS imaging and lifecycle management, particularly in POS setups.

Responsibilities

• Design architectures accommodating emerging technologies while managing existing hardware.
• Support and maintain hardware across diverse environments, ensuring effectiveness even offline.
• Plan capacity needs based on future software demands and operational growth.

Skills

POS systems expertise

Edge computing design

Hardware lifecycle management

OS imaging and management

Capacity planning

Tools

NCR hardware

Oracle MICROS

HP hardware

Job description

POS & QSR Experience

• Hands on experience with large enterprise POS systems in QSR or high volume retail
• Strong understanding of:
  • Transactions
  • Payments
  • Peripherals
  • Offline / degraded network behavior
• Experience designing around existing POS platforms, not replacing them

Edge Computing & Architecture

• Real experience designing or operating edge computing in distributed environments
• Comfortable with store level compute models that work even when the network is down
• Experience supporting mixed fleets (legacy hardware + new stores)

POS Hardware

• Experience with enterprise POS hardware such as:
  • NCR
  • Oracle MICROS
  • HP (or similar vendors)
• Understands hardware lifecycle realities (long refresh cycles, mixed environments)

OS & Imaging (Hands On)

• OS imaging and lifecycle management experience
• Windows LTSC in POS environments (including tradeoffs)
• Linux for edge or backend workloads (practical use, not ideological)

Future Ready & Capacity Planning (Critical)

• Understands how emerging technologies (e.g., AI, real time analytics, automation) impact store compute needs
• Experience with capacity planning and technology decisions looking 3-5 years out
• Able to design architectures where software growth does not immediately force hardware upgrades

We are not looking for someone to build AI models- we are looking for someone who understands what AI and future software demand from infrastructure.