Software Engineer 2

Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love. 

We’re not your traditional tech company and we don’t aim to be. Going against the grain is in our DNA. Building a revolutionary product begins with revolutionary thinking. That’s why we value diversity of background and lived experience. Together, we empower restaurants of all sizes to build great teams, increase revenue, improve operations, and delight their guests. We pair our deep understanding of the restaurant industry with powerful cloud based software and restaurant-grade hardware to deliver an intuitive all-in-one platform. Join us on our mission to empower the restaurant community to delight guests, do what they love, and thrive.

Bready* to make a change?

Fintech at Toast operates one of the most critical portions of the Toast infrastructure: processing payments on behalf of our restaurants and ensuring that restaurants are paid in a timely manner. Payment processing is a key source of Toast’s revenue and also the lifeblood of our customers; we process millions of dollars in transactions per day. We are seeking a Software Engineer II to join our Payments team. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of our unified payment processing solution. This platform offers a single, integrated service for payment acceptance across various channels and supports a configurable enterprise approach. It is designed to allow a build-once, available-to-all strategy for both existing and emerging payment methods.  

About this roll* (Responsibilities) 

• Design, build, and deliver features for Toast’s payments products 
• Develop and implement automated test suite to ensure the code shipped to our customers meets the highest quality standards
• Partner with a wide array of teams across Toast 
• Work with experienced engineers to deliver design and code review 
• Use cutting-edge technologies and best practices to optimize for performance and usability, ultimately enhancing the overall restaurant management experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Toast.
• Advocate best coding practices to raise the bar for you, your team and the company.

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

• 2+ years of experience in designing and implementing robust backend services using Kotlin and/or Java.
• Proven ability to develop scalable and secure APIs that integrate with various internal/external systems.
• Knowledge of best practices in API lifecycle management, including versioning, documentation, and deprecation strategies.
• Proficiency in Kotlin-specific frameworks and libraries for building efficient backend solutions.
• Demonstrated experience with microservices architecture and containerization technologies for enhanced scalability and maintainability.
• Understanding of testing principles, including unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing.

Special Sauce (*Nice to Haves)

• Experience with Payment systems is desired, but not required
• Proficiency in DynamoDB and PostgreSQL
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform
• Exposure to functional programming concepts

Our Spread* of Total Rewards
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.

*Bread puns encouraged but not required