Toast
restaurant platform
StaffSoftwareEngineer
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“Staff Software Engineer at Toast. Skills: Staff Software Engineer, Technical leadership, Architecture, Distributed systems, Microservices, Java/Kotlin, AWS. Shaping architecture and engineering direction for systems that power subscriptions, memberships, entitlements, and usage tracking. Designing and code reviewing backend services in Java/Kotlin”
What You'll Achieve.
Build scalable platform systems that balance long-term architectural health with fast-moving product needs; Improve system performance, reliability, and production readiness; Raise the bar for system design and engineering quality; Continuously reduce operational burden through better system design
Industry & Context.
Drive resolution; System design trade-offs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of experience building backend systems and APIs, expertise in Java and/or Kotlin, Proven experience designing large-scale distributed systems and microservices, Deep understanding of system design trade-offs (scalability, consistency, latency, reliability), Experience with event-driven systems (Kafka, Pulsar, or similar), experience with PostgreSQL and/or DynamoDB, Experience building cloud-native systems on AWS, production systems experience, including monitoring, debugging, and incident response, Experience influencing technical direction across multiple teams, communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders, Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-evolving environments
Nice to Have
Experience in fintech, ecommerce, or subscription/membership platforms, Experience with observability, resiliency, and large-scale distributed systems, Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern engineering practices, Experience building systems from scratch or in early-stage environments, Experience working across product-facing APIs and backend systems
What You'll Do.
Shaping architecture and engineering direction for systems that power subscriptions
Designing and code reviewing backend services in Java/Kotlin
Building and evolving microservices deployed on AWS
Translating product requirements into scalable technical designs
Improving system performance
and production readiness
Applying modern engineering practices including CI/CD
and agile development
Leading architecture reviews
and design discussions
Mentoring engineers and raising the bar for system design and engineering quality
Driving alignment on APIs
and technical standards
Communicating technical trade-offs clearly
Owning reliability and health of production systems
Leading incident analysis and driving systemic improvements
Defining and evolving observability standards (metrics
Continuously reducing operational burden through better system design
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering closely with Product, UX, and engineering teams; Operating across multiple teams; Driving alignment on architecture, APIs, and system boundaries; Communicating technical trade-offs clearly across engineering and product stakeholders; Influencing technical direction across multiple teams
Communication Scope
Communicating technical trade-offs clearly across engineering and product stakeholders; Communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Agile development
Full Job Description
About the Job Toast is building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and focus on what they do best: growing businesses they love. Our platform streamlines operations, increases revenue, and delivers outstanding guest experiences by combining point of sale, team management, guest-facing technology, and award-winning customer support. As a Toaster, you’ll work on meaningful projects that shape the company’s future. Join us as we empower the restaurant community to thrive. Role Overview Toast is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Membership team in India. In this role, you will be a senior IC technical leader for the Membership domain, responsible for shaping architecture and engineering direction for systems that power subscriptions, memberships, entitlements, and usage tracking across Toast’s ecosystem. This is a hands-on role with significant cross-team influence. You will partner closely with Product, UX, and engineering teams to design scalable platform systems that balance long-term architectural health with fast-moving product needs. You will operate across multiple teams, define technical standards, and drive alignment on architecture, APIs, and system boundaries. Key Responsibilities 1. Architecture drive resolution. 2. Hands-on Engineering & Delivery Stay hands-on in designing and code reviewing backend services in Java/Kotlin. Build and evolve microservices deployed on AWS. Translate product requirements into scalable technical designs in collaboration with Product and UX. Improve system performance, reliability, and production readiness. Apply modern engineering practices including CI/CD, version control, and agile development. 3. Technical Leadership & Cross-Team Influence Lead architecture reviews, RFCs, and design discussions. Mentor engineers and raise the bar for system design and engineering quality. Drive alignment on APIs, ownership boundaries, and technical standards. Communicate technical trade-offs clearly a
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