Principal Software Engineer, Toast
$180-368k
Salary range dependent on candidate location. Plus equity and bonus/commissions if eligible
Point of sale and management system for restaurants
Be an early applicant
Point of sale and management system for restaurants
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$180-368k
Salary range dependent on candidate location. Plus equity and bonus/commissions if eligible
1001+ employees
Company mission
Toast's mission is to enrich the food experience for all.
Role
Who you are
- This is a role for someone who thinks at the level of the business problem first, translates that into clear technical direction, and brings teams along with them
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering with demonstrated expertise in data platform or distributed systems engineering
- Strong background in data lakehouse technologies (Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or similar), streaming infrastructure (Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, or similar), and cloud-native data platforms (Databricks, AWS, or similar)
- Demonstrated ability to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions in complex, multi-product environments
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with a track record of guiding teams through architectural transformations
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Passionate about driving innovation and continuously improving engineering practices
What the job involves
- 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
- We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the Advanced Analytics Platform (AAP) team
- The AAP team owns the data platform powering Toast's analytics products and AI/ML capabilities
- Our mission is to build the foundational data infrastructure - real-time streaming, data lakehouse, feature serving, and cloud-native analytics pipelines - that enables product teams across Toast to build intelligent, data-driven experiences for over 170,000 restaurant customers
- We are in the middle of a significant platform evolution: migrating to Apache Iceberg, standing up a new Feature Store, and scaling our streaming infrastructure to meet the demands of a rapidly growing business
- As a Principal Software Engineer on this team, you will play a key role in defining the technical strategy for our most critical data platform initiatives
- You will define how we evolve our architecture, build the frameworks and patterns that enable other engineers to move fast, and establish Toast as a leader in data platform engineering
- Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable systems that are critical to the success of Data at Toast
- Develop and execute technical strategies to solve complex business challenges, leveraging data-driven decisions to prioritize impactful changes
- Build and maintain strong partnerships across lines of business, aligning technical solutions with strategic objectives
- Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, inclusivity, and engineering excellence
- Effectively communicate technical direction, guide teams through execution and drive organizational quality practices
- Diagnose performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations
- Leverage cutting edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building - contributing to a culture of innovation and productivity across the team
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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