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Senior/Staff Software Engineer

Toast · Remote US · Remote

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About Toast

Toast is a restaurant point of sale and management system that helps restaurants improve operations, increase sales and create a better guest experience. Backed by Bessemer and GV.

About the role

[We are hiring across multiple teams and levels. Your specific team, title, & level will be evaluated and determined during the interview process based on scope, technical depth, and experience.]

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience building production-grade web applications and distributed systems
  • Strong proficiency with Java, Kotlin, or other object-oriented languages
  • Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript) and a strong understanding of web architecture and UI state management
  • Experience with modern API design (REST, GraphQL) and relational databases or alternative data stores (e.g., PostgreSQL, DynamoDB)
  • Proven ability to solve complex, ambiguous problems and collaborate across product, design, and engineering teams
  • Ability to work core EST hours if not located near a Toast office
More about this role

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy.

Engineers at Toast build the mission-critical foundation that powers thousands of restaurants and local businesses every single day. From real-time order processing and resilient payment infrastructure to automated intelligent workflows, our technology solves high-stakes, real-world problems at scale. We value high technical standards, hands-on execution, collaborative problem-solving, and building systems that directly impact our customers' success.

  • International: Scaling Toast’s core platform globally. You'll tackle localization, multi-currency architectures, international payment integrations, and regional compliance as we expand into new markets around the world.
  • Retail: Building the next generation of omnichannel commerce tools for retail merchants. You'll architect solutions that unify inventory, point-of-sale systems, and real-time transaction processing for businesses with physical and digital storefronts.
  • Enterprise: Architecting high-throughput, mission-critical systems designed...

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R & D : Engineering : Commerce

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