This role pays more than
92%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$224,187
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$299k
versus about
$199k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Toast, Inc.
Toast is a cloud-based restaurant management platform providing point-of-sale, payment processing, and operations software for the food service industry.
Toast, Inc. currently has
29 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$190,000–$304,000
across 29 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Retail, you will join the Retail organization to build foundational technology supporting a rapidly expanding vertical for large-scale customers like grocery stores and convenience chains. You will design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient, scalable systems while defining long-term technical architecture and strategy across the entire organization. Your daily work involves diagnosing performance bottlenecks, mentoring senior engineering talent, and leveraging cutting-edge AI tools to enhance development workflows. The role requires expertise in Java, Kotlin, or other object-oriented programming languages to solve complex problems regarding integrations and back-office tools for large-scale retail operations. You will act as a technical authority, translating executive goals into platform capabilities while navigating the complexities of high-volume retail environments to ensure systems meet the specific needs of diverse merchant partners in the field.