Suite 200
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Texas
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At CEC Entertainment, we build careers around great food, family, and fun! Our purpose and our passion is to create the best place for kids and families to eat and play!
Job Description
At CEC Entertainment, we build careers around great food, family, and fun! Our purpose and our passion is to create the best place for kids and families to eat and play!
CEC Entertainment, the global leader in family entertainment and operator of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper restaurants, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our team. This position is based at our Corporate Support Center in Irving, TX
General Summary:
The Principal Software Engineer is responsible for leading a distributed team in the design, development, and implementation of business-critical software applications and integrations. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high quality solutions that align with our business objectives. The CEC Information technology portfolio is built on custom .NET applications running in Microsoft Azure and integrations with third-party SaaS solutions. Key systems include ecommerce, NCR Voyix Aloha point of sale platform, SEMNOX gaming system, and Workday.
The ideal candidate will possess strong technical development skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both developers and business leaders to align technical strategies with organizational priorities. This position offers some work-from-home (WFH) flexibility.
Major Responsibilities:
Develops, delivers, and maintains software applications, systems, third-party integrations, and technology platforms based on business requirements. Establishes best practices to foster a high-performing software engineering environment, ensuring the production of secure, scalable, resilient, and efficient software. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure code quality, testing, piloting, installation, and implementation are executed efficiently. Ensures the cost-effective use of resources, including employees, partners, vendors, and contractors, while maintaining focus on delivering quality solutions. Provides thought leadership and promotes technical and process innovation across teams and vendors. Promotes a mindset of continuous improvement and curiosity, driving speed to market at a lower cost. Contributes to talent development within the engineering team to align skills with strategic goals and operational needs. Sets and manages performance standards and ensures they are consistently met. Partners with internal and external stakeholders to drive business value and meet technology objectives. Participates in project discussions and helps ensure transparency in project delivery, coordinating with external technical resources when needed. Leads development teams in adopting CI/CD best practices (including automated testing), ensuring frequent and efficient production deployments through automated pipelines.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or relevant field of study, or equivalent work experience 10+ years of IT and business industry work experience Demonstrated ability to develop and lead high performance, globally distributed development teams Demonstrated continuous technical learning skills Demonstrated ability to build relationships across the organization with a sharp focus on the customer – both internal and external Strong communication and presentation skills Experience in a fast paced, Agile, continuous integration environment
Physical Demands:
To perform the duties of this position, the incumbent must have the ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, twist, reach, and carry, lift, pull, push between 1 – 25 lbs. Incumbent must use a computer, with the repetitive movement of both hands. Incumbent must be able to work an 8-hour shift, with some overtime. Incumbent must also be available to travel to various locations by airplane or by operating a vehicle if needed.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions is included.
The Company:
CEC Entertainment is the nationally recognized leader in family entertainment and dining with both its Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza restaurants as well as the virtual kitchen brand Pasqually’s Pizza & Wings. As the place where a million Happy Birthdays are celebrated every year, Chuck E. Cheese goal is to create positive, lifelong memories for families through entertainment, food, and play. The Company and its franchisees operate a system of 558 Chuck E. Cheese restaurants and 114 Peter Piper Pizza stores, with locations in 47 states and 15 foreign countries and territories. More than 10,000 employees are dedicated to ensuring Every Guest Leaves Happy!
Benefits:
CEC Entertainment offers a wide variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) retirement savings plan to eligible U.S. employees as part of their overall employment package. We also offer job training and career growth opportunities. This position offers some work-from-home "WFH" flexibility.
At CEC Entertainment, we believe that our workforce should reflect the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of the many guests we serve. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ancestry, color, genetics, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or on the basis of any other federal, state or local protected class.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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The Company:
CEC Entertainment, LLC ("CEC"), headquartered in Irving, Texas is the nationally recognized leader in family entertainment and dining with its Chuck E. Cheese, Peter Piper Pizza brands and virtual kitchen concept, Pasqually's Pizza & Wings.
As the place where half a million happy birthdays are celebrated every year, Chuck E. Cheese's goal is to create positive, lifelong memories for families through fun, food, and play and is the place Where a Kid Can Be a Kid. Committed to providing a fun, safe environment, Chuck E. Cheese helps protect families through industry-leading programs such as Kid Check. As a strong advocate for its local communities, Chuck E. Cheese has donated more than $19 million schools through its fundraising programs. Peter Piper Pizza features dining, entertainment and carryout with a neighbor-hood pizzeria feel and "pizza made fresh, families made happy" culture.
Peter Piper Pizza takes pride in delivering quality food and fun that reconnects family and friends. Created in 2020, Pasqually's Pizza & Wings offers a distinct, customized eating experience outside of a restaurant environment that amplifies classic pizza and wings and operates out of 400 ghost locations nationwide. The Company and its franchise operate a system of nearly 600 Chuck E. Cheese and more than 120 Peter Piper Pizza venues, with locations in 47 states and 17 foreign countries and territories. For more information, visit chuckecheese.com, pasquallyspizza.com, and peterpiperpizza.com.
Benefits:
CEC Entertainment offers a wide variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) retirement savings plan to eligible U.S. employees as part of their overall employment package. We also offer job training and career growth opportunities. Chuck E. Cheese is a "Work Today, Get Paid Tomorrow" employer.
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At CEC Entertainment, we believe that our workforce should reflect the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of many guests we serve. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ancestry, color, genetics, gender identify, gender ex-pression, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or on the basis of any other federal, state or local protected class.
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