Staff Software Engineer, Toast Tables

2 Months ago • 8 Years + • Software Development & Engineering • $155,000 PA - $248,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Toast is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Toast Tables team, a rapidly expanding platform for restaurant waitlists and reservations. The role involves designing, scoping, and implementing cutting-edge solutions to enhance platform performance, usability, and scalability. Responsibilities include collaborating with Design and Product stakeholders, identifying high-impact opportunities, and working across teams to ensure seamless product integration. The engineer will influence code, product, and business strategies, working within a modern tech stack to solve real-world problems. This position is ideal for a hands-on, entrepreneurial engineer passionate about innovation and improving engineering practices.
Must have:
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Strong background in back-end development (Java, Kotlin, or other OO languages)
  • Proficient with modern API standards (REST, GraphQL)
  • Proficient with relational databases and alternative data stores
  • Experience with distributed systems, enterprise messaging, and/or microservices
  • Ability to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills
  • Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
  • Experience guiding teams through architectural transformations
  • Passion for driving innovation
Perks:
  • Competitive compensation and benefits programs
  • Healthy lifestyle support
  • Flexibility to meet changing needs

Job Details

Bready* to make a change?

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 are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Toast Tables team.

Toast Tables is a fast-growing, fully integrated waitlist and reservations platform that allows restaurants to generate and manage demand. It ties in with many of Toast’s other systems so that restaurants can bring a magical, fully digital, end-to-end experience to guests.

Who We Are

The Toast Tables team at Toast is all about creating exceptional reservations experiences for restaurants and their guests. We’re product-obsessed, focused on innovation, and committed to building scalable, reliable solutions that are used by millions of restaurant-goers every day. If you’re ready to make an impact on a massive scale, this is the place for you.

About this roll* (Responsibilities) 

In this role, you'll get to work on a wide variety of projects, using your technical chops to influence not just the code, but also product and business strategies. This is a golden opportunity for a hands-on, entrepreneurial engineer who thrives in a modern tech stack environment and loves solving real-world problems through technology. Here’s what you’ll be doing:

  • Design, scope, and implement cutting-edge solutions using a mix of technologies.
  • Enhance the platform to boost performance, usability, and scalability.
  • Collaborate closely with Design and Product stakeholders to ensure we are building the right solutions to the right problems
  • Identify high-impact opportunities with your team and turn them into reality.
  • Be an awesome teammate who’s all in on collaboration and collective success.
  • Work across teams to ensure that every part of our product ecosystem works seamlessly together to deliver the best possible experience for our customers.

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong background in back-end development using Java, Kotlin, or other object-oriented languages
  • Proficient with modern API standards and technologies (e.g. REST, GraphQL)
  • Proficient with relational databases and alternative data stores
  • Experience with distributed systems, enterprise messaging systems, and/or microservices
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions in complex, multi-product environments.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with a track record of guiding teams through architectural transformations.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Passionate about driving innovation and continuously improving engineering practices.

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



The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions, if eligible), benefits, and equity (if eligible).

Pay Range
$155,000—$248,000 USD

 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success

At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.

We Thrive Together

We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast.

Apply today!

Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com.

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