Staff Software Engineer - Application Infrastructure

Toast, Inc.

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $193,000–$309,000 / yr
Posted: 89 days ago
Closes: Sep 17, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $211k

This role $251k

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This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $172,500–$249,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $251k versus about $211k for comparable roles.

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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 33 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $179,000–$286,500 across 32 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer - Application Infrastructure

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Join Toast’s Application Infrastructure team as a Staff Software Engineer and play a pivotal role in scaling the company’s cloud platform, which processes billions of requests daily from internal services and mobile devices. You will architect and deliver ultra-reliable, high-performance services and infrastructure used by millions, identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across various systems, and ensure adherence to engineering best practices. The position requires hands-on experience with complex distributed systems in the Cloud, expertise in asynchronous messaging and event-driven architecture, proficiency in Java or Kotlin (or other modern languages), and strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration. Utilizing AWS, Kotlin, Go, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Terraform, and Apache Pulsar, you will contribute to Toast’s mission of powering customer engagement through reliable message delivery and AI-driven software development tools.

Skills

AWS Terraform Kotlin Go PostgreSQL DynamoDB Apache Pulsar CI/CD Java Event-Driven Architecture Asynchronous Messaging Cloud-Native Technologies SMS Integration Email Integration

What you'll do

Architect and design ultra-reliable, high-performance services for millions of users.
Resolve performance bottlenecks across infrastructure, databases, and APIs.
Define and enforce engineering best practices and coding standards.
Build and operate complex, mission-critical distributed systems in the Cloud.
Mentor junior team members to enhance overall team effectiveness.

What we're looking for

Hands-on experience with complex, mission-critical, large-scale distributed systems in the Cloud.
Expertise in asynchronous messaging, event-driven architecture, APIs, and integration patterns.
Track record of delivering clean, maintainable, and resilient code that stands the test of time.
Proficiency in Java or Kotlin; experience in other modern programming languages is valued.
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with a proven ability to align cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated success in mentoring junior team members and enhancing team effectiveness.

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