Software Engineer II
Date: Aug 6, 2025
Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60607
Company: McDonald's Corporation
Company Description
McDonald’s is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily. As the global leader in the food service industry, our legacy of innovation and hard work continues to drive us.
From drive thru updates to delivery to mobile order and pay, we are innovating quickly and growing. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.
Department Overview
McDonald’s, one of the most recognized brands in the world, is seeking a skilled Software Development Engineer to own the development of our Kiosk technology as part of Commercial Product & Platform organization. The Commercial Product & Platform vision develops global technology products and platforms that delight our customers and enable our crews to operate our restaurants reliably and effectively.
The Software Engineer II role reports to the Sr Engineering Manager, Chapter Lead. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, testing and maintenance of the McDonald’s Kiosk software. Restaurant Technology software includes application user interface, API layer software, data management, and data communication with external systems. The software needs to meet stringent reliability and performance requirements as well as the needs of our customers.
The biggest area of increase in our spending has been technology, which is helping to drive our growth. We’re looking at how to use technology to improve the customer experience and build new customer experiences. We’re also exploring technologies that can help us reduce or eliminate repetitive tasks and make employees’ jobs more interesting and rewarding. With all the new projects and initiatives, it is an exciting time to be on the team that is helping to make a Better McDonald's!
Duties
- Working in a software development squad for restaurant products to support the design and development for new functionality and items relating to technical debt.
- Contributing to all aspects of the agile development life cycle including design, development, documentation, testing, and operations.
- Actively participating in and completing the scrum process.
- Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative software solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers.
- Providing frequent progress updates to the direct manager and other partners.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent years of experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience using C#, .NET Framework, and front-end languages and frameworks.
- Minimum 1 year of experience contributing to the architecture and design of software systems, writing software requirements, and related engineering documentation.
- Experience developing software within an Agile environment, unit testing, effective code reviews, and applying SDLC effectively for efficiently delivering high quality software.
- Strong knowledge of software development tools such as GitHub, JIRA, Visual Studio or equivalent, etc.
- Demonstrated the ability to work in a variety of client settings and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment and working effectively in a remote environment.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, takes initiative, and a self-starter.
- Experience with web development with languages and frameworks such as JavaScript and Angular.
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
Additional information
At McDonalds we are People from all Walks of Life...
People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonalds experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees, and suppliers gives us strength.
We do not tolerate inequality, injustice, or discrimination of any kind. These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.
We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonalds or elsewhere.
Nearest Major Market: Chicago