Senior Software Engineer

Toast, Inc.

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Remote

Quick summary

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

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $169k
This role $206k
$104k most similar roles pay here $270k

This role pays more than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$189,212 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $169k 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 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, you will join the team responsible for building and scaling mission-critical platforms that calculate and deliver pay to restaurant employees. You will take end-to-end ownership of systems involving tip pooling, redistribution, wage calculation, earnings retrieval, and payroll delivery. Your daily work involves leading complex projects from design and estimation through implementation, testing, and deployment while ensuring high standards for correctness and reliability. The role requires expertise in object-oriented programming languages like Java or Kotlin, along with proficiency in React, TypeScript, REST, GraphQL, traditional databases, and alternative data stores. You will also navigate distributed systems, enterprise messaging systems, and microservices to solve technical challenges regarding accurate payroll calculations. Additionally, you will mentor team members, participate in code reviews, and utilize AI tools like Claude to accelerate development and improve engineering workflows.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $206300 from 364 postings across 57 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Drive the evolution of tips and earnings platforms to improve functionality and reliability for customers.
  • Take end-to-end ownership of mission-critical systems focused on correctness, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
  • Lead projects from initial design and estimation through implementation, testing, and deployment.
  • Develop and ship code that ensures the accuracy of employee pay and impacts product revenue.
  • Partner with product and design teams to influence technical requirements and development strategies.
  • Elevate team standards through thorough code reviews and active participation in technical discussions.
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to other members of the engineering team.
  • Utilize AI tools like Claude to accelerate development and improve internal workflows.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of back-end experience with one or more object-oriented programming languages like Java or Kotlin.
  • Proficiency with modern web standards and technologies including React, TypeScript, REST, and GraphQL.
  • Proficiency with traditional databases and alternative data stores.
  • Experience owning and operating production systems.
  • Experience with distributed systems, enterprise messaging systems, and/or microservices.
  • Proven ability to tackle ambiguous, high-impact challenges and deliver scalable solutions.
  • Excellent cross-team communication skills regarding complex technical topics.

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