Sr Mgr - Tech Lead (McDelivery Logistics Platform) - McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's evolving Accelerating the Arches growth strategy puts our customers and people first and demonstrates 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 critical role technology plays as the best-in-class, global omni-channel restaurant brand. Technology enables the organization through digital technologies, 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 innovation specialists who build industry defining tech using the latest innovations and platforms, like AI and edge computing to deliver on the next set of groundbreaking opportunities for the business. We take on technology innovation challenges at an incredible scale, and work across global teams who are always hungry for a challenge! This provides access to compelling 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.

The Commercial Products & Platforms team develops digital experiences and global technology platforms that delight our customers and enable them to order on their terms, across channels and touch points, optimally and conveniently.

You'll play a pivotal role in architectural design, development, and evolution of key integrations with a diverse range of food delivery fulfillment and logistics partners internationally. Your expertise will support the detailed operation of our industry-leading coordinated McDelivery and third-party ordering platforms, which are fundamental parts of daily life for millions of customers around the world.

In this role, you’ll be accountable for the technical development, execution, and continuous improvement of our logistics and delivery integrations, orchestrators, and microservices. You will lead engineering teams to craft, develop, test, and deploy robust backend solutions that streamline order routing, tracking, and fulfillment processes, ensuring an outstanding ordering experience for customers ordering delivery in our apps.

The Tech Lead, Delivery Logistics Platform will operate within the Customer Technology organization, supplying to the strategic improvement of McDonald’s digital products and platforms as we continue our journey towards modernization and globalization.

• 5+ years of experience in technical or software engineering roles with a focus on backend systems and integrations, showing a clear progression in technical and leadership responsibilities.
• Hands-on experience crafting and implementing scalable and resilient backend services, with experience in the context of real-time delivery and logistics a plus.
• Proficiency in Agile software development methodologies and a track record of leading engineering teams within this framework.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a capacity for coaching and mentoring team members.
• Excellent communication abilities, capable of simplifying sophisticated technical concepts for non-technical partners.
• Deep understanding of cloud technologies, continuous integration/deployment practices, and test automation strategies.
• A dedication to quality, with a focus on delivering high-quality technical solutions and a steadfast attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field.
• Specific experience in the QSR industry, with a focus on logistics and last-mile delivery solutions, preferred.
• Familiarity with AWS and/or [[Google Cloud|Google Cloud Platform]] technologies.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for project achievements and in-person workshops.

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