Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Toast, Inc.

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4 days ago
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Confirmed live today
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Dec 31, 2026

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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 30 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $193,000–$309,000 across 28 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Manager, Software Engineering

As Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Toast IQ, you will lead a high-performing engineering team focused on building at the frontier of LLMs and agentic workflows. You will shape the technical vision for Toast IQ, an AI offering designed to automate routine tasks for hospitality businesses. Your daily responsibilities include gardening the platform for internal teams, establishing AI toolchain standards, and breaking down complex initiatives into measurable milestones. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with design and product stakeholders to create crafted AI experiences. The role requires expertise in modern backend architecture, microservices, mobile and web architecture, CI/CD, and microfrontend patterns. Candidates should possess experience with internal developer platforms and a deep understanding of LLM toolchains, including system prompts, harnesses, skills, tools, and evals, to solve complex problems within the hospitality industry.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $220168 from 111 postings across 39 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Shape and steer the technical vision and execution for the Toast IQ AI offering.
  • Build and maintain internal platforms with high-quality documentation, feature management, and evaluation systems.
  • Break down large platform initiatives into clear, incremental milestones to deliver consistent results.
  • Establish and uphold AI toolchain standards, architecture patterns, and best practices across the organization.
  • Coach and mentor engineers and managers to grow their technical and leadership skills.
  • Champion the use of AI tools to accelerate development and improve team velocity.
  • Translate broad strategic goals into clear technical roadmaps and execution plans.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience leading high performing engineering teams in production environments.
  • Strength in modern backend architecture, including API surfaces, scalable microservices, and performance optimization.
  • Fluency in modern mobile and web architecture, including component libraries, build systems, CI/CD, and microfrontend patterns.
  • Experience owning or contributing to internal developer platforms that support multiple product teams.
  • Demonstrated success partnering with product and design stakeholders to deliver highly crafted experiences.
  • Ability to translate broad strategic goals into clear technical roadmaps and execution plans.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills with experience influencing senior technical, product, and design leaders.
  • Familiarity with the toolchain that drives modern LLM and agent experiences, including system prompts, harnesses, and evals (preferred).

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