Wingstop Restaurants Inc.
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Software Engineer, Fullstack
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Wingstop Restaurants Inc. .
About Wingstop 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.
Role details Role Type: Full-time
What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)
Hands-on software development using a disciplined approach to development, code review, testing, documentation and code structure in a team environment.
Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems using modern tech stack and cloud native architecture.
Scope, design and develop our Digital API’s using microservices architecture.
Build product definition and leverage your technical skills to drive towards the right solution
Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle
Lead design sessions and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
Define, create, and support reusable application components/patterns from a business and technology perspective
Utilizes developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication) to perform advanced-level Mobile/Web/UI design, implementation, and maintenance activities under minimal direction
Drive automation in Quality Assurance, Infra and SRE functions.
Collaborate with Quality, Product and Cloud Engineering teams to keep digital assets fully functional, secure, and up to date with business needs.
Implement policies, roles, data access controls, monitoring events, resolve system and data issues for continuous functioning of APIs
Mentor junior developers through work product review, help with design, development tools and development best practices
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field; master’s degree preferred
8+ years of experience in software development as senior engineer, technical lead
Experience working in Retail industry/QSR and eCommerce is highly preferred
Proven track record of executing on the full product lifecycle (inception through deprecation) to create highly scalable and flexible RESTful APIs using MACH architecture and C#/.NET.
Experience optimizing API for frontend using GraphQL or similar technology
Strong Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) platform knowledge
Solid foundation and hands-on experience of relational DB like MSSQL/Postgres and NoSQL database like Cassandra or MongoDB.
Experience working in distributed and event driven systems using RabbitMQ/Mass Transit or Kafka.
Hands-on experience using caching technology like Redis
Experience with version control like GitLab, CI/CD pipelines and best practices
Hands on experience debugging production software, monitoring tools like AppDynamics or any similar one and dashboarding and alerting platforms like Grafana.
Knowledge in API security frameworks, token management and user access control including OAuth2, JWT, OpenAPI, etc.
Experience working with API Gateway, CDNs, API Performance and load testing.
Well versed in writing Unit, Integration & Functional test and frameworks
Experience in software quality and operational excellence practices.
Experience in agile development methodology.
Experience deploying containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
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
Work from home Fridays
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.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Restaurants
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Software Engineer, Fullstack
role at
Wingstop Restaurants Inc. .
About Wingstop 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.
Role details Role Type: Full-time
What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)
Hands-on software development using a disciplined approach to development, code review, testing, documentation and code structure in a team environment.
Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems using modern tech stack and cloud native architecture.
Scope, design and develop our Digital API’s using microservices architecture.
Build product definition and leverage your technical skills to drive towards the right solution
Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle
Lead design sessions and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
Define, create, and support reusable application components/patterns from a business and technology perspective
Utilizes developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication) to perform advanced-level Mobile/Web/UI design, implementation, and maintenance activities under minimal direction
Drive automation in Quality Assurance, Infra and SRE functions.
Collaborate with Quality, Product and Cloud Engineering teams to keep digital assets fully functional, secure, and up to date with business needs.
Implement policies, roles, data access controls, monitoring events, resolve system and data issues for continuous functioning of APIs
Mentor junior developers through work product review, help with design, development tools and development best practices
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field; master’s degree preferred
8+ years of experience in software development as senior engineer, technical lead
Experience working in Retail industry/QSR and eCommerce is highly preferred
Proven track record of executing on the full product lifecycle (inception through deprecation) to create highly scalable and flexible RESTful APIs using MACH architecture and C#/.NET.
Experience optimizing API for frontend using GraphQL or similar technology
Strong Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) platform knowledge
Solid foundation and hands-on experience of relational DB like MSSQL/Postgres and NoSQL database like Cassandra or MongoDB.
Experience working in distributed and event driven systems using RabbitMQ/Mass Transit or Kafka.
Hands-on experience using caching technology like Redis
Experience with version control like GitLab, CI/CD pipelines and best practices
Hands on experience debugging production software, monitoring tools like AppDynamics or any similar one and dashboarding and alerting platforms like Grafana.
Knowledge in API security frameworks, token management and user access control including OAuth2, JWT, OpenAPI, etc.
Experience working with API Gateway, CDNs, API Performance and load testing.
Well versed in writing Unit, Integration & Functional test and frameworks
Experience in software quality and operational excellence practices.
Experience in agile development methodology.
Experience deploying containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
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
Work from home Fridays
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.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Restaurants
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