Senior Software Engineer, Release Engineering

Toast, Inc.

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $159,000–$254,000 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Dec 17, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $179k

This role $206k

$104k most similar roles pay here $270k

This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $152,137–$206,450 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $179k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 26 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $182,000–$291,500 across 26 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Release Engineering

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As a Senior Software Engineer, Release Engineering, you will join the Release Engineering team to build digital assembly lines that transform code into polished products. You will work collaboratively to optimize build and deployment automation tools for developers while creating and implementing CI/CD solutions to ensure release quality and security. Your daily responsibilities include leading complex projects with multiple stakeholders, participating in an on-call rotation for production alerts, mentoring team members, and promoting technical excellence. The role requires proficiency in Go, Java, Kotlin, and TypeScript, alongside experience with AWS infrastructure, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and Backstage. You will also utilize AI development tools like Claude Code to improve the software delivery process. This role focuses on building scalable, secure, and automated release pipelines to ensure compliance and reliability from initial commit to production deployment.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $204300 from 375 postings across 53 companies.

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Skills

Go Java Kotlin TypeScript AWS GitHub Actions PostgreSQL DynamoDB Backstage CI/CD AI Tools Claude Code Agile

What you'll do

Optimize build and deployment automation tools for developers.
Create and implement CI/CD solutions to ensure release quality and security.
Lead complex projects involving multiple contributors and stakeholders.
Participate in an on-call rotation to respond to production alerts.
Mentor and coach other team members.
Integrate AI tools into the development workflow and customer offerings.
Manage AWS cloud infrastructure and related components.

What we're looking for

5+ years of software engineering experience.
Proficiency in Go, Java/Kotlin, or other modern languages with a strong understanding of testing and quality best practices.
Ability to solve problems across a wide range of programming languages.
Experience managing AWS/Cloud infrastructure (preferred).
Experience building CI/CD solutions (preferred).

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