Staff Software Engineer, AI-Driven Scheduling Platform

Openkrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

Toast is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help build the Scheduling product as part of the Team Management Suite for restaurant employers. You’ll contribute to design, development, and delivery of scalable software that balances profitability, predictability for employees, and guest satisfaction.

As a technical leader, you will guide cross-team initiatives, shape architecture, collaborate with design, product and other engineers, and champion engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of back-end experience in Java, Kotlin, or other OO languages.
• Proficient with modern API design (TypeScript, REST, GraphQL) and relational databases or alternatives (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
• Demonstrated technical leadership with cross-team influence and delivery accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead deep technical initiatives to expand our consumer footprint and improve restaurant employee engagement.
• Design high-level solutions while guiding code-level execution and performance tradeoffs.
• Participate in architectural discussions and shape the technical roadmap.
• Collaborate with Design, Product, and engineering to deliver robust full-stack software.
• Champion engineering excellence and foster a culture of quality and innovation.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance development velocity and explore new approaches.

Skills

Java/Kotlin backend

API design (TypeScript, REST, GraphQL)

System design

Technical leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Customer empathy

Tools

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

REST

GraphQL

TypeScript

Job description

Toast is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help build the Scheduling product as part of the Team Management Suite for restaurant employers. You’ll contribute to design, development, and delivery of scalable software that balances profitability, predictability for employees, and guest satisfaction.

As a technical leader, you will guide cross-team initiatives, shape architecture, collaborate with design, product and other engineers, and champion engineering excellence.