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Senior Software Engineer

Engineering

Senior Software Engineer

  • R11919
  • Remote
  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Engineering

Bready* to make a change?

Now, more than ever, the Toast team is committed to our customers. Our focus is on building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love. And because our technology is purpose-built for restaurants, by restaurant people, restaurants can trust that we’ll deliver on their needs for today while investing in experiences that will power their restaurant of the future.

Who We Are

The Websites team is responsible for advancing and supporting Toast’s new restaurant website hosting product, as well as working closely with the integrated Online Ordering product/team. This group is highly product oriented, with a laser-focus on creating top tier consumer experiences for restaurants and their guests. Our product-line is relatively new but already used by millions of restaurant goers each day, so be prepared to innovate on products at a huge scale while ensuring stability and scalability.

 

About this roll* (Responsibilities)

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. You’ll run experiments, iterate quickly, and have a strong voice in shaping the future of online ordering here at Toast.  Here’s what you’ll be doing:

  • Design, scope, and implement cutting-edge solutions using a mix of technologies.
  • Raise the bar to boost quality, performance, usability, and scalability of the Websites product.
  • 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.
  • Work across teams to ensure that every part of our product ecosystem works seamlessly together to deliver the best possible experience for our customers.

 

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

  • 5+ years of experience developing fullstack web applications
  • Proficient in backend technologies like Node.js and Java/Kotlin.
  • Skilled with frontend frameworks like React or Angular, and CSS frameworks like Tailwind or Bootstrap.
  • Experienced in building on AWS, with tools like Docker and Git.
  • Comfortable turning high-fidelity UX designs from Figma into reality.
  • Adept at designing databases and architectures that scale and perform well.
  • Passionate about writing testable code, with experience in API design and unit/integration testing.
  • Thrive in a collaborative, team-based environment where you ship features together.
  • Passionate about making users happy and seeing people use your product in the wild.
  • Embrace the agile mindset—ship quickly, iterate, and refine.

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

Pay Range
$134,000—$214,000 USD

 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success

At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity 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.

We Thrive Together

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. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast.

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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.

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