Staff Solutions Architect

Staff Solutions Architect

Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone's favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,500+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We're not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we're also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world: Yum! Brands.

Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn't been done before… we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries.

We're a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self-expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we're at it. We fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más.

At Taco Bell, we're Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion-fueled fun? Learn more about the career below.

About the Job:

The Staff Solutions Architect serves as the architectural owner of Taco Bell's digital ecosystem, including the Taco Bell iOS and Android apps, website, middleware services, integrations with Yum's Byte Platform, and all third-party systems that power the digital experience. This role will shape the technical direction of our digital platforms, ensuring they are performant, scalable, and built for long-term innovation.

As a senior technical leader, this role will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Design, Operations, and external platform teams to translate business needs into scalable architectural solutions. This role will evaluate new feature requests across the organization, determining what can be supported today, what requires targeted enhancements, and what depends on cross-team collaboration or roadmap alignment with other Yum platform teams.

The Day-to-Day:

• Own the end-to-end architecture for Taco Bell's Ecommerce ecosystem, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term platform health.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Design, Operations, and external platform teams to align technical solutions with business needs.
• Assess new feature requests to determine technical feasibility, required enhancements, and dependencies on internal or external teams.
• Provide architectural guidance and direction throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring efficient, high-quality delivery.
• Lead or support migrations to new or upgraded platform components, ensuring minimal disruption and strong long-term foundations.
• Serve as the primary subject-matter expert for system behavior, data flows, and integration points across the Ecommerce ecosystem.
• Identify and mitigate architectural risks, performance bottlenecks, and scalability challenges.
• Maintain strong relationships with Yum platform teams and third-party vendors to ensure roadmap alignment and timely support.
• Establish and promote architectural best practices, patterns, and standards across teams.
• Communicate architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and impacts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Is This You?

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture, systems design, or related engineering roles, with at least several years in a senior or principal-level capacity.
• Proven expertise designing and scaling distributed systems, microservices, and high-availability architectures.
• Strong experience with mobile and web application ecosystems, including APIs, middleware, and third-party integrations.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical feasibility, assess architectural tradeoffs, and guide teams toward effective solutions.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS Serverless, including Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge, S3, etc.
• Deep understanding of system performance, resiliency, observability, and security principles.
• Track record of successfully leading cross-functional technical initiatives involving multiple teams or external partners.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with large-scale platform migrations or major architectural modernization efforts.
• Strong collaboration, leadership, and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment across diverse teams.

Work-Hard, Play-Hard:

• Hybrid work schedule (onsite expectation Tues, Wed, Thurs) and year-round flex day Friday
• Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons
• Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building)
• Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, carwash,
• Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions
• Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering
• Generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program
• 401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum! Brands with immediate vesting
• Comprehensive medical & dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care
• Discounts, free food, swag and… honestly, too many good benefits to name

Salary Range: $164,300 to $205,400 annually + bonus eligibility + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

At Taco Bell, we Live Más and invite you to do the same. Take a seat at our table. Bring your voice. Bring you, just as you are, a Cultural Rebel. We want you to be your best self!

Taco Bell is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Taco Bell is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs.