Software Engineer II, Backend

• Ability to work East Coast hours required
• 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.
• 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 Software Engineer II 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)

• Design, build, and deliver features for Toast's payments products
• Develop and implement automated test suite to ensure the code shipped to our customers meets the highest quality standards
• Roll* features out to customers, including monitoring for success
• Collaborate with UX and PM on the definition and design of features
• Partner with a wide array of teams across Toast
• Work with experienced engineers to deliver design and code review

Do you have the right ingredients* ? (Requirements)

• 2+ years of experience in designing and implementing robust backend services using Kotlin.
• Proven ability to develop scalable and secure APIs that integrate with various internal/external systems.
• Knowledge of best practices in API lifecycle management, including versioning, documentation, and deprecation strategies.
• Proficiency in Kotlin-specific frameworks and libraries for building efficient backend solutions.
• Demonstrated experience with microservices architecture and containerization technologies for enhanced scalability and maintainability.

Special Sauce * (Nice to Haves)

• Proficiency in DynamoDB
• Proficiency in Kotlin (or Java and willing to learn Kotlin) and Kotlin-specific frameworks and libraries for building efficient backend solutions
• Familiarity with AI-augmented development workflows and tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, or similar)

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 Spread* of Total Rewards

• 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 .

*bread puns encourage but not required!

• 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 .

Zone A

$133,000 — $213,000 USD

Zone B

$115,000 — $184,000 USD

Zone C

$104,000 — $166,000 USD

• 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.

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 [email protected] .

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