Software Engineer II

About the job

Full Stack Software Engineer II, Guest Engagement

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. Because our technology is purpose-built for restaurants, by restaurant people - and increasingly shaped by AI in both what we build and how we build - restaurants can trust that we’ll deliver on their needs for today while investing in the experiences that will power their restaurant of the future.

Are you bready* for a change?

We’re seeking a Software Engineer II to work within our team focused on building impactful capabilities that empower restaurants to drive Guest engagement, retention and growth. The team will help shape the future of how restaurants use technology to connect with their guests - increasingly through AI-powered tools and experiences that drive automation, personalization and smarter decision-making. You will be a key part of a high-impact, high-ownership engineering team solving complex challenges in a fast-moving product space. Your role will balance technical excellence alongside a strong product mindset to solve for continuous growth within both the team and our product space.

About this roll * (Responsibilities)

- Deliver projects that deeply connect restaurants with their guests within a cross-functional collaborative and supportive environment.

- Design, build, deploy and maintain highly resilient and scalable systems critical to our customers’ success.

- Collaborate with team members and other engineers across the company.

- Monitor feature rollouts to ensure customer success, iterating and improving when necessary.

- Advocate for best coding practices, raising the bar for yourself, your team and the company.

- 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)

- 3-5 years of experience in software or full stack development.

- Driven by impact and solving for the customer

- Proficient in Java, Kotlin, or similar object-oriented languages

- Experience with modern web technologies and UI frameworks (e.g., React, Javascript , TypeScript, REST, GraphQL)

- Enjoys building well-engineered, usable and accessible systems

- Ability to break down problems and communicate solutions clearly throughout cross-functional teams.

- Values personal and team growth, balancing task completion with platform stability.

What we use to make our dish: (Our Tech Stack)

- A core of Java & Kotlin based backend services.

- React SPAs leveraging Tailwind, GraphQL and Storybook.

- Android app built in Java & Kotlin running in the restaurant.

- PostgreSQL , Dynamodb for persistence.

- Pulsar, Camel and RabbitMQ for message-based integrations.

- And many more technologies that help us build a top class platform.

What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)

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 . How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process

Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people. We ask that you complete interviews and assessments on your own, without real-time AI tools, recording, or transcription bots, unless we tell you otherwise in advance. To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring

Our Approach to Hybrid Working

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 hospitality community, regardless of location. Please visit the Locations page on our career site to learn more about our in-office expectations by region: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast

People Are the Secret Ingredient in Our Recipe for Success

At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry brings together people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we value that same breadth at Toast. We strive to build a culture grounded in authenticity, respect, and humility, where every Toaster has a real opportunity to grow, contribute, and do their best work—raising the bar in delivering exceptional experiences for our customers and each other.

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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