Staff Software Engineer, Orders Platform & AI-Driven Scale

Toast

United States

Hybrid

USD 151,000 - 309,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Hybrid work model

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Job summary

Toast is seeking a senior software engineer to lead design and delivery on the Orders platform, spanning cloud to POS. You will work with cross-functional teams to build scalable services, drive architecture decisions, and mentor others.

The role emphasizes reliability, modern APIs, and AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in Java or Kotlin, strong API experience (REST/GraphQL), and a track record of shipping production-grade systems at scale.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience with OO languages like Java or Kotlin.
Experience delivering platform capabilities across multiple teams.
Mobile and backend development in distributed systems.
Deep understanding of SDLC, testing, and reliability.
Experience shipping production apps or libraries.
Expertise with REST and GraphQL APIs.
Ownership of production services, incident response, and reliability.

Responsibilities

Lead design and delivery of capabilities on Toast's Orders platform across teams.
Collaborate with Design, Product, QA, and engineering for robust Toast POS apps.
Drive architectural decisions for correctness, performance, and scale.
Provide design feedback and participate in code reviews.
Align Orders platform roadmap with Toast's strategy.
Mentor team members and raise engineering standards.