Senior Software Engineer - job 1 of 3

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.

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 Senior Software Engineer 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)

• Be part of a team working collaboratively with Product Managers and other engineers designing, building and maintaining high performance, flexible and highly scalable microservices.
• 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
• Mentor and coach other engineers. 

Leverage cutting edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building - contributing to a culture of innovation and productivity across the team.

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

• 5+ years of experience
• Proficient in Java and/or Kotlin, with a strong understanding of object-oriented and functional programming principles
• Strong understanding of backend architecture patterns, including microservices, monolithic, and event-driven architectures
• Experience designing and developing scalable, secure, and performant backend systems
• Knowledge of RESTful API design principles and best practices
• Proficient in database systems such as PostgreSQL,  AWS DynamoDB
• Understanding of database modeling, normalization, and query optimization techniques
• Strong 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
• Passionate about making users happy and seeing people use your product in the wild.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug complex issues and optimize system performance
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform
• Understanding of security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and encryption
• Experience with containerization, such as Docker or Kubernetes

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.