Director, Software Engineering

Who is Taco Bell?

Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone’s favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,200+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We’re not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we’re also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world: Yum! Brands.

Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn’t been done before… we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries.

At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion-fueled fun? Learn more about the career below.

About the Job:

The Director, Software Engineering is responsible for the technical vision, leadership and cross-functional collaboration of the eCommerce platform. With this role, there are endless opportunities to drive impact on all consumer-facing web sites, web eCommerce, mobile eCommerce applications (iOS and Android native apps), as well as integrations with eCommerce back-end engine, 3rd party delivery service providers, loyalty system, etc. Director, Software Engineering will report to VP Engineering and lead a team of engineering managers.

The Day-to-Day:

• Lead team to develop solutions for digital ecommerce technologies, as well as systems that allow management of digital processes.
• Manage department budgets, invoices and allocations, timelines, inclusive of alignment to appropriate business initiative/capability.
• Partner with product owners, UX/UI designers, and other stakeholders to define epics and user stories, establish priorities, and ensure alignment with product roadmap and tech stack.
• Provide architectural and technical guidance to the team, ensuring codebase health through best practices in mobile development and web.
• Partner on resource allocation, technical direction, timelines with Director-level product managers and senior business leaders across Product teams, Data Governance team, Infrastructure, Infosec, to align, design, and deliver solutions that address business problems.
• Collaborate and drive decisions regarding development tools and programming languages.
• Lead multiple software engineering teams across spectrum of technologies.
• Partner with Security team to ensure processes in place for the security of enterprise and customer data.
• Drive root-cause analysis and remediation for system errors and issues.
• Partner with stakeholders at Yum! and other brands to lead teams and deliver game-changing initiatives.
• Responsible for reporting team’s performance against goals, risks, and driving contingency planning.
• Provide recommendations to senior management with the strategic analysis of new and emerging features / initiatives to determine customer impacts and financial viability (ROI).
• Strong vendor partnership management – especially with software engineering & development companies, implementation partners, and our cloud providers.

Is This You?

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or related Field. Masters degree a plus.
• 10+ years leading and managing Software Engineering, architecture, or software development teams.
• 5+ years software engineering experience.
• In depth knowledge of systems, agile software development.
• Proven experience in a leadership capacity within an engineering or IT organization.
• Excellent influencing, relationship management, communication, and organizational skills including distilling broad strategy into well-structured strategic materials.

Work-Hard, Play-Hard:

• Hybrid work schedule and year-round flex day Friday.
• Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons.
• Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building).
• Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, carwash.
• Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions.
• Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering.
• Generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program.
• 401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum! Brands with immediate vesting.
• Comprehensive medical & dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care.
• Discounts, free food, swag and… honestly, too many good benefits to name.

Salary Range: $185,000 to $208,000 annually + bonus eligibility + benefits.

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Taco Bell is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Taco Bell is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs.