Job Description
Location: Costa Mesa CA #LI-HYBRID #BI-HYBRID
Who We Are
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.
Are you bready* for a change?
Toast currently serves hundreds of multi-unit brands including Caribou Coffee Choice Hotels Craveworthy Brands WaBa Grill Nothing Bundt Cakes Papa Gino's & D'Angelo Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill and The Human Bean among others. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our enterprise drive-thru team and help us build the best-in-class drive-thru solutions that enable significant future growth. You will get to work across the entire Toast platform including our scalable backend customer-facing web apps and everything else in between. As a member of the Drive-Thru Enterprise team you will help ensure our products are built to meet the evolving needs of these customers. You can read more on our Toast for Enterprise Page.
About this roll* (Responsibilities)
- Design build deploy and maintain highly resilient and scalable features across Toast’s enterprise management products
- Hands-on design and implementation of Android applications in Kotlin
- Lead complex projects that improve the functionality and reliability of our products
- Ensure quality by building automated testing for changes
- Contribute to the overall quality of the Android and backend systems
- Collaborate with UX PM QA and Engineering to define design and build best-in-class solutions in a complex and fast-moving environment
- Guide the growth & development of peer engineers with mentoring and coaching
Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)
- 5+ years of prior experience developing and maintaining Android applications
- Experience with distributed systems enterprise messaging systems and/or microservices
- Proficient with modern API standards and technologies (e.g. REST GraphQL)
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Passionate about driving innovation and continuously improving engineering practices
- Proven track record of technical leadership and contribution to complex projects
- Has a growth mindset with an emphasis on improving yourself and your team
- Balances getting things done with platform stability
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science
What we use to make our dish (Our Tech Stack)
- A core of Java & Kotlin based backend services.
- React SPAs leveraging Tailwind GraphQL and Storybook.
- Android app built in Java & Kotlin.
- PostgreSQL and DynamoDB as core persistence.
- Pulsar Camel and RabbitMQ for message-based integrations.
- And many more technologies that help us build a top-class platform.
AI at Toast
At Toast one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster more independently and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.
Our Total Rewards Philosophy
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract retain and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.
The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills experience and geographic location. In addition to base salary our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime bonus/commissions if eligible) equity and benefits. You can learn more about how we align pay with local labor markets in our Geographic Pay Zone Philosophy.
How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process
Throughout the hiring process our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking summarization and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people. To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring
Our Approach to Hybrid Working
We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the hospitality community regardless of location. Please visit the Locations page on our career site to learn more about our in-office expectations by region: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast
Diversity Equity and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success
At Toast our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse and we embrace that diversity with authenticity inclusivity respect and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.
We Thrive Together
We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast.
Apply today!
Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process please contact [email protected].
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of prior experience developing and maintaining Android applications
- Experience with distributed systems enterprise messaging systems and/or microservices
- Proficient with modern API standards and technologies (e.g. REST GraphQL)
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science
What the Team is Saying
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Toast Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Leave & Time Off Breadth—Flexible PTO paid company holidays and a paid sabbatical after five years are part of the package alongside paid parental family and medical leave. These programs collectively provide multiple pathways for extended time away.
- Parental & Family Support—Parental leave is described as 16 weeks paid for all parents plus an additional 8–10 weeks for birthing parents that can be split within 24 months. Fertility and family‑forming guidance with a stipend and subsidized backup care further enable family support.
- Healthcare Strength—Medical dental and vision coverage are paired with mental‑health therapy and coaching a wellness stipend and financial education. Fertility and family‑forming guidance with a stipend adds depth to the health offering.
Toast Insights
What We Do
Toast is the all-in-one platform built for restaurants of all sizes. Toast provides a single platform of software as a service (SaaS) products and financial technology solutions that give restaurants everything they need to run their business including point of sale payments supplier management digital ordering and delivery marketing and loyalty and team management. By serving as the restaurant operating system across dine-in takeout and delivery channels Toast helps restaurants increase revenue streamline operations and deliver amazing guest experiences.
Why Work With Us
Our recipe for an awesome workplace: One splash of friendship A dollop of impact A sprinkle of no hierarchy & A heavy spoonful of individuality Mix these ingredients in a fast-paced and hardworking environment. Best paired with a side of interesting people who always bring their whole selves to work. *100% Sunday scary free
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