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McDonald’s Global Technology

Supervisor, Engineering Tech Lead

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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
98K-125K Annually
Junior
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
98K-125K Annually
Junior
Lead product quality and deployment for digital menu boards, collaborating with vendors and cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementations and adherence to standards.
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Company Description:
McDonald's growth strategy, Accelerating the Arches, encompasses all aspects of our business as the leading global omni-channel restaurant brand. As the consumer landscape shifts we are using our competitive advantages to further strengthen our brand. One of our core growth strategies is to Double Down on the 3Ds (Delivery, Digital and Drive Thru). McDonald's will accelerate technology innovation so 65M+ customers a day will experience a fast, easy experience, whether at one of our 25,000 and growing Drive thrus, through McDelivery, dine-in or takeaway.
McDonald's Global Technology is here to power tomorrow's feel-good moments.
That's why you'll find us at the forefront of transformative technology, exploring new and innovative ways to serve our millions of customers and spread happiness one delicious Hot Fudge Sundae-dipped fry at a time.Using AI, robotics and emerging tech, we're digitizing the Golden Arches. Combine that with our unparalleled global scale, and we're reshaping all areas of the business, industry and every community that is home to a McDonald's restaurant.We face complex tech challenges every day. But that's where our diverse and talented teams come in. They're made up of the best and brightest from all over the globe, and they thrive in the space where feel-good meets fast-paced.
Check out the McDonald's Global Technology Technical Blog to learn how technology and our global team are directly enabling the Accelerating the Arches strategy.
Department Overview
This opportunity is part of the Global Technology Commercial Products & Platforms team, where our vision is to develop technology that delights our customers and enables our crews to operate our restaurants reliably and effectively.
The Associate Tech Lead, Digital Menu Board, plays a pivotal role in driving business success across our markets by demonstrating strong engineering and organizational skills. This is a key player in our market success. As the Associate Tech Lead, you will spearhead the strategy for product quality and deployment, actively supporting the deployment manager in operationalizing market deployments while coordinating activities across market and product release teams. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, they leverage vendor management capabilities to enhance our digital products, ultimately delighting our customers and driving engagement.
Duties
  • Attend all squad-level ceremonies and act as the champion for the market to ensure successful product deployment.
  • Support the Tech Lead in maintaining the output (quality and efficiency) of external vendor squads to ensure they are delivering to McDonald's standards.
  • Maintain documentation standards for all software shipped by the squad.
  • Support the deployment of new features, including QA, push to production, and defect remediation.
  • Partner with the Release Manager for upcoming releases and maintain release hygiene.
  • Provide a technical perspective to translate Epics into user stories and help inform the product roadmap.
  • Apply knowledge of data integration and system design patterns to support the creation and review of technical solutions.
  • Ensure technical solutions align with architectural, engineering, and security standards and best practices.
  • Act as a technical product SME to manage the delivery of various teams across the SDLC, from discovery, design, and refinement to supporting development and testing.
  • Champion a culture of continuous improvement by soliciting feedback from multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications
  • 2+ years experience working in a technology environment with knowledge of Agile software development process, a bachelor's in technology preferred.
  • Familiar partnering with collaborators across an at-scale, complex, global matrixed organizational setup.
  • Solid grasp of the latest development technologies and methodologies.
  • Experiences with code refactoring, design patterns, design-driven development, continuous deployment, highly scalable applications, and application security.
  • Experience in Agile Development, application of Agile techniques and delivery practices.
  • Solid understanding of engineering concepts such as APIs, ETL pipelines, event-driven architecture, modular design, and distributed systems.

Compensation
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Long - Term Incentive: No
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Salary Range
The expected salary range for this role is $98,140.00 - $125,130.00 per year
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.
Competencies
Execution Proficiency
Background & Values
Strategic Proficiency
Building Blocks
Talent Proficiency
Additional Information:
Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.
Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.
McDonald's is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald's provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
McDonald's provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

Top Skills

Agile Methodologies
APIs
Distributed Systems
ETL
Event-Driven Architecture
Modular Design

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