Senior Software Engineer, Consumer

Location(s): US (remote), Boston (hybrid), or New York (hybrid)

Bready* to make a change?

Toast is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build innovative solutions on the web to expand how guests interact with our consumer-facing digital dining product, Toast Local. You’ll join a team of frontend, backend, and native mobile engineers working together to create the best digital restaurant experience for guests.

Who We Are

The Consumer team at Toast is all about creating exceptional consumer experiences for restaurants and their guests. We’re product-obsessed, focused on innovation, and committed to building scalable, reliable solutions that are used by millions of restaurant-goers every day. If you’re ready to make an impact on a massive scale, this is the place for you.

About this roll* (Responsibilities)

• Lead the team’s work on the web, from guest-facing features to the restaurant tools that support them
• Build cross-platform experiences alongside iOS, Android, and backend engineers
• Work across the stack, from React and Next.js on the front end to the services behind it
• Experiment directly with guests and restaurants to test new dining experiences
• Ship code that drives the growth and strategy of Toast’s consumer business

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

• 5+ years of experience as afull-stack software engineer
• Strong frontend experience building modern web applications with React and TypeScript; Next.js a plus
• Backend experience building GraphQL or REST APIs; Kotlin/Java a plus
• Ownership of your work from start to finish: shipping it, launching it, monitoring the rollout, and analyzing the results
• A point of view on consumer products and a desire to shape what gets built, not just how
• Proven track record of leading technical projects with cross-team impact and cross-functional collaboration

Specialsauce * (Nice to haves)

• Experience with native frontend development for iOS or Android

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.

Zone A

$159,000—$254,000 USD

Zone B

$138,000—$221,000 USD

Zone C

$125,000—$200,000 USD

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. We ask that you complete interviews and assessments on your own, without real-time AI tools, recording, or transcription bots, unless we tell you otherwise in advance. 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

People Are the Secret Ingredient in Our Recipe for Success

At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient-when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry brings together people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we value that same breadth at Toast. We strive to build a culture grounded in authenticity, respect, and humility, where every Toaster has a real opportunity to grow, contribute, and do their best work-raising the bar in delivering exceptional experiences for our customers and each other.

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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