Senior Software Engineer, Scheduling

Toast

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Toast is a rapidly growing company that's revolutionizing how the restaurant industry does business by pairing technology with an extraordinary commitment to customer success. We help restaurants streamline operations, increase revenue, and deliver amazing guest experiences through our platform that combines restaurant point of sale, team management, guest-facing technology, and award-winning customer support. Join us as we empower the restaurant community to delight guests, do what they love, and thrive. We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join in building the Scheduling product as part of Toast’s Team Management Suite for restaurant employers. You’ll play a key roll in the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions that enable restaurant owners to build an optimal labor plan that balances interests in profitability, employee’s desire for predictability and flexibility, and guest satisfaction.

Requirements

5+ years of back-end experience with one or more object-oriented programming languages (such as Java, Kotlin, or similar).
Experience owning and operating production systems.
A track record of tackling ambiguous, high-impact challenges and delivering scalable solutions
Ability and motivation to learn quickly and apply knowledge to solve real problems
A hunger to take on challenging projects and build systems that operate at massive scale.
Above all, we’re looking for a strong engineer with solid fundamentals.

Responsibilities

Build, run, and improve core backend systems alongside a collaborative, supportive team.
Take end-to-end ownership of systems, contributing to a strong engineering culture focused on quality, reliability, and long-term maintainability
Lead work across the full development lifecycle—design, estimation, implementation, testing, debugging, and deployment—while learning and applying best practices for building and operating reliable systems at scale.
Ship code that directly impacts Toast’s growth and the day-to-day operations of restaurant teams
Partner with product and design to influence what we build and how we build it
Contribute to and elevate team standards through thoughtful code reviews and technical discussions
Mentor and provide technical guidance to other team members