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Welcome to Whataburger Careers!Since 1950, Whataburger has been serving bold flavors and warm hospitality. We’re modernizing our digital platforms so guests can order, pay, and enjoy Whataburger—anywhere, anytime—while keeping restaurant operations simple and reliable. The Director of Engineering will lead the technical direction, engineering execution, and digital delivery for Whataburger’s Digital Technology organization, supporting the expansion and modernization of our digital ecosystem. This includes consumer-facing web ordering, mobile apps (iOS/Android React Native), digital payments, loyalty, and integrations with third-party service and delivery partners. Reporting to the Head of Digital Engineering, this role oversees engineering managers and cross-functional teams to build scalable, resilient digital experiences that support Whataburger’s growth and customer-first mission.What You’ll Do:<ul><li>Leads design and development of highly scalable web and mobile digital ordering experiences for Whataburger guests.</li><li>Drives an API-first strategy, including oversight of the API platform, governance, standards, versioning, and overall API lifecycle management.</li><li>Establishes and enforces engineering best practices, development standards, code quality guidelines, reliability patterns, and operational excellence.</li><li>Defines, tracks, and continuously improves engineering KPIs: velocity, quality, uptime, technical debt, incident response, system performance, and delivery predictability.</li><li>Oversees integrations with the eCommerce engine, loyalty systems, POS, payments, delivery service providers, and other third-party platforms.</li><li>Partners with Product, UX, Security, Data, Infrastructure, Restaurant Tech, and business stakeholders to align on priorities, shared roadmaps, and delivery outcomes.</li><li>Ensures strong engineering operations, including CI/CD, release automation, environment management, observability, alerting, and root-cause analysis.</li><li>Strengthens vendor relationships with engineering partners, implementation firms, and cloud providers to ensure consistent and high-quality delivery.</li><li>Manages departmental budgets, resource planning, timelines, delivery risks, and reporting for leadership.</li><li>Evaluates new technologies and features, providing strategic and ROI-driven recommendations to support Whataburger’s digital roadmap.</li><li>Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned.</li></ul>What You’ll Bring:Education:<ul><li>BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.</li><li>Master’s degree preferred.</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>10+ years leading and managing engineering teams; 5+ years hands-on engineering experience.</li><li>Proven experience scaling eCommerce web and mobile applications, ideally in high-volume or retail/restaurant environments.</li><li>Demonstrated leadership of an API platform or API engineering organization, including standards, tooling, security, and lifecycle management.</li><li>Deep understanding of agile development, system integrations, cloud-native architectures, and mobile/web ecosystems.</li><li>Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder engagement, and technical strategy skills.</li><li>Experience managing third-party engineering vendors and implementation partners</li></ul>Whataburger Perks:This position offers competitive base compensation, 25% bonus potential, 5 weeks paid time off to start, and additional benefits such as health, dental, vision, and 401(k). Most importantly Whataburger is growing and that means growth opportunities for you and your team, and a culture that feels like family. You’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about food, service, and making a difference in the communities we serve.Whataburger is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, age, or other condition or status protected by law. Whataburger participates in the federal E-Verify Program. For more information go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify" target="_blank">http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify</a>. E-Verify is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.6106 Cameron Rd Austin TX 78723-1846

Whataburger

Director, Engineering

Take your career further with McLane! The McLane team is the driving force behind our success. A diverse group of professionals, from Sales and IT to Dispatchers and Mechanics, work together seamlessly to keep our operations running smoothly. Their dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit are essential to achieving our goals and supporting other teams within the organization. As a member of our team, you'll have the chance to learn from industry leaders, develop your skills, and build lasting connections with colleagues nationwide. The Delivery Assistant is a physical, fast-paced position providing direct support to a McLane Delivery Driver. As a Delivery Assistant, you will not be driving the delivery truck. You will be bending, lifting, and walking on a daily basis. Similar to our Delivery Drivers, you also represent the face of our company to our customers. Great customer service skills are a plus! Benefits you can count on: <ul><li>Generous benefits that start on your 60th day: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA and company-paid life insurance.</li><li>Earn vacation time, and sick leave accrual from day one and paid holidays after 90 days.</li><li>401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.</li><li>Additional benefits: pet insurance, parental leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement program, and more! </li></ul> What you'll do as a Delivery Assistant: <ul><li>Unload trailer using a hand truck or 2-wheeled dolly.</li><li>Place all delivery items in customer-designated food-safe storage areas.</li><li>Assist the Driver's efforts to ensure accurate and on-time deliveries.</li><li>Work safely to prevent injury to people and damage to products.</li><li>Other duties as assigned. </li></ul> Qualifications you'll bring as a Delivery Assistant Teammate: <ul><li>At least 18 years of age.</li><li>Lift and move product and pallets which may weigh up to 75 pounds. </li><li>This position requires the ability to read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to perform job-related tasks effectively and safely. This includes understanding work instructions, safety protocols, and communications essential to the role. The requirement is directly related to the nature of the job and ensures compliance with workplace safety and operational standards.</li></ul> Fit the following? We want you here! <ul><li>Safety-focused </li><li>Reliable </li><li>Adaptable</li><li>Dedicated </li></ul> Moving America forward - together. We've been forging our path as a leader in the distribution industry since 1894. Building an expansive nationwide network of team members for 130+ years has allowed us to stay agile for our clients across the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce industries. We look to the future and are ready to continue making industry-defining moves by embracing the newest technology into our practices, continuing team member training, and emphasizing our people-centered culture. Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. For our complete EEO and Pay Transparency statement, please visit <a href="https://www.mclaneco.com/legal/employment/" target="_blank">https://www.mclaneco.com/legal/employment/</a>

2 Engineering Jobs in Austin, TX, USA