Software Engineer - PAR Technology

For over four decades, PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) has been a leader in restaurant technology, empowering brands worldwide to create lasting connections with their guests. Our innovative solutions and commitment to excellence provide comprehensive software and hardware that enable seamless experiences and drive growth for over 100,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries. Embracing our "Better Together" ethos, we offer Unified Customer Experience solutions, combining point-of-sale, digital ordering, loyalty and back-office software solutions as well as industry-leading hardware and drive-thru offerings.

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As a Software Engineer at PAR, you will join the Application & Platform (APT) team for Bridg, our Identity Resolution platform. This team owns our product UI, customer onboarding and activation experience, Snowflake data warehouse, and audience onboarding and measurement workflows.

You will contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing support. In this role, you will work with engineering teammates and our partner teams such as product, sales, and customer success to build reliable, scalable software that delivers meaningful value to our customers.

We are a growing SaaS organization building cloud-native, data-intensive applications using AWS, Snowflake, Java, Python, and React. This role works heavily with external partner APIs, so you should be comfortable reading technical documentation, understanding a new API, and implementing against it. The ideal candidate is curious, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Champaign, Illinois

Head of Engineering, Bridg

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

• Strong object-oriented programming skills, with Java and/or Python preferred

• Highly motivated, curious, capable learner

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Additional skills:

• Strong data skills, including SQL proficiency and working with structured datasets

• Experience building cloud-based applications, with AWS preferred (EC2, S3, Lambda, EMR, RDS, Redshift)

• Experience working with Snowflake

• Experience integrating with third-party APIs (e.g., ad platforms like Google, Meta, or The Trade Desk, or data partners like Live Ramp), reading API documentation and implementing against it

• Experience with Spring Boot is a plus

• Build with impact:
  Design, develop, and maintain scalable solutions for our Application & Platform (APT) team.

• Operate with Agility and Resilience:
  We are looking for a highly hands-on, resourceful engineer who thrives in a dynamic environment. You should be comfortable shifting priorities, navigating ambiguity, and supporting a customer facing system.

• Collaborate strategically:
  Partner closely with Product Managers, Client Partners, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs and partner API requirements into thoughtful technical solutions.

• Keep systems healthy:
  Troubleshoot, optimize, and continuously improve existing solutions. We monitor what we build, and we care deeply about reliability and performance.

• Document and elevate:
  Maintain clear technical documentation and stay current with emerging tools, patterns, and standards.

Interview #1:
Phone Screen with Talent Acquisition Team

Interview #2:
Video interview with the Hiring Manager (via MS Teams)

Interview #3:
Video interviews with the Team (via MS Teams)

Champaign, IL

Full time

Hybrid

Engineering

• $110K – $130K Offers Bonus

The base salary range for this position is commensurate with work location, experience, skills, certifications, education, and prior accomplishments. The position may be eligible for additional compensation, including a bonus, commission and/or equity, as applicable.