Sr. Manager - Engineering (Chapter Lead) - Front End, Kiosk

McDonald's Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food industry is seeking a Senior Manager in Engineering to lead their software engineering team. The individual will foster improvements in the Kiosk software and manage crucial development processes. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in C#/Java, team management, and a passion for driving innovation in technology.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of C#/Java and microservices development experience.
• Experience in web development technologies like Angular.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software engineering team of web and API development engineers.
• Provide the team with a roadmap for implementing software engineering practices.
• Drive professional development through technology and skill sets.

Skills

C#

Java

Microservices

Agile Development

Web Development

Angular

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Sr. Manager - Engineering (Chapter Lead) - Front End, Kiosk

Pay Competitive

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

Req#: REF5039X

Company Description

McDonald’s evolving Accelerating the Arches growth strategy puts our customers and people first, and leverages our competitive advantages to strengthen our brand. We are recognized on lists like Fortune’s Most Admired Companies and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

Doubling Down on the 4Ds (Delivery, Digital, Drive Thru, and Development)
Our growth pillars emphasize the important role technology plays as the leading, global omni-channel restaurant brand. Technology enables the organization through digital technology, and improving the customer, crew and employee experience each and every day.

Global Technology forging the way
Leading the digitization of our business is the Technology organization made up of intrapreneurs who build industry defining tech using the latest innovations and platforms, like AI and edge computing to deliver on the next set of cutting-edge opportunities for the business. At McDonald’s you get to solve technology innovation challenges at an incredible scale, and work across global teams who are always hungry for a challenge. This provides access to exciting career paths for technologists. It’s bonus points when you get to see your family and friends use the tech you build at their favorite McD restaurant.

Check out the Global Technology Technical Blog to learn how technology is directly enabling the Accelerating the Arches strategy.

Job Description

The Commercial Product & Platform vision develops global technology products and platforms that delight our customers and enable our crews to operate our restaurants reliably and effectively.

Senior Engineering Manager – Chapter Lead, Kiosk reports to the Director of Engineering, Front End Chapter. In this role, you will lead a software engineering team of web and API development engineers, guiding them in achieving functional expertise and high quality of work. You will be partnering closely with our Technical Leads, MCX, and Architecture teams in resource and technology roadmap planning.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced technology leader to help shape the transformation of our Kiosk software, that contributes significantly to the ever-increasing digital sales growth.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Support the hiring and management of our front-end software engineering team, being a critical participant in their career growth.
• Provide the team with a roadmap in implementing software engineering practices for higher code quality.
• Help your team become better software developers and prepare them for bigger challenges.
• Be a practitioner and evangelist of DevOps, Test and Learn cultures.
• Drive professional development through technology, skill sets and tools to foster professional growth among our software engineers, resulting in improved productivity and high-quality outputs.
• Drive individual performance evaluations by defining standards and conducting assessment, as well as gathering feedback from Tech Leads and other stakeholders.
• Define quality and testing standards (e.g., attributes of well written code, test frameworks to use, measures of quality, etc.).
• Support Product Managers, Tech Leads and Senior Tech Leads in sourcing the right technical talent for squads and matching skill needs with capacity.
• Develop resourcing forecasts for software engineers assigned to front-end technology projects.
• Define skillsets and identify libraries, tooling and frameworks that improve engineering productivity.
• Build community and knowledge sharing opportunities within the different engineering chapters.
• Lead efforts to drive continuous improvement in delivery speed, quality, value and applied innovation.

Qualifications

• Willingness and ability to live the McDonald’s values every day: Serve, Inclusion, Integrity, Community, and Family.
• 10+ years of C#/Java and microservices development experience, with knowledge of Agile software development process.
• Experience in Web development technologies like Angular
• Experience in partnering with product and program management teams.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and development life cycles, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of people management experience a plus
• Experience leading a team of 7+ engineers a plus
• Experience in cloud technologies is a plus

Additional Information

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