Software Engineer

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 100000 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 or connect with us on LinkedIn X (formerly Twitter) Facebook and Instagram.

Position Description:

As a Software Engineer at PAR you will join the team responsible for Bridg our Identity Resolution platform. This team transforms billions of point-of-sale transactions from leading retailers into actionable customer insights.

You will contribute across the full software development lifecycle including technical design implementation testing deployment monitoring and ongoing this role you will partner with engineering teammates and our partner teams such as product sales and customer success to build reliable scalable software that delivers meaningful value to our customers.

We are a growing SaaS organization building cloud-native data-intensive applications using AWS Snowflake Java Python and React. The ideal candidate is curious collaborative and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Position Location:

Hybrid Champaign Illinois

Reports To:

Head of Engineering

What Were Looking For:

• Bachelors degree (or higher) in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a closely related field

• 0-2 years of related experience.

• Strong computer science fundamentals including:

  • Objectoriented programming (Java preferred; Python also used)

  • Data structures and algorithms

• Clear communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Additional skills:

• Experience with SQL and working with structured datasets

• Exposure to AWS services (e.g. EC2 S3 Lambda RDS EMR)

• Familiarity with Snowflake or other cloud data platforms

• Comfort using AIassisted development tools (e.g. for code generation testing or documentation) with an understanding of how the code worksnot just the output

Unleash your potential: What you will be doing and owning:

• Build meaningful software: Design develop test and maintain scalable services for our Identity Resolution platform working primarily in Java with supporting technologies such as SQL Python and AWS.

• Work with big data: Help process and transform large datasets using modern data platforms and distributed systems. Youll learn tools and patterns that go beyond typical academic coursework.

• Grow through mentorship: Youll be paired with a dedicated mentor and embedded in a collaborative delivery teamnever working in isolation. We prioritize coaching feedback and steady ownership growth.

• Operate with ownership: Contribute across the full software lifecycledesign implementation deployment monitoring and continuous improvementsupporting a customer facing production system.

• Collaborate cross functionally: Partner with product managers client partners and fellow engineers to translate business needs into thoughtful technical solutions.

• Leverage AI responsibly: Use AI assisted development tools to augment coding testing and documentationwhile still demonstrating strong fundamentals and critical thinking.

Interview Process:

• Interview #1: Video Screen with Talent Acquisition Team

• Interview #2: Video interview with the Hiring Manager (via MS Teams)

• Interview #3: Technical Interview 1 with the Team (via MS Teams)

• Interview #4: Technical Interview 2 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 .If youd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant please visit the US Department of Labors website.

Required Experience:

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