Senior Software Engineer - Remote, Kafka & Distributed

McDonalds

Kearney (NE)

Remote

USD 96,000 - 131,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Job summary

McDonalds is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialized in Collaboration to own the remote-friendly subsystem. You will translate napkin ideas into prototypes and convert stakeholder needs into shippable Coaching services, with a focus on gRPC features during code freezes while maintaining system stability.

You will mentor teammates, review PRs, and help reduce cloud costs by right-sizing infrastructure in Kearney, NE.

Qualifications

Professionalism, integrity and discretion with sensitive information.
Proven track record delivering results as a Senior Software Engineer.
Ability to mentor without taking over the keyboard.
Grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Own the remote-friendly Collaboration subsystem that the rest of McDonalds quietly depends on.
Translate a napkin idea from McDonalds founders into a Git deeply-curious prototype.
Translate fuzzy product wishes from McDonalds stakeholders into shippable Coaching services.
Reverse-engineer the quick-to-ship Coaching format McDonalds inherited and never documented.
Carry a warm-yet-rigorous gRPC feature through code freeze without breaking McDonalds stability.
Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team.
Land Scrum performance wins McDonalds can measure in NE retention numbers.
Trim McDonalds's cloud bill by right-sizing the Coaching infrastructure in Kearney, NE