For over four decades, PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) has been a leader in restaurant technology, empowering brands worldwide to create lasting connections with their guests. Our innovative solutions and commitment to excellence provide comprehensive software and hardware that enable seamless experiences and drive growth for over 100,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries. Embracing our "Better Together" ethos, we offer Unified Customer Experience solutions, combining point-of-sale, digital ordering, loyalty and back-office software solutions as well as industry-leading hardware and drive-thru offerings. To learn more, visit partech.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.
Position Description
We’re PAR and our purpose is:
To deliver solutions that connect people to the convenience stores they love.
At PAR Technology, you’ll enjoy the opportunity to live a dynamic lifestyle, experience renewed passion in your career, and benefit from attractive growth opportunities while helping us shape our future!
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development and a passion for building resilient, scalable, cloud-based systems.
Position Location
Remote (U.S. or Canada)
Reports To
Hiring Manager, Software Engineering
What We’re Looking For
Required skills:
8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Proven expertise with Elixir and OTP principles
Proficiency using a variety of database technology, both relational and non-relational, and in particular PostgreSQL (schemas, queries, performance tuning, JSONB, indexing strategies)
Hands on experience deploying and managing applications on AWS (EKS, S3, Aurora)
Proficiency in writing clean, maintainable, testable code (TDD/BDD practices mandatory)
Experience working in Agile teams (code reviews, refinement, demos, CI/CD practices)
Good understanding of version control (Git/GitHub/GitLab)
Nice to have:
Experience with Phoenix framework
Knowledge of observability tools (AppSignal, Datadog, etc.)
Experience with Node.js, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL and other technologies that we use to link to other parts of our systems
Unleash Your Potential: What You Will Be Doing and Owning
Designing and developing server-side features in Elixir/Phoenix backed by PostgreSQL
Deploying and managing cloud workloads in AWS with scalability and resilience in mind
Leading architecture discussions and solving complex engineering challenges
Working on new and existing projects that power a point-of-sale geared towards convenience stores
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver value to our customers
Writing, reviewing, and improving code through peer reviews and unit/integration testing
Interview Process:
Interview #1: Video Screen with Talent Acquisition Team
Interview #2: Video interview with the Hiring Manager (via MS Teams)
Interview #3: Video interview with the Team (via MS Teams)
PAR is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, or for your role at PAR, please contact [email protected]. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the US Department of Labor's website.
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