Senior Software Engineer, Release Engineering

Toast Tab, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Toast is seeking a Software Engineer for the Release Engineering team to help build and optimize automated release pipelines. You will contribute to scalable CI/CD solutions, mentor peers, and lead complex projects across multiple contributors in a hybrid US workplace.

The role emphasizes Go, Java/Kotlin, and modern languages, with a passion for improving delivery speed, reliability, and developer happiness, including AI-assisted tooling.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Go, Java/Kotlin or other modern language(s) with strong testing and quality practices.
• Ability to dive into a breadth of problems in various programming languages.
• Passion for improving the software delivery process and making developers happy.
• Hunger for leveraging AI tools efficiently for the team and customers.
• Agile mindset focused on delivering usable software.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a team working collaboratively to optimize build and deployment automation tools for developers.
• Create and implement CI/CD solutions that ensure release quality and security.
• Lead complex projects with multiple contributors and stakeholders.
• Participate in team on-call rotation to respond to production alerts for the team’s systems.
• Mentor and coach other team members.
• Promote technical excellence.

Skills

Go

Java/Kotlin

Software engineering

CI/CD

AI tools

Agile

Tools

GitHub Actions

TypeScript

AWS

Backstage

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Claude Code

Job description

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.

The mission of the Release Engineering team is “to empower Toasters to build and deploy software with speed, confidence, and joy.” We create digital assembly lines that transform code into polished products. We build scalable, secure, and automated release pipelines that turbocharge our software delivery and ensure compliance and reliability from first commit to production deployment. We are looking for a software engineer to join in our mission!

A day in the life (Responsibilities)

• Be part of a team working collaboratively to optimize build and deployment automation tools for developers
• Create and implement CI/CD solutions that ensure release quality and security
• Lead complex projects with multiple contributors and stakeholders
• Participate in team on-call rotation to respond to production alerts for the team’s systems
• Mentor and coach other team members
• Promote technical excellence

What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficiency in Go, Java/Kotlin or other modern language(s) with a strong understanding of testing, quality and best practices
• Ability to dive into a breadth of problems in various programming languages
• Passion for improving the software delivery process and making developers happy
• Hunger for leveraging AI tools efficiently for our team and our customers
• Agile mindset focused on delivering usable software

Special Sauce*

• Experience with managing AWS/Cloud infrastructure
• Experience building CI/CD solutions

Our Tech Stack

• A core of Java/Kotlin and Golang based backend services

GitHub Actions workflow platform and custom actions written in TypeScript

• PostgresQL and DynamoDB as core persistence
• Backstage developer portal
• Deep AWS integrations and componentry
• Claude Code and similar AI development tools as part of daily engineering
• Many more technologies that help us build a world-class platform

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.

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.

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 [e-mail].

For roles in the United States, it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.