Staff Software Engineer, AI/Agent Engineer, Care Automation

Toast, Inc.

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$193,000–$309,000 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Dec 8, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $207k
This role $251k
$149k most similar roles pay here $326k

This role pays more than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $175,750–$238,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $251k versus about $207k 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 29 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $190,000–$304,000 across 29 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, AI/Agent Engineer, Care Automation

Staff Software Engineer - AI/Agent Engineer, Care Automation joins the Care Automation team to build systems and automations that power customer support operations. This role focuses on developing the AI layer across care systems by integrating large language models, agentic frameworks, and workflow automation to reduce manual effort for Customer Care Agents. You will design and operate AI-powered automations within a tool suite including Salesforce Service Cloud and Amazon Connect while building integrations with iPaaS platforms. Key responsibilities include prototyping autonomous actions, writing automated tests, and monitoring system performance based on operational data. The role requires proficiency in Python, Java, or Go, along with experience in prompt engineering, RAG architectures, vector databases, and AWS services like Bedrock and SageMaker. You will solve complex problems by translating manual care workflows into intelligent, automated solutions for the support team.

What you'll do

  • Design and build AI-powered automations and agentic workflows to help Customer Care Agents resolve issues faster.
  • Build and maintain integrations between LLM-based systems and the care technology stack, including Salesforce and Amazon Connect.
  • Prototype and iterate on agentic solutions that perform autonomous actions across care systems with human-in-the-loop checkpoints.
  • Write automated tests and participate in code reviews to ensure system reliability and high code quality.
  • Monitor AI system performance and respond to incidents based on operational data and agent feedback.
  • Translate complex customer care workflows into intelligent, automated solutions by partnering with software engineers and stakeholders.
  • Utilize AI-augmented development tools to increase production speed and improve overall code quality.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with hands-on experience building production AI/ML systems.
  • Practical experience with large language models, agentic frameworks like LangChain or LangGraph, and prompt engineering.
  • Strong backend engineering skills in Python, Java, or Go.
  • Experience with event-driven architectures and building integrations across enterprise systems.
  • Ability to evaluate trade-offs between automation accuracy, latency, and cost in production AI systems.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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