Senior Software Engineer, Retail Grocery

Location(s): US (remote), Boston (hybrid), or New York (hybrid)

Bready to make a change?*

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 Retail organization at Toast is focused on building foundational technology to support a rapidly expanding vertical. We emphasize early learnings and remain closely aligned with our customers, engaging in frequent conversations with our initial retail partners to understand their needs, pain points, and feature requests. This direct feedback loop allows us to rapidly iterate and ensures we are building the right product for the market. As one of the fastest-growing verticals at Toast, we offer an opportunity to have a significant impact on the company's future growth.

The Retail Grocery team is key to this expansion, focusing on helping grocery stores manage inventory, keep prices up to date, and streamline back-office operations. This team works closely with customers — expect to visit stores and talk directly with grocers to deeply understand their workflows.

About this roll (Responsibilities)*

• Work closely with engineering and product leads to identify high-impact opportunities in the domain
• Plan, scope, and prototype solutions from design to rollout. You need to think about each feature as a whole, not just the side of the stack you work in
• Make technical decisions and recommendations that will lay the foundation for the future of our retail platform
• Stay in tune with customer needs by hearing direct customer feedback and staying abreast of industry trends
• Deploy AI-native experiences that delight our customers, powered by Toast IQ.

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

• Growth mindset with an emphasis on learning and self/team-improvement
• 7+ years experience building and shipping production software to customers
• Experience with Java, Kotlin, or other object oriented programming languages
• Respectful, empathetic, and humble
• Passionate about making users happy and seeing people use your product in the wild.
• Startup mindset and comfort with ambiguity
• Flexible in using different tech stacks and languages
• Comfortable with testing methodologies and frameworks

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 .

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. To learn more:

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:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success

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: .

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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