This role is hybrid with the expectation of being in the office 1x per week.
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.
As a Software Engineer I on the Canada & Emerging Markets team, you'll join a collaborative, supportive engineering team building the features that power restaurants across North America and beyond. You'll work across the full stack — from Android POS devices in the restaurant to backend services in the cloud — gaining broad exposure to how Toast's platform works end to end. 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.
This is a growth-focused role. You'll be paired with a buddy, mentored by senior engineers, and given progressively challenging work as you ramp. You'll contribute to real features from your first sprint, participate in code reviews, and learn how to ship software that runs in thousands of restaurants. Our team values curiosity, collaboration, and a willingness to learn — we'll invest in your development and help you build a strong engineering foundation.
A day in the life (Responsibilities)
- Leverage cutting edge AI tools (Cursor, Claude Code, or similar) to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building - contributing to a culture of innovation and productivity across the team.
- Build and maintain features across the full stack — Android (Kotlin), backend services (Kotlin/Java), and frontend SPAs (React/TypeScript) — under the guidance of senior engineers.
- Contribute to backend RESTful services (G2 services) and understand how they integrate with the POS, ToastWeb, and other platform components.
- Participate in frontend development for internal tools and customer-facing web applications using React and TypeScript.
- Write automated tests (unit, integration) and maintain high standards for code quality and reliability.
- Participate in code reviews — both giving and receiving feedback — to grow your skills and improve the codebase.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and QA engineers to deliver features that meet diverse market needs.
- Complete both the backend (RESTful service) and frontend (SPA) codelabs during onboarding to build foundational knowledge of Toast's systems.
- Learn Toast's deployment processes, CI/CD pipelines, and feature flag management (LaunchDarkly).
- Document your work clearly in Jira and Confluence, following team processes and agile practices.
What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Foundational knowledge of at least one backend language — Kotlin, Java, Python, or similar object-oriented language.
- Exposure to frontend web development — HTML, CSS, JavaScript or TypeScript. Familiarity with React is a plus.
- Basic understanding of RESTful APIs and how frontend and backend systems communicate.
- Familiarity with relational databases (SQL) or NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB, or similar).
- Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative development workflows (pull requests, code reviews).
- Strong communication skills — you can explain your thinking clearly and ask good questions.
- Eagerness to learn, take feedback, and grow in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfort working in an agile team with sprint ceremonies, standups, and retrospectives.
- Experience with Android development (Kotlin, Activities, Fragments).
- Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks and tooling (React, TypeScript, Webpack/Vite).
- Exposure to cloud services (AWS), containerization (Docker), or CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with message queues or event-driven architectures (Kafka, Pulsar, or similar).
- Contributions to open-source projects or personal side projects that demonstrate curiosity and initiative.
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar).
- Interest in POS systems, payments, fiscal compliance, or restaurant technology.
AI at Toast
At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.
Our Total Rewards Philosophy
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.
The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills, experience, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions if eligible), equity, and benefits.
How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process
Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people. To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring
Our Approach to Hybrid Working
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 hospitality community, regardless of location. Please visit the Locations page on our career site to learn more about our in-office expectations by region: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast
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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