As the Sr. Software Engineer II (Technical Lead) for Byte Edge, you will own the technical direction and hands-on implementation of our edge computing platform that powers restaurant operations across thousands of locations. You will act as a senior individual contributor and technical leader, setting architectural direction while remaining deeply involved in building core systems.
Byte Edge enables quick-service restaurants to operate autonomously at the store level, sustaining 24+ hours of offline operation while processing thousands of daily orders with reliable synchronization to POS systems, kitchen displays, and management dashboards.
You will design and build distributed systems that run on in-store hardware, balancing performance, reliability, and operational simplicity in environments with intermittent or unreliable connectivity.
- Lead the architecture and implementation of edge services in Go, including the cloud-to-edge synchronization bridge and authentication gateway
- Design and optimize messaging patterns for high-throughput, low-latency event streaming across unreliable networks
- Own the technical strategy for offline-first architecture, ensuring durability and eventual consistency during extended network outages
- Build and maintain Kubernetes deployments via Helm charts for edge clusters managed through Spectro Cloud Palette
- Optimize services for memory, CPU, and disk constrained environments typical of in-store hardware
- Collaborate with cloud platform teams to design seamless cloud-to-edge data flows using MQTT-based bridging
- Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, code reviews, and mentorship of engineers
- Partner with Product and DevOps to plan phased rollouts and gradual migrations from legacy systems
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience operating production distributed systems
- Experience acting as a technical lead, owning system design and guiding engineering decisions
- Technical proficiency in
- Go (1.21+) for high-performance, low-memory service
- Distributed messaging systems such as NATS JetStream, Kafka, or similar
- Kubernetes and Helm for container orchestration
- Authentication and authorization using OAuth2 and JWT
Strong experience with
- Event-driven and streaming architectures
- CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab CI or GitHub Actions
- Docker and containerized service development
- Designing systems for resource-constrained or embedded environments
Additional Qualifications
- Experience with MQTT and cloud-to-edge messaging bridges
- Experience with edge Kubernetes management platforms such as Spectro Cloud Palette
- Knowledge of high-availability patterns including multi-node clustering and fast failover
- Background in restaurant technology, point-of-sale systems, or retail operations
- Experience with GraphQL federation or domain graph services
Why this role matters
This role will directly shape how Byte delivers reliable, offline-capable technology to thousands of restaurants globally. The systems you design will be foundational to in-store resiliency, developer velocity, and operational excellence across the Byte platform.
Salary Range: $131,100-$164,300 annually + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including operating production distributed systems
- Experience acting as a technical lead, owning system design and guiding engineering decisions
- Go (1.21+) for high-performance, low-memory service development
- Experience with distributed messaging systems such as NATS JetStream, Kafka, or similar
- Kubernetes and Helm for container orchestration and deployments
- Authentication and authorization using OAuth2 and JWT
- Event-driven and streaming architectures
- CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab CI or GitHub Actions
- Docker and containerized service development
- Designing systems for resource-constrained or embedded environments
- Experience with MQTT and cloud-to-edge messaging bridges
- Experience with edge Kubernetes management platforms such as Spectro Cloud Palette
- Knowledge of high-availability patterns including multi-node clustering and fast failover
- Background in restaurant technology, point-of-sale systems, or retail operations
- Experience with GraphQL federation or domain graph services
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Corporate roles include four weeks of vacation, year‑round half‑day Fridays, company holidays, dedicated “Live Well” days, and paid volunteer days. These policies contribute meaningfully to overall compensation value for corporate employees.
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What We Do
Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 55,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the Company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and the Habit Burger Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. The Habit Burger Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. What makes Yum! a great place to work? It's our people. As the world's largest restaurant company, we invest in people capability so that our global workforce can make the most of their careers. With ongoing opportunities for personal and professional success, we've built a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort while providing the flexibility that is so important to all of us.
