Senior Software Engineer

Toast, Inc.

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$159,000–$254,000 / yr
Posted
33 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Dec 31, 2026

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $173k
This role $206k
$104k most similar roles pay here $270k

This role pays more than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $150,187–$196,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $173k 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 30 open roles on FindRole.

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

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Toast Delivery Services team, you will build the critical software infrastructure that manages restaurant delivery logistics, including driver dispatching, pricing, and real-time order tracking. You will design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient, scalable systems while collaborating with product managers to ensure accurate money movement for payments and refunds. The role requires expertise in Kotlin, Java, or other object-oriented languages, along with experience in PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, microservices, distributed systems, and enterprise messaging. You will navigate complex challenges involving partner APIs, real-world timing, and imperfect data to solve problems where technical accuracy is non-negotiable. Ideal candidates may also possess skills in React, JavaScript, TypeScript, REST, GraphQL, or have experience in logistics, mapping, and financial reconciliation to support the physical world of food delivery.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $206300 from 364 postings across 57 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable systems for the delivery platform.
  • Build real-time infrastructure to track order status and provide accurate arrival estimates for guests.
  • Implement precise money movement logic including delivery pricing, refunds, and financial reconciliation.
  • Solve complex scaling challenges and implement robust solutions for high-traffic production environments.
  • Advocate for best coding practices and raise technical standards across the engineering team.
  • Mentor other team members and provide technical guidance to ensure collective success.

What we're looking for

  • Knowledge of Kotlin, Java, or another object-oriented language.
  • Experience with databases including PostgreSQL and DynamoDB for schema design and optimization.
  • In-depth understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and enterprise messaging.
  • Proven track record of delivering reliable services to production.
  • Ability to solve complex and ambiguous problems while communicating clearly with others.
  • Experience with logistics, mapping, or other systems that model the physical world (preferred).
  • Background in payments, refunds, or financial reconciliation (preferred).
  • Proficiency in modern web technologies and UI frameworks like React, JavaScript, TypeScript, REST, and GraphQL (preferred).

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