Senior Software Engineer, Toast
Backend — Toast International
CA$115-165k
Point of sale and management system for restaurants
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Point of sale and management system for restaurants
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$115-165k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Toast's mission is to enrich the food experience for all.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of software engineering experience building scalable, distributed backend microservices in production
- Deep proficiency in Java or Kotlin, relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DynamoDB), and event-driven architectures (Pulsar / Kafka / AWS)
- Proven experience designing clean, versioned REST / GraphQL APIs and handling asynchronous workflows at scale
- Experience integrating payment workflows (e.g., card tokenization, pre-auth, Stripe/Adyen/payment gateway integrations) or compliance-sensitive systems
- Strong focus on software reliability, schema design, latency optimization, and distributed systems resilience
- Passion for collaborating across distributed global time zones with a single-threaded ownership mindset
What the job involves
- As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Toast International team, you’ll play a pivotal role in engineering the platform that powers the next generation of guest reservations, dynamic floor management, and table operations across global markets like the UK, Europe, and Canada
- You will lead the design and execution of core backend services—building scalable backend systems, robust integrations, data processing pipelines, and core platform capabilities. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering teams in North America and Europe, product managers, and designers to win high-value full-service restaurants worldwide
- Architect, implement, and scale distributed backend microservices (Java / Kotlin / AWS) powering reservations and guest management
- Build core transactional and payment capabilities for the platform
- Design robust integrations with third-party aggregators and partners and two-way POS synchronization
- Implement tiering, entitlements, and usage metering services across freemium waitlists and premium subscription tiers
- Partner cross-functionally with Mobile, Web/Frontend, Product Management, and UX to deliver seamless end-to-end features
- Drive high standards of code quality, observability, test automation (unit, integration, and contract tests), and operational excellence
- Mentor team members, participate in technical design reviews, and leverage modern AI development workflows to accelerate velocity and code quality
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 a comprehensive solution for restaurants of any size, saving 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 has proven its place as an indispensable player in the restaurant space.
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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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