Software Engineer II, Pay & Payroll Platform

Toast; United States; Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Toast is seeking a Software Engineer II to help build and scale payroll-related platforms that calculate and deliver pay to restaurant employees. You will work on mission‑critical infrastructure affecting wages and tip pooling, collaborating with Design, Product, and Engineering to deliver reliable, scalable pay solutions.

You will design and implement backend services using Java/Kotlin, React, TypeScript, and GraphQL, while applying AI tools to improve development velocity and accuracy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of back‑end experience with one or more object‑oriented programming languages (such as Java, Kotlin, or similar).
• Proficient with modern web standards and technologies (e.g. React, TypeScript, REST, GraphQL).
• Proficient with traditional databases and alternative data stores.
• Experience delivering high-quality, reliable services to production.
• Experience with distributed systems, enterprise messaging systems, and/or microservices
• A strong appreciation for precision and correctness, because when the output drives someone's paycheck, getting the calculation right matters.
• Excellent cross‑team communication skills on complex technical topics.
• Passionate about technology and learning new things.

Responsibilities

• Join a collaborative team of Design, Product, and other engineering members in developing robust and scalable full-stack software applications.
• Design, build and maintain high-performing, flexible, and scalable solutions that help restaurants deliver a best‑in‑class experience.
• Provide design feedback and participate in code reviews to ensure implementation meets requirements.
• Participate in architectural discussions and influence the technical roadmap.
• Leverage cutting‑edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to influence what we build and how we build it.

Skills

Back-end development

RESTful services

Distributed systems

Cross-team communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React

TypeScript

REST

GraphQL

Job description

Toast is seeking a Software Engineer II to help build and scale payroll-related platforms that calculate and deliver pay to restaurant employees. You will work on mission‑critical infrastructure affecting wages and tip pooling, collaborating with Design, Product, and Engineering to deliver reliable, scalable pay solutions.

You will design and implement backend services using Java/Kotlin, React, TypeScript, and GraphQL, while applying AI tools to improve development velocity and accuracy.