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You will collaborate with senior engineers, product managers, designers, and mobile/web teammates across North America and Europe to deliver reliable, high-performance features.\nAbout this roll* (Responsibilities)\nBuild, test, and deploy scalable backend microservices using Java / Kotlin and AWS infrastructure.\nImplement core reservation and guest lifecycle APIs, including international phone validation, geoblocking rules, and two-way notification services.\nDevelop transactional and payment components for reservation , pre-authorizations, and Card workflows.\nBuild data sync endpoints and event consumers connecting with POS order data, fulfillment, and Guestbook profiles.\nWrite comprehensive automated unit, integration, and contract tests to ensure zero-regression releases and high test coverage.\nMonitor service health, analyze logs and metrics (Datadog/CloudWatch), and participate in on-call rotations to maintain platform uptime.\nCollaborate in team agile ceremonies, code reviews, and technical design discussions, leveraging modern development tools to ship quality software efficiently.\nDo you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)\n2-4 years of professional backend software development experience building RESTful APIs and distributed systems in production.\nProficiency in Java or Kotlin (or similar object-oriented languages like C#) and familiarity with modern frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Micronaut, Dropwizard).\nExperience working with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and writing efficient SQL queries and schema migrations.\nFamiliarity with distributed systems concepts, asynchronous messaging (Kafka, Pulsar, or AWS SQS/SNS), and cloud platforms (AWS).\nSolid understanding of RESTful API design principles, JSON data modeling, and testing best practices (JUnit, Mockito).\nStrong problem-solving skills, curiosity to learn restaurant domain workflows, and enthusiasm for collaborating in an agile, cross-functional team.\nAI at Toast\nAt 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.\nOur Total Rewards Philosophy \n 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.\nThe 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.\nPay Range\n$92,000—$142,000 CAD\nHow Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process\nThroughout 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\nOur Approach to Hybrid Working\nWe 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\nPeople Are the Secret Ingredient in Our Recipe for Success\nAt 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.\nApply today!\nToast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. 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