Chick-fil-A restaurants have an opportunity to grow our occasions to care for customers outside of the four walls of their restaurant. This Senior Software Engineer role exists to expand Chick-fil-A's reach by joining the team that builds the technology products that power off-premise dining experiences through delivery and catering services. The position is essential because off-premise fulfillment involves complex, real-time coordination challenges that require sophisticated automated systems to maintain Chick-fil-A's service standards at scale. This role directly impacts restaurant operators' ability to profitably run off-premise sales and influences customer satisfaction for thousands of daily delivery and catering orders.
Requirements
- Senior-level knowledge in design and programming using Java, Go, JavaScript, Python or other comparable languages
- Experience with Relational and Non-Relational databases
- Experience developing and deploying applications via cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
- Experience with test-driven development, continuous integration and deployment, Scrum discipline, or comparable software development practices
- Extensive utilization of current Generative AI tooling such as GitHub Copilot or similar
- Experience developing and delivering microservices
- Deep understanding of AWS architecture
- Familiarity with version control systems and code merging/branching
Responsibilities
- Design and implement software solutions for delivery optimization and catering fulfillment automation
- Develop algorithms that coordinate real-time order batching, delivery time calculations, customer communication workflows, and more
- Collaborate with lead engineers to influence technical implementation decisions while contributing to system architecture evolution
- Provide technical guidance and code review feedback to team members through collaborative problem-solving
- Research and recommend emerging technologies and development methodologies that improve fulfillment system performance
- Translate business requirements from restaurant Team Members, Operators, and Stakeholders into functional software specifications for off-premise fulfillment systems
Other
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 1+ years of experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with Agile principles as applied to software development
- Proven ability to positively influence the engineering culture and practices in a professional
- 3+ years of experience
- Experience working with an agile development methodology
- Experience in design, data collection, and data analysis
- 10% Travel Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Bachelor's Degree
