Senior Software Engineer, Real-Time Delivery Platforms

Toast, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Toast, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Delivery Services team. Hybrid option in Boston or New York preferred, with remote work on the US East Coast allowed.

You’ll help build systems that connect drivers, pricing, and delivery status, turning real-time data into reliable experiences for customers and restaurants. You will collaborate with product managers and designers, design scalable back-end services, and mentor teammates while delivering high-impact features that

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Kotlin, Java or another object-oriented language.
• Experienced with databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB) including schema design and optimization.
• In-depth understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and enterprise messaging.
• Proven track record of delivering reliable services to production.
• Comfort with systems where partner APIs, real-world timing, and imperfect data are the normal operating conditions.
• The capacity to tackle complex and ambiguous problems, communicate clearly with others to solve the problem, and share knowledge to help the whole team succeed.
• Driven by real-world customer impact.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable systems critical to our customers' success.
• Build the real-time backbone that keeps restaurants and guests confident about where an order is and when it will land.
• Work with product managers and designers to get money movement right, from delivery pricing through refunds, where correctness is not negotiable.
• Tackle scaling challenges and implement robust solutions.
• Advocate for best coding practices, raising the bar for yourself, your team, and the company.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to other team members.

Skills

Kotlin/Java

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Microservices

Distributed systems

APIs

Real-time timing

Problem solving

Tools

React

JavaScript

TypeScript

REST

GraphQL

Job description

Toast, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Delivery Services team. Hybrid option in Boston or New York preferred, with remote work on the US East Coast allowed.

You’ll help build systems that connect drivers, pricing, and delivery status, turning real-time data into reliable experiences for customers and restaurants. You will collaborate with product managers and designers, design scalable back-end services, and mentor teammates while delivering high-impact features that