What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Engineer - Flutter position at Wingstop Restaurants Inc.?
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 – Flutter is responsible for the architecture, performance, and scalability of mobile applications that power a high-growth, consumer-facing digital platform. This role owns the mobile experience end-to-end, delivering high-quality, high-performance applications used by millions of customers.
This engineer leads the design of scalable mobile architectures that integrate seamlessly with backend systems and cloud infrastructure on AWS. They are responsible for ensuring application responsiveness, reliability, and performance under high user load while maintaining a consistent and engaging user experience.
The role requires deep expertise in mobile engineering, state management, and performance optimization, along with the ability to influence cross-platform strategies and long-term technical direction. This position carries ownership of production health, observability, and continuous improvement of the mobile ecosystem.
What You’ll Need
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:
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 – Flutter is responsible for the architecture, performance, and scalability of mobile applications that power a high-growth, consumer-facing digital platform. This role owns the mobile experience end-to-end, delivering high-quality, high-performance applications used by millions of customers.
This engineer leads the design of scalable mobile architectures that integrate seamlessly with backend systems and cloud infrastructure on AWS. They are responsible for ensuring application responsiveness, reliability, and performance under high user load while maintaining a consistent and engaging user experience.
The role requires deep expertise in mobile engineering, state management, and performance optimization, along with the ability to influence cross-platform strategies and long-term technical direction. This position carries ownership of production health, observability, and continuous improvement of the mobile ecosystem.
What You’ll Need
- Own the architecture and performance of Flutter-based mobile applications at scale
- Design and implement scalable mobile solutions integrated with backend microservices
- Drive performance optimization, responsiveness, and reliability across mobile platforms
- Establish mobile engineering standards, patterns, and best practices
- Partner with product and design teams to deliver seamless, high-quality user experiences
- Lead initiatives around app performance, offline capabilities, and user engagement
- Ensure production readiness, monitoring, and incident response for mobile systems
- Identify and solve complex technical challenges in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Mentor engineers and contribute to the growth of mobile engineering capabilities
- Influence long-term mobile strategy and platform evolution
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
- Lunch provided every Tuesday and Thursday in office
- Discount on Wingstop gift cards
- Onsite game room