- Be part of a team working collaboratively with Product Managers and other engineers designing, building and maintaining high performance, flexible and highly scalable microservices.
- Use cutting-edge technologies and best practices to optimize for performance and usability, ultimately enhancing the overall restaurant management experience.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Toast.
- Advocate best coding practices to raise the bar for you, your team and the company
- Mentor and coach other engineers.
- 5+ years of experience
- Proficient in Java and/or Kotlin, with a solid knowledge of object-oriented and functional programming principles
- Strong awareness of backend architecture patterns, including microservices, monolithic, and event-driven architectures
- Experience designing and developing scalable, secure, and performant backend systems
- Knowledge of RESTful API design principles and best practices
- Proficient in database systems such as PostgreSQL, AWS DynamoDB
- Comprehension of database modeling, normalization, and query optimization techniques
- Robust understanding of testing principles, including unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing
Special Sauce (*Nice to Haves)
- Experience with Payment systems is desired, but not required
- Passionate about making users happy and seeing people use your product in the wild.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug complex issues and optimize system performance
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform
- Understanding of security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and encryption
- Experience with containerization, such as Docker or Kubernetes
Our Spread* of Total Rewards
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.
*Bread puns encouraged but not required
The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions, if eligible), benefits, and equity (if eligible).
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.
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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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