Sr. Solutions Architect, eCommerce and In-Store Technology

Compensation Range: $124,100-$175,000

What we need:

We are currently building a world-class eCommerce Platform that will optimize our digital ordering channels and technology innovations to create competitive advantages for our restaurants around the globe. We are seeking a Senior Architect who can lead the architecture, design, and implementation of our digital products and bridge the gap between cloud services and in-store technology for KFC Global.

As the Senior Architect, you will be part of the Architecture team, leading the architecture, design, and integration of our digital platforms with an eCommerce platform in the Digital & Technology group. The role will guide and inform on development Architecture, integrations, DevOps oversight as needed. This role will partner with market personnel regarding eCommerce platform integrations and also partner with all agency/vendor engineering relationships regarding digital development within the eCommerce platform. 

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the architecture team who is responsible for the design of our frontend architecture in collaboration with the entire engineering team
• Lead implementation of new features, UX or business initatives by owning architecture decision and vision
• Advises on engineering process and development for eCommerce, inclusive of development validation, story point estimation, agile process refinement, architecture inputs and validation checks
• Drives Architecture design for iOS and Android apps and Progressive Web Apps built with React
• Thought leader on DevOps surrounding eCommerce platform development and deployment
• Partner with Market and Regional leaders to understand limitations and develop remediation steps to ensure platforms operate with KPIs and goals in mind.
• Develop rapid prototyping and 3rd party tech integration capabilities as needed
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize technical requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, testing, and deployment
• Mentor and guide junior architects and developers
• Become a subject matter expert (SME) on our platforms and products to provide guidance and answer questions
• Help design new features that cross multiple products, such as omni-channel loyalty redeemable both in-store and at the digital channels
• Proactively identify and resolve technical debt across the broader engineering team and advocate for improvements in the ecommerce platform

You have:

• A BS or higher in Computer Science or a related engineering field (MS preferred)
• 6+ years of experience as a software architect or senior engineer
• Deep expertise with React Native and React
• Strong experience with Node, Express, GraphQL
• Experience with Mobile App Development across iOS and Android Platforms
• Strong level of understanding with AWS with expertise in ECS, Lambda & API Gateway
• Understanding of CICD development
• Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architectures
• Experience with Payment service providers and their integration points
• Knowledge of POS systems
• Understanding of RESTful APIs, contract design and integration points
• Experience with agile methodologies, tools, and CI/CD tools and processes
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
• Previous experience with Martech platforms and CDPs, especially Braze, Mparticle, Firebase & Branch

 We Prefer Experience with: 

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, HTML, CSS, React and ReactNative
• Containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Serverless architectures and Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platforms
• Stream processing and real-time data pipelines
• Data storage technologies such as SQL and NoSQL databases
• Networking and security best practices for distributed systems

A few of our perks:

●      4 weeks of vacation PLUS holidays

●      5 sick days

●      2 paid volunteer days

●      401k matching

●      Medical, dental, vision

●      Life insurance

●      Half day Fridays

●      Generous parental leave

●      A world-famous recognition culture

Who is KFC?

KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM.), is a global chicken restaurant brand with a rich, decades-long history of success and innovation. It all started with one cook, Colonel Harland Sanders, who believed in doing things “the hard way,” because nothing ever got done right by cutting corners. Hard work, hospitality and integrity are still core to our brand today.

While we’re grounded in our heritage, we’re always looking forward to the future and evolving to make it easier for our customers to enjoy our chicken. Through digital innovation, our goal is to make KFC available everywhere, implementing a frictionless & friendly experience leveraging scalable technology stack and standards and accelerating rollouts via multiple channels. And we’re growing… a new KFC restaurant opens somewhere in the world every six hours.

As we grow, KFC is committed to doing so responsibly through commitments like our 2025 global plastic packaging goal and the KFC Harvest program, which to date has donated over 82 million pounds of food to our local communities around the world. Our purposes is feeding people’s potential, whether that means helping team members get through school, turn their passion for fried chicken into a career, or being a positive force in our communities. We fight inequality and believe in all people. Everyone has a seat at our table: from millionaires to truck drivers, to our more than 800,000 Team Members, to our customers around the world, KFC treats everyone like family. 

Our people are what make us distinctively KFC, and we value every opportunity to celebrate the unique perspectives and backgrounds they bring to our company. To learn more about KFC Global, check out our company page here. 

We are currently building a world-class eCommerce Platform that will optimize our digital ordering channels and technology innovations to create competitive advantages for our restaurants around the globe. We are seeking a Senior Architect who can lead the architecture, design, and implementation of our digital products and bridge the gap between cloud services and in-store technology for KFC Global.