Staff Software Engineer

Location Costa Mesa, California, US - Hybrid About Us 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. Are you ready for a change? Toast currently serves hundreds of multi‑unit brands, including Caribou Coffee, Choice Hotels, Craveworthy Brands, WaBa Grill, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Papa Gino's & D'Angelo, Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill, and The Human Bean, among others. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our enterprise drive‑thru team and help us build the best‑in‑class drive‑thru solutions that enable significant future growth. You will get to work across the entire Toast platform, including our scalable backend, customer‑facing web apps, and everything else in between. As a member of the Drive‑Thru Enterprise team, you will help ensure our products are built to meet the evolving needs of these customers. About the Role As a member of the Drive‑Thru Enterprise team, you will help ensure our products are built to meet the evolving needs of these customers. You can read more on our Toast for Enterprise Page. Responsibilities Define the long‑term technical strategy and architecture for the Drive‑Thru domain, balancing immediate delivery with long‑term maintainability. Standardize Android best practices across the organization, influencing how multiple teams build and deploy mobile features. Architect the interface between mobile clients and complex backend services to ensure offline‑resiliency in high‑volume drive‑thru environments. Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable features across Toast’s enterprise management products. Identify high‑impact opportunities within the Drive‑Thru ecosystem and partner with Product and UX leadership to define the roadmap. Bridge the gap between Android and backend systems to ensure a seamless, end‑to‑end enterprise experience. Guide the growth & development of peer engineers with mentoring and coaching. Foster a culture of engineering excellence by driving innovation and continuously improving engineering practices. Requirements 8+ years of experience developing and maintaining Android applications. Experience with distributed systems, enterprise messaging systems, and/or microservices. Proficient with modern API standards and technologies (e.g., REST, GraphQL). Proven track record of leading teams through major architectural transformations and delivering high‑impact, scalable solutions in multi‑product environments. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. Passionate about driving innovation and continuously improving engineering practices. Proven ability to influence non‑technical stakeholders and align technical debt reduction with business value. Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science. Our Tech Stack A core of Java & Kotlin based backend services. React SPAs leveraging Tailwind, GraphQL, and Storybook. Android app built in Java & Kotlin. 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. 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 Toast Benefits . Pay Range $168,000—$269,000 USD Hiring Process AI 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 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: Toast Locations . 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 View email address on click.appcast.io. 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