Senior Software Engineer

Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love.

About the role

In this role, you'll get to work on a wide variety of projects, using your technical chops to influence not just the code, but also product and business strategies. This is a golden opportunity for a hands-on, entrepreneurial engineer who thrives in a modern tech stack environment and loves solving real-world problems through technology.

• Design, scope, and implement cutting-edge solutions using a mix of technologies.
• Enhance the platform to boost performance, usability, and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with Design and Product stakeholders to ensure we are building the right solutions to the right problems.
• Identify high-impact opportunities with your team and turn them into reality.
• Be an awesome teammate who’s all in on collaboration and collective success.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong background in using Java, Kotlin, or other object-oriented languages.
• Proficient with modern API standards and technologies (e.g. REST, GraphQL).
• Proficient with relational databases and alternative data stores.
• Familiarity with React and front-end development a strong plus.

AI at Toast

At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.

Benefits

We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills, experience, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions if eligible), equity, and benefits.

• Zone A: $159,000—$254,000 USD
• Zone B: $138,000—$221,000 USD
• Zone C: $125,000—$200,000 USD

You can learn more about how we align pay with local labor markets in our Geographic Pay Zone Philosophy.

How Toast Uses AI In Its Hiring Process

Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people. Learn more.

Schedule

We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community, regardless of location. Learn more about our in-office expectations by region.