Principal Cloud Engineer, Toast
$143-229k
+ Equity
Point of sale and management system for restaurants
Open for applications
Point of sale and management system for restaurants
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$143-229k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
Toast's mission is to enrich the food experience for all.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 8+ years in cloud engineering or related fields, with significant experience in platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Technical Skills: Strong knowledge in cloud architecture, containerization (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker), and modern cloud-native design approaches
- Leadership: Proven ability to lead projects and mentor team members while managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of articulating technical concepts to a non-technical audience
Desirable
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or relevant fields
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD methodologies, and related tools (e.g., Jenkins, Terraform)
- Familiarity with modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java)
What the job involves
- As a Principal Cloud Engineer at Toast, you will lead the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure solutions that support our scalable, secure, and high-availability applications
- You will champion our cloud strategy, leveraging cloud-native principles to ensure our applications are adaptable and resilient
- Additionally, you will guide the implementation of the AWS Well-Architected Framework to enhance reliability and optimize costs
- Champion Cloud Strategy: Design, advocate for, and execute a comprehensive cloud strategy that aligns with business goals and advances Toast’s technological capabilities
- Architect and Design: Lead the architecture and design of cloud-native applications, ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and efficient
- Cloud Best Practices: Implement best practices in cloud architecture in alignment with the AWS Well-Architected Framework, ensuring our solutions are secure, efficient, and cost-effective
- Technical Leadership: Mentor and guide a team of cloud engineers, fostering their technical and professional growth while promoting best practices in cloud engineering
- Collaboration: Partner with product management and engineering teams to understand business requirements and translate them into robust cloud solutions
- Infrastructure Management: Oversee cloud infrastructure, employing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices to automate deployment and management processes
- Security & Compliance: Advocate for cloud security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards
- Cost Optimization: Identify opportunities for efficiency and cost reduction in our cloud environment, utilizing monitoring and reporting tools aligned with Well-Architected principles
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 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
Fenway–Kenmore, Boston, MA
Leadership
Steve Fredette
(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
(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
(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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