Senior Software Engineer - Back End

Job Description

Toast is a technology company that specializes in providing a comprehensive all-in-one SaaS product and financial  technology solutions tailored for the restaurant industry. Toast offers a suite of tools to help restaurants manage their operations, including point of sale, payment processing, supplier management, digital ordering and delivery, marketing and loyalty, employee scheduling and team management. The platform is designed to streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and improve overall efficiency for the restaurants. 

Bready* to make a change?

At Toast, we empower the restaurant community to thrive through our innovative SaaS and financial technology solutions. As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the backend systems that power our platform. If you’re passionate about building scalable, reliable, and secure backend services and want to make a real impact in the restaurant industry, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s bring your expertise to the table and create solutions that serve millions of customers.

About This Roll* (Responsibilities)

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Toast, you will:

• Build new products and Evolve Toast’s existing products suite to meet global market needs
• Lead projects from discovery and development to roll out
• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, frontend engineers, and data teams, to deliver impactful solutions.
• Lead efforts to enhance the performance and reliability of our systems, ensuring high availability and low latency.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and mentor junior team members.
• Implement best practices in software development, including testing, code reviews, and CI/CD processes.
• Address complex technical challenges, such as third-party integrations, data synchronization, and large-scale distributed systems.
• Stay updated on emerging backend technologies and advocate for their adoption where appropriate.

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• 6+ years of experience in backend development with a strong focus on scalable, distributed systems.
• Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages, such as Java, Kotlin.
• Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and database design (SQL and NoSQL).
• Experience with cloud platforms preferably AWS and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex technical challenges.
• Excellent communication skills with a collaborative and team-oriented mindset.

Special Sauce* (Nonessential Skills/Nice to Haves)

While not required, these skills will make you stand out:

• Experience with restaurant or fintech systems, including payment processing or POS integrations.
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, or Prometheus.
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures and message brokers like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in technical communities.
• Experience with mentoring and leading engineering initiatives.