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Job Title: Senior POS Engineer / Technical Lead Employment: Contract to Hire Location: Chicago, IL - Remote Why This Role Exists Global Client is supporting a large-scale restaurant modernization initiative for a global quick-service restaurant (QSR) organization. The team requires experienced POS Engineers and Technical Leads who can help modernize restaurant technology platforms, improve customer experience, and accelerate delivery across digital ordering, payments, and restaurant operations. This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong technical leadership and experience supporting Point-of-Sale (POS) environments in retail, hospitality, or restaurant ecosystems. First 30 Days • Learn the current restaurant technology ecosystem • Understand POS architecture, integrations, and modernization roadmap • Establish relationships with development, product, and business stakeholders Within 60 Days • Contribute to POS application enhancements and modernization initiatives • Support integration efforts across ordering, payments, loyalty, and restaurant systems • Identify technical debt and opportunities for performance improvements Within 90 Days • Deliver production-ready enhancements • Improve system stability, scalability, and maintainability • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and support restaurant POS applications • Modernize legacy restaurant technology platforms • Build and support API integrations • Support ordering, payment, loyalty, kiosk, and digital commerce systems • Participate in architecture discussions and technical design reviews • Troubleshoot production issues and support critical business operations • Collaborate with business, product, and operations teams Technical Requirements Required • POS system experience • Java and/or Spring Boot • REST APIs • SQL databases • Distributed application architecture • Agile delivery experience • Git-based source control Preferred • GCP • Kubernetes • Docker • Event-driven architecture • Retail or restaurant technology experience • NCR, Oracle MICROS, PAR, Toast, or similar platforms Ideal Candidate Background • QSR or restaurant technology • Retail commerce platforms • Restaurant modernization initiatives • Payment systems • Ordering systems • Kiosk technologies • Store systems integration This Role Is NOT • A support-only role • A project coordinator role • An architecture-only role We need a hands-on engineer who can lead, build, and deliver.

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Job Title: Senior POS Engineer / Technical Lead
Employment: Contract to Hire
Location: Chicago, IL - Remote
Why This Role Exists
This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong technical leadership and experience supporting Point-of-Sale (POS) environments in retail, hospitality, or restaurant ecosystems.
First 30 Days
Learn the current restaurant technology ecosystem
Understand POS architecture, integrations, and modernization roadmap
Establish relationships with development, product, and business stakeholders
Within 60 Days
Contribute to POS application enhancements and modernization initiatives
Support integration efforts across ordering, payments, loyalty, and restaurant systems
Identify technical debt and opportunities for performance improvements
Within 90 Days
Deliver production-ready enhancements
Improve system stability, scalability, and maintainability
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams
Design, develop, and support restaurant POS applications
Modernize legacy restaurant technology platforms
Build and support API integrations
Support ordering, payment, loyalty, kiosk, and digital commerce systems
Participate in architecture discussions and technical design reviews
Troubleshoot production issues and support critical business operations
Collaborate with business, product, and operations teams

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