Senior Software Engineer, Consumer

• Bready * to make a change?
• Toast is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build innovative solutions on the web to expand how guests interact with our consumer-facing digital dining product, Toast Local.
• You'll join a team of frontend, backend, and native mobile engineers working together to create the best digital restaurant experience for guests.

Who We Are

• The Consumer team at Toast is all about creating exceptional consumer experiences for restaurants and their guests.
• We're product-obsessed, focused on innovation, and committed to building scalable, reliable solutions that are used by millions of restaurant-goers every day.
• If you're ready to make an impact on a massive scale, this is the place for you.

About this roll * (Responsibilities)

• Lead the team's work on the web, from guest-facing features to the restaurant tools that support them
• Build cross-platform experiences alongside iOS, Android, and backend engineers
• Work across the stack , from React and Next.js on the front end to the services behind it
• Experiment directly with guests and restaurants to test new dining experiences
• Ship code that drives the growth and strategy of Toast's consumer business

Do you have the right ingredients *? (Requirements)

• 5+ years of experience as a full-stack software engineer
• Strong frontend experience building modern web applications with React and TypeScript; Next.js a plus
• Backend experience building GraphQL or REST APIs; Kotlin/Java a plus
• Ownership of your work from start to finish: shipping it, launching it, monitoring the rollout, and analyzing the results
• A point of view on consumer products and a desire to shape what gets built, not just how
• Proven track record of leading technical projects with cross-team impact and cross-functional collaboration

Special sauce * (Nice to haves)

• Experience with native frontend development for iOS or Android

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 .
• 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

$159,000 — $254,000 USD

Zone B

$138,000 — $221,000 USD

Zone C

$125,000 — $200,000 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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