YUM! Brands, Inc.

Front End React Engineer

Posted on: 19 Jan 2021

Plano, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Scope of Role:

We are looking for a great JavaScript developer who is proficient with React/Redux with experience in React Native. Your primary focus will be on designing and developing client applications for React and React native apps on web and mobile. You will ensure that these components and the overall application are robust and easy to maintain. You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure and participate in team design sessions and scrum/agile ceremonies.

Key Responsibilities:

Developing new user-facing features using React.js & Redux for both internal clients & customer facing applications.
Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelors degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of experience with JavaScript & related technologies
5+ years of experience with React/Redux including developing and supporting production applications
3+ years of experience with React Native

Preferred Requirements:

Experience with newer specifications of EcmaScript
Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus
Familiarity with RESTful APIs
Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
Familiarity with code versioning Git

In December 2018, Pizza Hut acquired QuikOrder, a leading online ordering software and service provider for the restaurant industry, in order to improve Pizza Hut's ability to deliver an easy and personalized online ordering experience and accelerate digital innovation across 6,000+ restaurants in the U.S.

Combined with Pizza Huts already existing powerhouse technology team, Pizza Hut Connect officially launched in August, 2019. This new entity is now home to all Pizza Hut U.S. technology talent and capability, spanning eCommerce, Restaurant Technology, Delivery Technology, Data & Analytics Technology. The formation of Pizza Hut Connect underscores the important role technology will continue to play in Pizza Huts future growth, as well as our intentional focus on investing in technology talent and capabilities.

The vision of Pizza Hut Connect is to deliver the easiest experiences for customers, team members, and franchisees through rapid technology innovation.

YUM! Brands, Inc.

Louisville, KY

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, has over 48,000 restaurants in more than 145 countries and territories primarily operating the company’s restaurant brands – KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. Worldwide, the Yum! Brands system opens over eight new restaurants per day on average, making it a leader in global retail development. In 2018, Yum! Brands was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and ranked among the top 100 Best Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. In 2019, Yum! Brands was named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the second consecutive year.
 
Since our spin-off from PepsiCo in 1997, we’ve become a truly global company led by over 2,000 world-class franchisees. In 2016, we successfully spun off our China business as an independent, publicly traded company and announced our Recipe for Growth, our multi-year growth strategy to become more focused, more franchised and more efficient.
We’re also extremely proud of the 1.5 million employees and franchise associates in our system around the globe and the unique culture we’ve built grounded on innovation, inclusion and growth. We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, encourage ideas from everyone and have actively developed a workforce that is diverse in style and background.
There’s a world of opportunities for Yum!, and we’re confident in our brands’ continued journey ahead.

 

  • Industry
    Food services/Restaurants
  • No. of Employees
    34, 000
  • Jobs Posted
    173