Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Payroll Onboarding

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy.

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.

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our dynamic Payroll Onboarding team, which supports the Payroll product for Toast restaurants. You’ll play a key roll* in the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions that enable restaurant owners to configure Payroll accurately, while empowering internal Toast teams to support go-lives efficiently..

About this roll* (Responsibilities)

Lead deep technical initiatives that improve functionality and reliability for Toast customers

Design solutions that anticipate and accommodate future needs while considering tradeoffs

Participate in architectural discussions and influence the technical roadmap

Collaborate with teams of Design, Product, and other engineering members in developing robust and scalable full-stack software applications

Advocate for best coding practices to raise the bar for you, your team, and the company

Mentor and provide technical guidance, acting as a force multiplier in improving engineering productivity

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

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

8+ years of back-end experience in Java, Kotlin, or other object-oriented languages

Proven track record of leading technically complex, multi-team projects

Proficient with modern web standards and technologies (e.g. React, TypeScript, REST, GraphQL)

Proficient with traditional databases and alternative data stores

Experience with distributed systems, enterprise messaging systems, and/or microservices

Experience delivering high-quality, reliable services to production

Excellent cross-team communication skills on complex technical topics

Passionate about technology and learning new things

AI at Toast

At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.

Our Total Rewards Philosophy 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 .

The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills, experience, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions if eligible), equity, and benefits. You can learn more about how we align pay with local labor markets in our Geographic Pay Zone Philosophy .