Manager - Engineering

Technical Engineering Manager

When our square shaped burgers made their first sizzle on the scene more than 50 years ago, people knew our approach wasn't like any other. Same goes for the way we support our employees. Our culture of openness, flexibility, and inclusiveness allows everybody to flourish in their own way. If you're looking for a career where you can be part of the action as we continue to grow our iconic brand – We got you!

Wendy's is looking for a Technical Engineering Manager to oversee the design and development of the Wendy's technology stacks in support of the organization's goal to improve stability and reduce technology complexity. As the Technical Engineering Manager, this position will provide thought leadership when it comes to the architecture and development of technology products as well as help prioritize and manage the workload in a fast-paced agile environment.

The Technical Engineering Manager will also collaborate with business analysts and key stakeholders to help verify requirements and develop an implementation plan.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects using agile methodology to develop POC and production ready solutions
• Design highly-scalable capabilities surrounding mobile, kiosk, point-of-sale, payment, audio, back-office, analytics, IoT, and more leveraging a combination of on-site and remote resources
• Ensure engineering best practices are followed (unit and functional testing, code reviews, CI, design documentation and review, etc.)
• Collaborate with business analysts and key stakeholders to help verify requirements and develop an implementation plan

Pay Range: $ - $ Annually

What We Expect From You

• Education:
  
  Bachelors Degree, preferably in Computer Science or Management Information Systems OR 6 years equivalent experience
• 5+ years of platform, cloud, or software engineering experience
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Skilled at communicating effectively and empathetically with technical and non-technical users
• Experience working on an Agile/Kanban team
• Comprehensive understanding of SDLC
• 2+ years managing a team of engineers a plus
• QSR experience a plus

Expected Work Location (Remote):
It is expected that you will primarily perform work remotely. You may be asked to travel, as needed, to the Wendy's Restaurant Support Center (RSC) (1 Dave Thomas Blvd, Dublin, OH 43017), or to other location(s) as designated by the Company. Changes to work location arrangements are subject to managerial approval and business needs. #LI-Remote

Wendy's was built on the premise, "Quality is our Recipe®," which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system. Today, Wendy's and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across more than 7,000 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world's most thriving and beloved restaurant brand.