Every day, many thousands of servers, hosts, and chefs use Toast POS (Point of Sale) to serve millions of guests in their restaurants. To make our restaurants successful, we need to develop products that install painlessly, work together seamlessly, and quickly guide restaurant staff and Toast team members to resolve any problems that occur.
The Android OS team sits at the intersection of hardware and software and builds a platform that is the foundation for the Toast POS devices enabling creation of features that delight our customers. The Android OS team partners with a broad set of teams including POS R&D, Hardware R&D, Hardware Operations, Configuration Centers and Manufacturing partners.
We are seeking a Software Engineer to help pave the path to build Toast’s next generation Android platform. The strongest candidates will have experience with Android OS, and are passionate about low level low software closer to hardware, are collaborative, and can actively participate in technical discussions with other teams. If you are someone who can think big, and are interested in building software platforms that can be re-used for current and future Toast products with high focus on quality, this position is for you!
About this roll* (Responsibilities)
- Design and develop the next generation of Toast’s Android Platform with focus on the Android BSP and the Linux Kernel .
- Participate in discussions with Hardware, Product, SOC (system on chip) vendors and manufacturing partners to design and develop high performance and easy to use devices for Toast customers.
- Develop platform features and 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.
- Ability to work independently on abstract / complex problems.
Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)
- 2+ years of experience working with Android OS or a Linux Kernel environment.
- Experience developing software and debugging issues within Linux Kernel.
- Experience reading schematics and partnering closely with the hardware team on device bring-up
- Experience working with source control tools such as Git, Gerrit, GitHub, and with Android command line tools such as adb and fastboot.
- Experience adding new software components to the operating system and working with build infrastructure, packaging and deployment within the OS.
- Passionate about solving large scale problems for customers.
Bonus ingredients* (preferred skills)
- Experience working in Google’s AOSP (Android Open Source Project) Kernel space.
- Experience writing or updating Linux Kernel Drivers.
- Experience with board bring up for Android Devices.
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The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions, if eligible), benefits, and equity (if eligible).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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