Senior Software Engineer
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. Over 170,000 restaurant businesses run on Toast.
About the team
We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Toast Reporting Experience (T-REX) team in Dublin. T-REX owns the reporting and analytics layer that restaurant owners use to understand and run their businesses - turning the wealth of data that flows through Toast into clear, actionable insights. When a restaurant owner checks their sales trends, labour costs, or menu performance, that's T-REX.
The team is in the middle of a significant evolution. We've spent the past year building the foundations - a modern reporting stack, shared UI components, OpenSearch-backed data pipelines - and we're now shipping the features that sit on top of it. The work ahead spans AI-native integrations, natural language interfaces, and expanding the data layer that powers intelligent experiences across Toast. These are hands-on engineering problems at the intersection of product, data, and AI.
What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)
- Strong backend engineering skills in Kotlin, Java, or another object-oriented language, with solid instincts around testing and code quality
- Experience designing and building APIs and frameworks that other teams depend on - platform thinking, not just feature delivery
- Experience with GraphQL and REST API design
- Comfortable working on AI-native features and cross-team integrations - this work spans multiple systems and requires collaboration as much as execution
- The ability to take a complex business problem, understand what the user actually needs, and build something that solves it cleanly
- You use AI tooling as a genuine part of your workflow, not an afterthought
- You care about the people using what you build - not just whether it works, but whether it's useful
What will help you stand out (Nonessential Skills/Nice to Haves)
- Experience working with large datasets and query engines (OpenSearch or similar)
- Familiarity with data pipelines or event-driven architectures (Kafka, Pulsar, or similar)
- Frontend experience in React or TypeScript - enough to contribute across the stack when needed
- Understanding of API principals (REST/GraphQL) and integration with frontend applications
Our Tech Stack
- A core of Java & Kotlin based backend services.
- React SPAs leveraging Tailwind, GraphQL and Storybook.
- OpenSearch, 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.
- This is a hybrid role requiring in-office collaboration two days per week in our Dublin office.**
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.
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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