Staff Software Engineer, Configuration Platform

About the role

Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable systems that are critical to our customers’ success
Lead complex projects that span multiple teams to improve functionality and reliability for our customers
Design solutions that anticipate and accommodate future needs while considering tradeoffs
Effectively communicate technical direction, guide our team through execution while driving team quality practices
Diagnose performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations

Requirements

Approach your work with humility, empathy, and deep respect for your peers
Articulate sophisticated project roadmaps and empower engineering cohorts to drive them toward fruition
Proven track record of delivering and operating mission-critical production services at scale
Maintain end-to-end ownership over high-throughput systems while navigating the complexities of distributed architecture
Embody a growth-oriented mindset focused on continuous elevation of your craft and domain
Establish yourself as a trusted technical authority capable of making decisions that secure both immediate wins and long-term strategic goals

Our Tech Stack

Our products run on a stack that ranges from guest and restaurant-facing Android tablets, to backend Kotlin and Java services, to internal, guest-facing, and restaurant-facing web apps.
Our backend services follow a microservice architecture written using Kotlin/Java and DropWizard; we use AWS extensively, ranging from DynamoDB to RDS to Lambda.
We have our own platform for dealing with user management, canary deployments, and robust load balancing.
We store data in a set of sharded Postgres databases and utilize Apache Spark for large scale data workloads including query and batch processing.
The web front-end is built using React and ES6.
Our main point of sale application is an Android application written in Java and Kotlin.
For data between tablets and our cloud platform, we rely on Pulsar event driven architecture along with some RabbitMQ clusters as well as direct tablet communication to the back end.

Ai at Toast

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.

Total Rewards Philosophy

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.

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.

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 hospitality community, regardless of location.

Locations

Please visit the Locations page on our career site to learn more about our in-office expectations by region:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility.
By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.

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Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process.
As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process.
If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

In accordance with applicable law, Toast is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.