Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love.
Bready* to make a change?
Toast is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-impact team focused on building and scaling eCommerce and sales enablement solutions. You will guide a team of engineers working across JavaScript, Java and Salesforce, delivering systems that power seamless ordering and sales workflows. This role requires a hands-on leader who can balance technical depth with strong execution, ensuring high quality and velocity while fostering team growth.
About this roll* (Responsibilities)
- Lead and mentor a team of engineers working on mission-critical systems that support digital commerce and sales tools.
- Provide technical guidance and stay hands-on when needed, especially in critical design and code reviews.
- Drive the execution of projects end-to-end, removing roadblocks, managing dependencies, and ensuring timely delivery.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Business Systems teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Champion engineering excellence by upholding a high bar for code quality, testing, performance, and maintainability.
- Identify and implement improvements in system architecture, development practices, and team workflows.
- Support the team’s career development, fostering a culture of growth, ownership, and accountability.
Do you have the right ingredients? (Requirements)
- 2-5 years proven experience leading software engineering teams with a track record of shipping reliable, scalable applications.
- Strong technical background with full stack solutions including JavaScript (React), Java/Kotlin, and integrations with Salesforce.
- Ability to translate business goals into technical strategy, making smart tradeoffs between speed, scope, and quality.
- Hands-on coding or debugging when necessary—you know when to roll up your sleeves.
- Experience with high-traffic applications and continuous development/deployment
- Experience with distributed systems and asynchronous workloads
- A bias for action, strong communication skills, and the ability to align and motivate teams.
- Experience in eCommerce or sales tooling domains is a strong plus.
Our Spread* of Total Rewards
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.
*Bread puns encouraged but not required
#LI-Remote
The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions if eligible), equity, and benefits.
Pay Range
$155,000—$248,000 USD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success
At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.
We Thrive Together
We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast.
Apply today!
Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected].
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