Manager of Device Testing and Automation, Toast
$127-203k
Point of sale and management system for restaurants
Open for applications
Point of sale and management system for restaurants
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$127-203k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Toast's mission is to enrich the food experience for all.
Role
Who you are
- Proven Leadership: 5+ years of experience managing QA teams with a dedicated focus on device-specific testing and automation within the hardware or embedded systems space
- SDLC Expertise: A strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the ability to define appropriate validation strategies at key phases of the process
- Strategic Risk Management: Sound judgment in defining quality gates and optimizing test coverage. You can strike a balance between maintaining a high quality bar and driving release efficiency by tailoring test execution to the scope and impact of specific changes
- Android Device Testing: Experience testing Android-based hardware, including familiarity with ADB-based operations
- Automation Toolset: Familiarity with overseeing or implementing automation using Robot Framework, UIAutomator, Python, or equivalent technologies
- Change Management: Proven ability to lead a team through a technical "journey"— transitioning from traditional hardware validation to automation-heavy workflows without disrupting ongoing operations
- Hardware Proficiency: Familiarity with the unique challenges of testing physical hardware, such POS terminals, networking equipment, printers and peripherals
- AI Proficiency: A good understanding on how to leverage AI Tools to increase test efficiency
Desirable
- Lab Infrastructure: Experience building or scaling physical automation test labs for hardware validation
- Vendor Partnership: Experience collaborating with 3rd party vendors to integrate and adopt emerging test frameworks or specialized hardware tooling
- Android OS: A good understanding of AOSP (Android Open Source Project)
What the job involves
- As the Manager of Device Testing and Automation, you will be the guardian of hardware quality at Toast
- Your mission is two-fold: maintaining the flawless execution of our current hardware and device software validation processes while leading the team through a strategic transformation toward automation
- You will ensure our POS devices, printers, peripherals, and networking hardware are "restaurant-proof" today, while building the high-efficiency testing environment of tomorrow
- Ensure Operational Continuity: Lead the day-to-day validation of device software, including the OS and hardware aspects for Toast POS devices and peripherals (printers, scanners, scales), ensuring current release cycles remain on track and meet our high quality bar
- Lead the Automation Journey: In parallel with existing operations, architect and execute a multi-phase transition from functional validation to a sophisticated, automation-first strategy to decrease test cycle times
- Manage & Mentor: Lead a diverse team of SDETs and QA Engineers, providing the steady leadership needed to maintain current standards while upskilling the team for an automated future
- Process Modernization: Systematically convert existing functional test cases into automated scripts, enabling the Device Engineering team to release faster without sacrificing reliability
- Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with Product and Engineering to validate the entire device stack, ensuring seamless integration between device software, Android-based OS, and physical peripherals
Our take
Running a restaurant means managing a stressful set of elements, all needing to work together seamlessly to create a good experience for diners. Toast helps to streamline processes, and puts an end to piles of paperwork, by providing a platform whereby tableside ordering, menu modifications, labour management, payroll, and more are all housed in one system that can run from a tablet.
Toast offers restaurant-grade hardware and cloud-based, customisable payment solutions to serve clients from startup through to growth phase, as well as a service for established restaurants. By combining all the digital services a restaurant might need, the platform can act as the one and comprehensive solution for restaurants of any size, avoiding restaurateurs from having to invest in a range of technologies.
Toast has over 70,000 restaurants on its books, from food trucks to national brands, and its mobile ordering and payment solutions have made it a recognized brand for consumers. The company's IPO in 2021 saw it valued at over $30 billion and since then, it has added more features to its product suite including wholesale and catering order tools. Toast then, has proven its place as an indispensable player in the restaurant space.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
28% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2020
$400m
SERIES F
Apr 2019
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $899m
Company benefits
- Peer and company recognition programs
- Unlimited Vacation
- Sabbatical opportunity after five years
- Professional Development Reimbursement Program
- Commitment to Employee Wellness through resources such as a quarterly Wellness Stipend
- Various peer and company recognition programs
- 401(k) and matching
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
- Mental Health Benefits
- Subsidized backup childcare
Company HQ
Fort Point Channel Landmark District, Boston, MA
Leadership
Steve Fredette
(Co-Founder & President)They studied at MIT before co-founding Klick Mobile in 2009 and spending almost 7 years at Endeca. They left their Management role in June 2012 having co-founded Toast in May.
Aman Narang
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied Computer Science at MIT, they worked at Endeca for 5 years. They moved from working as Product Manager to work full-time as President of Toast in 2013, having co-founded it the previous year.
Jonathan Grimm
(Co-Founder & CTO)They also studied Computer Science at MIT before working as an Engineer for Endeca for over 4 years. They worked at Oracle for 5 months prior to co-founding Toast in May 2012.
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