Senior Engineering Leader — Flexible Freelance Role

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC); Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 246,000 - 351,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexible freelance hours

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

11+ years experience

Next.js

Freelance friendly

Strong communication

Willingness to commute

Tools

Docker

Webpack

Job description

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.