Manager, Platform Engineering

McDonald’s Corporation

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$138,207–$172,758 / yr
Posted
18 days ago

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $207k
This role $155k
$125k most similar roles pay here $259k

This role pays less than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $167,780–$245,612 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $155k versus about $207k for comparable roles.

Based on 238 similar postings.

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About McDonald’s Corporation

McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest fast-food chain by revenue, operating over 40,000 locations in more than 100 countries.

McDonald’s Corporation currently has 76 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 73 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Platform Engineering

As an API Management Platform Engineer II at EDAA, you will join a dynamic team focused on designing and maintaining scalable and secure API infrastructure to support the organization's data movement needs. Your daily responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and monitoring of APIs, developing strategies for platform availability and performance, and ensuring adherence to security best practices. You will collaborate closely with DevOps, security, and data engineering teams to align solutions with business goals while documenting processes and configurations to enhance team knowledge. The ideal candidate has at least three years of experience in API management or software engineering, proficiency in API management platforms like Apigee or Kong, and expertise in infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and CI/CD tools like Jenkins. Strong skills in RESTful APIs, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and security protocols are essential for this role.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain scalable API management infrastructure to support business needs.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of APIs.
  • Develop monitoring strategies to ensure platform availability, performance, and scalability.
  • Enforce security best practices including access controls and data encryption.
  • Identify and optimize performance bottlenecks to improve response times and resource utilization.
  • Provide support for production issues, troubleshoot, and implement fixes for stability.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in API management or platform engineering.
  • Strong background in API management platforms and microservices architecture.
  • Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Expertise in at least one programming language and RESTful API principles.
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and API security protocols.
  • Ability to develop monitoring strategies and troubleshoot production issues.

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