Data Engineer

Wingstop•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Wingstop is seeking a Data Engineer to build and maintain the pipelines that feed enterprise analytics and AI. You will develop ingestion and transformation workflows, model data for analytical use, and keep production pipelines reliable. This is a hands-on build role with room to grow — you will work alongside senior engineers, BI developers, and data scientists across a broad set of source systems and use cases. This role is based at the Global Support Center in Dallas, TX.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
1+ years of data engineering experience building and supporting production pipelines
Strong SQL and working proficiency in Python
Experience with a cloud data warehouse — Snowflake, Databricks, or Redshift
Experience with dbt or comparable transformation tooling
Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow
Familiarity with AWS services (S3, Glue, Lambda) or a comparable cloud
Understanding of data modeling fundamentals and dimensional design
Git-based workflows and exposure to CI/CD
API and file-based integration experience
Asks questions early and communicates blockers clearly
Detail-oriented with a strong sense of data accuracy
Collaborative and eager to learn from senior engineers
Takes ownership of what they build
Comfortable working in an Agile team

Nice To Haves

AWS, Snowflake, or Databricks certifications are a plus
Exposure to streaming technologies is a plus

Responsibilities

Build and maintain batch and streaming pipelines from source systems into the analytics platform
Develop transformation logic and analytical data models for BI and data science consumption
Monitor pipeline health; troubleshoot and resolve data issues and job failures
Implement data quality checks and validation across critical datasets
Write clean, tested, documented code and participate in code review
Support onboarding of new data sources and third-party integrations
Partner with BI developers and analysts to understand and meet data requirements
Contribute to platform performance and cost optimization
Follow established data governance, security, and access standards

Benefits

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