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.
We’re taking steps to help restaurants navigate these unprecedented times with technology, resources, and community. Our focus is on building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love. And because our technology is purpose-built for restaurants, by restaurant people, restaurants can trust that we’ll deliver on their needs for today while investing in experiences that will power their restaurant of the future.
Toast has established itself as the leading hospitality platform in the US, and we are now setting our sights on the global stage. As part of the International team, in our missions to expand globally, we are building the core systems to launch Toast into new markets. You will join a high-impact, high-ownership engineering team solving complex technical challenges in a fast-paced environment. This role is not just about shipping features — it is about building the core infrastructure, tools, and workflows that enable every engineering team at Toast to deliver internationally-ready products faster and with confidence.
The team works closely with other teams, driving key international business objectives while improving the productivity of the entire Toast engineering organization. Key areas of focus include internationalisation, distributed systems, infrastructure, tooling, and workflows, all of which are essential for the success of Toast's products in international markets.
A day in the life (Responsibilities)
- Define, collaborate and drive i18n approaches and quality standards across the iOS/android community in engineering organisation
- Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable features across Toast’s products
- Evolve Toast’s existing products suite to meet global market needs
- Collaborate with UX and PM on the definition and design of features
- Collaborate with the team to plan and estimate work
- Work closely with Toast internal teams and pilot customers to ensure successfully deliver international ready products
- Build core features into the Point of Sale
- Mentor and coach other engineers
What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)
- High level of proficiency with Kotlin, Java or another object-oriented language, with a deep understanding of testing, quality & best practices.
- High level of proficiency working with Android systems
- The ability to take complex business problems, and create easy-to-use solutions at scale.
- Working experience of API principles e.g. REST
- Enjoys building well-engineered, usable and accessible systems
- Passionate about making users happy and seeing people use your product in the wild
- Ability to embrace an agile mindset focused on delivering usable software
- Adaptable to work in changing environments
Nice to haves
- Experience with localisation and internationalization frameworks
- Proficiency in iOS and Android development
- Experience working in backend Java/Kotlin micro services
What we use to make our dish (Our Tech Stack)
- A core of Java & Kotlin based backend services.
- React SPAs leveraging Tailwind, GraphQL and Storybook.
- Android app built in Java & Kotlin running in the restaurant.
- 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.
*** This is a hybrid role requiring in-office presence two days per week ***
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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.
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: 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
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: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast.
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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Skills Required
- High proficiency with Kotlin, Java or another object-oriented language
- High proficiency working with Android systems
- Deep understanding of testing, quality and best practices
- Working experience with API principles (e.g., REST)
- Experience designing, building, deploying and maintaining resilient, scalable features
- Experience collaborating with UX, PM and cross-functional teams
- Ability to mentor and coach other engineers
- Agile mindset and adaptability to changing environments
- Hybrid in-office presence two days per week
- Experience with localisation and internationalization frameworks
- Proficiency in iOS development (nice-to-have)
- Experience working in backend Java/Kotlin microservices
What the Team is Saying
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Toast Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave and family‑forming resources are highlighted as generous and inclusive. Backup child/adult care and caregiving supports further strengthen this area.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible PTO, paid company holidays, and a paid sabbatical after extended tenure indicate broad time‑off options. Feedback suggests these policies compare well with peer tech employers.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Access to no‑cost therapy/coaching, wellness stipends, and financial‑wellness resources is emphasized. These offerings extend support beyond core insurance into day‑to‑day wellbeing.
Toast Insights
What We Do
Toast is the all-in-one platform built for restaurants of all sizes. Toast provides a single platform of software as a service (SaaS) products and financial technology solutions that give restaurants everything they need to run their business, including point of sale, payments, supplier management, digital ordering and delivery, marketing and loyalty, and team management. By serving as the restaurant operating system across dine-in, takeout, and delivery channels, Toast helps restaurants increase revenue, streamline operations and deliver amazing guest experiences.
Why Work With Us
Our recipe for an awesome workplace: One splash of friendship A dollop of impact A sprinkle of no hierarchy & A heavy spoonful of individuality Mix these ingredients in a fast-paced and hardworking environment. Best paired with a side of interesting people who always bring their whole selves to work. *100% Sunday scary free
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