Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and implement backend services for their device management product suite, collaborating with various teams to enhance user experience and software quality.

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on design and implementation of Kotlin backend services to improve our device management workflows for customers
• Lead the design and development of the next generation of Toast’s software services and applications to bring a seamless device configuration and user experience for customers
• Collaborate with Product Management, Hardware, QA and other Software teams on the product roadmap and requirements to build a long term vision for Toast
• Create technical requirements and detailed designs of the software system being developed
• Lead effort estimation sessions and use sound judgment to enable planning of projects
• Diagnose performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations
• Make solid technical decisions keeping software quality, security, and maintainability in mind
• Help set the standard for software quality by adopting modern software test frameworks and practices in day to day development

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in designing and implementing robust backend services
• Proficient in a modern object-oriented programming language such as Java or Kotlin
• Demonstrated technical leadership, with the ability to drive cross-team alignment and influence across engineering, product, and business stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience with microservices architecture and containerization technologies for enhanced scalability and maintainability
• Applied knowledge of best practices in backend application lifecycle management, including database, service, & API design strategies, with the ability to share this amongst the team and peers
• Experience developing single-page frontend applications using React
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Familiarity with AI-augmented development workflows and tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar)
• Demonstrated proficiency with DynamoDB or PostgreSQL
• Proficiency in Kotlin (or Java and willing to learn Kotlin) and Kotlin-specific frameworks and libraries for building efficient backend solutions
• Experience with monitoring tools to debug and resolve tough customer issues
• Understanding of mobile device management (MDM) concepts and enterprise device management platforms