Senior Software Engineer - BE
Toast, Inc.Responsibilities
- Build new products and evolve Toast’s existing product suite for global markets.
- Lead projects from discovery and development through rollout.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reliable, secure backend services and APIs.
- Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and data teams.
- Improve system performance, reliability, availability, and latency.
- Contribute to architecture decisions and mentor junior team members.
- Apply software development best practices, including testing, code reviews, and CI/CD processes.
- Solve complex technical challenges involving third-party integrations, data synchronization, and distributed systems.
- Stay current with backend technologies and advocate for appropriate adoption.
Requirements
- 6+ years of backend development experience focused on scalable, distributed systems.
- An undergraduate degree or equivalent undergraduate qualification is required.
- Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages, including Java or Kotlin.
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and SQL and NoSQL database design.
- Experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of event-driven architectures and message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading engineering initiatives.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
- Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in technical communities are valued.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with two days per week in the office.
- Toast provides competitive compensation and benefits programs, including support for healthy lifestyles and flexibility for changing employee needs.
- Accessible and inclusive hiring support, including reasonable accommodations during the hiring process.
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About Toast, Inc.
Bottom Line – Solving business problems and generating positive growth is our jam! We are focused on helping purpose-driven brands make a positive impact with predictable Inbound Growth Programs. As a small business, we get it. Growing pains are genuine for many companies in today’s evolving digital landscape. Standing apart from your competition, connecting with your customers, predictably hitting your goals, and scaling are becoming more challenging as local and global markets expand. But it's not impossible. Digging into the unique challenges your business encounters, we analyze every detail and identify opportunities to grow. Our conversational framework is based on data, mixed with beautiful design, story-telling, and smothered in personality to craft marketing and sales strategies that make it all happen. Do you want to transform your company into a crave-worthy brand that new and existing customers will love and promote? Let's Get Cookin'!