Senior Golang Engineer

Yum! Brands is a leading global company in the restaurant industry, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer I to build and evolve their Store, Menu Serving, and Menu Management platforms. The role involves hands-on development, technical leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver new capabilities and maintain high standards of code quality.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable GraphQL services in Go
• Write and maintain high-quality unit and integration tests
• Improve and refactor existing systems to enhance performance, readability, and maintainability
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering partners during planning and backlog grooming to shape and take ownership of technical solutions
• Provide thoughtful, timely code reviews and technical guidance to peers
• Participate in team ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives) to support delivery and remove blockers

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience
• 3-5 years of software engineering experience
• GraphQL and/or REST API development
• Golang
• PostgreSQL (or similar relational databases)
• Containerized services using Docker
• Experience with distributed workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Temporal, Cadence)
• Familiarity with Node.js and modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue) or mobile platforms (iOS, Android)
• Experience with AWS S3