Toast, Inc.
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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.
The mission of the Release Engineering team is “to empower Toasters to build and deploy software with speed, confidence, and joy.” We create digital assembly lines that transform code into polished products. We build scalable, secure, and automated release pipelines that turbocharge our software delivery and ensure compliance and reliability from first commit to production deployment. We are looking for a software engineer to join in our mission!
A day in the life (Responsibilities)
Be part of a team working collaboratively to optimize build and deployment automation tools for developers
Create and implement CI/CD solutions that ensure release quality and security
Lead complex projects with multiple contributors and stakeholders
Participate in team on-call rotation to respond to production alerts for the team’s systems
Mentor and coach other team members
Promote technical excellence
5+ years of software engineering experience
Proficiency in Go, Java/Kotlin or other modern language(s) with a strong understanding of testing, quality and best practices
Ability to dive into a breadth of problems in various programming languages
Passion for improving the software delivery process and making developers happy
Hunger for leveraging AI tools efficiently for our team and our customers
Agile mindset focused on delivering usable software
Special Sauce*
Our Tech Stack
A core of Java/Kotlin and Golang based backend services
GitHub Actions workflow platform and custom actions written in TypeScript
PostgresQL and DynamoDB as core persistence
Backstage developer portal
Deep AWS integrations and componentry
Claude Code and similar AI development tools as part of daily engineering
Many more technologies that help us build a world-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.
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. To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring
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 candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com.
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