Staff Engineer - .Net / C#

Wingstop Restaurants Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid time off for exempt employees

Competitive bonus structure

401k plan with matching

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Team member stock purchase plan

Job summary

Wingstop Restaurants Inc. is looking for a Staff Engineer – .NET / C# in Dallas, Texas, to design and own the backend architecture for a high-scale, consumer-facing commerce platform. This role involves working with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliability and scalability across mission-critical services.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in building secure systems and driving architectural decisions. The position includes competitive benefits such as unlimited PTO and 401k matching.

Qualifications

• Design and own distributed backend systems in a cloud-native environment.
• Build and scale microservices for high-throughput workloads.
• Lead architectural decisions that impact performance and security.

Responsibilities

• Design backend systems using .NET / C#.
• Build and scale microservices handling transactional workloads.
• Drive improvements in observability and incident response.

Skills

Design and own distributed backend systems using .NET / C#

Build and scale microservices

Lead architectural decisions

Ensure systems meet strict requirements

Design for PCI-DSS compliance

Drive improvements in system observability

Partner with product stakeholders

Establish engineering standards

Identify and resolve system bottlenecks

Mentor engineers

Job description

Overview

Who We Are
We’re not in the wing business. We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission to Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry.

Who We Are
We’re not in the wing business. We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission to Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry. Above all else – our success is largely due to our people and our core values, or what we call The Wingstop Way of being entrepreneurial, service-minded, fun, and authentic. We believe having a strong people foundation centered on these collective values creates a crave-worthy culture and talented team, as well as ensures our brand is poised for accelerated growth. We all win together.

What We’ll Need
The Staff Engineer – .NET / C# is responsible for designing and owning the backend architecture that powers a high-scale, consumer-facing commerce platform supporting billions in annual transaction volume. This role operates at the intersection of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and high-throughput transactional processing.

This engineer leads the design and evolution of microservices-based systems running on AWS (ECS/EKS, RDS, SQS, etc.), ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance across mission-critical services including payments, ordering, and fulfillment. The role requires deep expertise in building secure, PCI-compliant systems with strong emphasis on data integrity, latency, and fault tolerance.

The Staff Engineer defines backend engineering standards, drives architectural decisions, and partners cross-functionally to align technical strategy with business growth. This role carries full ownership of system reliability, observability, and production health, including incident response and long-term system resilience.

What You’ll Need

• Design and own distributed backend systems using .NET / C# in a cloud-native AWS environment
• Build and scale microservices handling high-throughput, transactional workloads
• Lead architectural decisions across services impacting performance, reliability, and security
• Ensure systems meet strict requirements for latency, availability, and data integrity
• Design for PCI-DSS compliance, secure data handling, and fraud prevention considerations
• Drive improvements in system observability, monitoring, and incident response
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions
• Establish backend engineering standards, patterns, and best practices
• Identify and resolve system bottlenecks, scaling challenges, and architectural risks
• Mentor engineers and elevate technical capability across the organization

Who You Are

No job is too small. You recognize that the real work happens in the restaurants, and everything we do should support their success. You stay humble, roll up your sleeves, and always look for ways to help. You learn from others and contribute wherever you can.

You care deeply about doing great work and driving results. You’re curious, ask questions, and seek out opportunities to improve. You don’t just point out problems—you bring solutions, ideas, and perspectives that move the team forward.

You take full responsibility for your work and see things through to completion. You aren’t afraid to fail because you know that failure is a part of learning and growth. You take action, move fast, and keep pushing forward.

You lead with empathy, respect, and emotional intelligence. You collaborate effectively, fostering a culture of trust and constructive feedback. You understand the importance of teamwork and ensure that your actions build others up rather than break them down.

You push yourself and others to be better. You embrace healthy conflict, knowing that great ideas and strong teams emerge from honest, constructive conversations. You believe that leaders create leaders and are committed to fostering a culture of growth, challenge, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

FLAVOR PERKS:

• Unlimited paid time off for exempt employees
• One paid volunteer day of your choice
• Competitive bonus structure for eligible roles
• Team member stock purchase plan
• Health savings or flexible spending account options
• 401k – (dollar for dollar on the first 3% and then 50 cents on the dollar for the next 2% for team member contributions up to 5% of eligible compensation)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Basic life and AD&D insurance provided
• Pet insurance
• Education Assistance
• Wellness reimbursement program
• Paid maternity and paternity leave

Fun Is The Best Flavor

• Lunch provided every Tuesday and Thursday in office
• Discount on Wingstop gift cards
• Onsite game room

Wingstop provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.