Senior Software Engineer – Retail Platform (Remote)

Toast; United States; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Toast is seeking engineers to build for our largest retail customers, like large grocery stores and local chains. You will work with engineering and product to identify opportunities, prototype solutions, and deploy AI-native experiences.

Expect to visit stores to understand workflows and participate in a fast-moving, customer-focused environment. This role emphasizes shipping production software, collaboration across teams, and shaping the future of our retail platform with flexibility across

Qualifications

• 6+ years of production software experience shipping to customers.
• Experience with Java or Kotlin and OO languages.
• Growth mindset; self and team improvement.
• Startup mindset; comfortable with ambiguity.
• Empathetic, respectful, and user-focused.
• Flexible with different tech stacks and testing methodologies.
• Passionate about making users happy.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-impact opportunities in the domain.
• Plan, scope, and prototype solutions from design to rollout.
• Make technical decisions for the retail platform’s future.
• Stay in tune with customer needs via feedback and trends.
• Deploy AI-native experiences powered by Toast IQ.

Skills

6+ years exp

Java

Kotlin

OO languages

Growth mindset

Startup mindset

Tech stack flexibility

Testing frameworks

Empathetic

Job description

Toast is seeking engineers to build for our largest retail customers, like large grocery stores and local chains. You will work with engineering and product to identify opportunities, prototype solutions, and deploy AI-native experiences.

Expect to visit stores to understand workflows and participate in a fast-moving, customer-focused environment. This role emphasizes shipping production software, collaboration across teams, and shaping the future of our retail platform with flexibility across