Staff Software Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaHybridFull TimeStaffPosted 2 months ago

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Toast is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join its International APAC team, focusing on building products with a global-first mindset. This role involves collaborating closely with UX, Product Management, and other engineers to develop and evolve Toast's platform for global markets. Responsibilities include leading projects from discovery to rollout, mentoring team members, promoting technical excellence, and ensuring successful delivery through close work with pilot customers. The ideal candidate possesses high proficiency in Java or Kotlin with 10-14 years of experience, a strong understanding of API principles like REST, and a passion for creating usable and accessible systems. Experience with full-stack development, internationalization, and the restaurant domain are considered advantageous.

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.Toast is driven by building the all-in-one restaurant platform that helps restaurants operate their business, increase sales, engage guests, and keep employees happy. Toast connects employees, operations, and guests on a reliable, easy-to-use platform so restaurateurs can stay one step ahead of a rapidly evolving hospitality market.

The mission of the International APAC team is to delight our global customers with the wide variety of Toast products. This is a relatively new team and an opportunity to help lead Toast on its journey of international expansion. As a Staff Software Engineer on the International team you will be focused on building products with a Global first mindset, working closely with UX/PM and customers to deliver the most value that fits our customers market and culture.

About this roll* (Responsibilities)

Build new products and Evolve Toast’s existing products suite to meet global market needs

Be part of a team working collaboratively with UX, PM and other engineers building applications using modern web technologies

Work closely with pilot customers to ensure successful delivery and operation

Collaborate with teams across Toast, such as R&D, customer support and new customer onboarding

Lead projects from discovery and development to roll out

Mentor and coach other team members

Promote technical excellence

Guiding project direction, making technical decisions, and providing technical expertise to the team

Performing thorough code reviews to maintain quality standards and identify potential issues

Assessing project scope, estimation and impact analysis

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

High proficiency in Java or Kotlin (experience of 10-14 years in reputed product / relevant domain company)

Experience of API principals e.g REST

Enjoys building well-engineered, usable and accessible systems

Passionate about making users happy and seeing people use your product in the wild

Ability to embrace an agile mindset focused on delivering usable software

Adaptable to work in changing environments

Special Sauce* (Nice to Haves)

Full Stack experience

Experience with localisation and internationalization frameworks

Experience in Hotel or Restaurant business domain

Exposure to payments and integrations

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 and Dynamodb as core persistence.

Pulsar, Camel and RabbitMQ for message-based integrations.

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

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.

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.

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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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