Pizza Hut Digital & Technology

Overview of job

YUM! SuperApp is a best-in-class application that optimizes restaurant operations and creates the best jobs.

We are proud to be part of Yum! Brands & Digital Technology, a company with over 55,000 restaurants across more than 150 countries and territories, under its leading worldwide restaurant brands – KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill.

SuperApp is an all-in-one mobile platform specifically designed for streamlined restaurant operations. It's packed with a range of tools tailored to the needs of restaurant managers and staff, enabling them to efficiently manage daily tasks, benefit from data-driven suggestions, get timely operational prompts, and stay updated with an interactive activity feed.

The innovative edge of the SuperApp lies in its 'brain layer'—an advanced recommendation engine that compiles data through different operational data sources. This engine employs machine learning to offer smart insights, thereby enhancing the decision-making process and restaurant operations.

Our team operates globally with offices in UK, Dubai, and US, as we are now installed in over 9,500 stores worldwide.

THE JOB:

• Interface directly with international clientele, fostering strong relationships and ensuring their needs are met with excellence. 
• Work closely with colleagues based in the United Kingdom and the United States, synergizing efforts to achieve project success. 
• Assume ownership for the triumph of assigned projects, ensuring they meet objectives and surpass expectations. 
• Design, develop, and rigorously test cutting-edge web applications, ensuring seamless functionality and user satisfaction. 
• Collaborate on refining project requirements and specifications, offering valuable insights and perspectives. 
• Share your expertise and experiences with team members, fostering a culture of learning and growth. 
• Utilize native APIs to facilitate seamless integrations with various platforms, optimizing user experiences. 
• Diagnose and resolve bugs and performance bottlenecks, ensuring optimal performance that mimics native responsiveness. 
• Collaborate with the open-source community to identify and implement critical software fixes, contributing to the advancement of mission-critical technologies. 
• Uphold code integrity and quality through meticulous maintenance and the creation of automated tests, ensuring deliverables meet the highest standards. 
• Proactively monitor systems, promptly addressing issues and alerts to minimize downtime and optimize performance. 
• Analyze complex technical problems and devise creative solutions, driving continuous improvement and innovation within the team. 

• Experience working with Java, including proficiency in core Java concepts such as object-oriented programming, multithreading, generics, and collections 
• Familiarity with Spring framework, Spring Data, DI, Transactions 
• Strong skills in server-side development including RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and knowledge of server technologies like Tomcat, Jetty 
• Experience with writing unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests to ensure code quality, reliability, and maintainability. Proficiency in debugging tools and techniques. 
• Experience with database systems such as SQL (e.g. PostgreSQL,) or NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Redis). Knowledge of database design, querying, optimization, and data modeling 
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, Harness for automating the build, test, and deployment process. 
• Familiarity with AWS Services such as EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud), EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), S3 (Simple Storage Service), RDS (Relational Database Service), Lambda, and others. 
• Experience with monitoring and logging services like DataDog for tracking and analyzing performance, logs, and metrics. 
• Proficiency with version control systems like GitHub for managing codebase changes, branching, and collaboration with other team members 
• Experience working in Agile development environments, participating in sprints, and adhering to Agile principles and practices. Collaboration with cross-functional teams in an Agile setup. 
• A firm grasp of the JavaScript and TypeScript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax is a big plus