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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Engineer - .Net / C# - **Company:** Wingstop Inc. - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** .NET Framework, Amazon Web Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Data Integrity, Data Security, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Fraud Prevention and Detection, PCI Data Security Standards, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Low Latency, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Microservices - **Published:** May 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=700f6d2dd7fc13f4 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Team development? ## Description 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. 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