Toast
Technology
PrincipalSoftwareEngineer
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“Principal Software Engineer at Toast. Skills: technical direction, architectural best practices, mentoring, full-stack development, object-oriented languages, web and API standards, platform initiatives, data stores, business-critical systems, scalable solutions. Develop and execute technical strategies to solve complex business challenges. leveraging data and customer insights to prioritize impactful improvements”
What You'll Achieve.
leave a lasting mark on Toast’s future growth; improve customer outcomes
Industry & Context.
solving problems at the intersection of customer needs and technical challenges; solve complex business challenges
Full relocation provided, hybrid role requiring in-office collaboration two days per week in our Dublin office
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience in software engineering, background in full-stack development, Extensive experience with Java, Kotlin, or other object-oriented languages, experience building complex, customer-facing applications, skills with modern web and API standards and technologies (e. g. React, REST, GraphQL), experience delivering cohesive end-to-end experiences from UI through services, experience leading or influencing large, cross-team platform initiatives, setting technical direction beyond a single team or service, Proficient with data stores, both relational and non-relational databases, Demonstrated ability to deliver and operate business-critical, customer-facing systems, focus on reliability, performance, and operational excellence, Demonstrated ability to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions, balancing platform leverage with end-to-end user experience, leadership and mentoring skills, track record of guiding teams through architectural and experience transformations, Excellent communication skills, passion for engineering excellence, collaborating closely with product, design, and operations to improve customer outcomes, Passionate about driving innovation, continuously improving engineering practices
Nice to Have
Deep expertise in pricing systems or e-commerce tax management for international markets, Track record of launching zero-to-one products within established organizations, Experience operating in both larger tech organizations and startup environments, demonstrated ability to thrive at enterprise scale
What You'll Do.
Develop and execute technical strategies to solve complex business challenges
leveraging data and customer insights to prioritize impactful improvements
Establish guiding technical and delivery principles that influence engineering practices across the broader engineering organization
Mentor and guide engineers
fostering a culture of continuous improvement
and engineering excellence
Build and maintain partnerships across lines of business
aligning technical solutions with strategic objectives
Work closely with our cross functional leaders across the customer facing organisations
set the technical direction for how we rapidly build iterative solutions within the existing Toast technology stack
maintaining excellent quality
architecting for long-term scale
define and promote architectural best practices
champion new technologies and innovative thinking
serve as a technical thought leader for the broader organization
mentoring and upskilling the engineering teams around you
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
aligned with engineering leaders across Toast; partnerships across lines of business; Work closely with our cross functional leaders across the customer facing organisations; collaborating closely with product, design, and operations
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills
Process & Methodology
delivery principles, prioritize impactful improvements
Full Job Description
This hybrid role is based in Dublin, Ireland (Full relocation provided). Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy. A bit about the team Every restaurant is different and faces its own unique challenges. Across global markets, these challenges vary significantly. The mission of the Europe team is to tackle these challenges head-on by building purpose-built products that meet the complex needs of the Europe customer base. This includes deepening the product experience with our existing European customers and also adapting our product for future market growth. To meet these goals it involves building brand new products and features that integrate seamlessly into the existing Toast product suite. As a Principal Engineer on the team, you will set the technical direction for how we rapidly build iterative solutions within the existing Toast technology stack—all while maintaining excellent quality and architecting for long-term scale. As a Principal Engineer, you are expected to be closely aligned with engineering leaders across Toast. You will define and promote architectural best practices, champion new technologies and innovative thinking, and serve as a technical thought leader for the broader organization. You will be responsible for mentoring and upskilling the engineering teams around you. If you're motivated by solving problems at the intersection of customer needs and technical challenges, and eager to leave a lasting mark on Toast’s future growth, this role offers a rare opportunity to do so. A day in the life (Responsibilities) Develop and execute technical strategies to solve complex business challenges, leveraging data and customer insights to prioritize impactful improvements Establish guiding technical and delivery principles that influence engineering practices across the broader engineering organization. Mentor an
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