Senior Software Engineer, Toast Delivery Services

<p><em>Location: Hybrid in Boston/NY preferred; open to remote working US East Coast (EST/EDT) hours.</em></p> <p>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.</p> <p>We are looking for a <strong>Senior Software Engineer</strong> with the ability and drive to make an impact, not only on their own but by also enabling those around them to succeed. Play a key role in building the product that puts restaurants in control of their own delivery.</p> <p>As a member of the Toast Delivery Services team, you will build the software that turns a tap on a phone into a hot meal at someone's door. Our systems find a driver, price the delivery, and keep everyone honest about where the food is right now. This is software with a physical world attached: the clock is always running, the map is never perfect, and every decision your code makes shows up as a real person waiting on their dinner.</p> <p><strong>A day in the life (Responsibilities)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable systems critical to our customers' success.</li> <li>Build the real-time backbone that keeps restaurants and guests confident about where an order is and when it will land.</li> <li>Work with product managers and designers to get money movement right, from delivery pricing through refunds, where correctness is not negotiable.</li> <li>Tackle scaling challenges and implement robust solutions.</li> <li>Advocate for best coding practices, raising the bar for yourself, your team, and the company.</li> <li>Mentor and provide technical guidance to other team members.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of Kotlin, Java or another object-oriented language</li> <li>Experienced with databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB) including schema design and optimization.</li> <li>In-depth understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and enterprise messaging.</li> <li>Proven track record of delivering reliable services to production.</li> <li>Comfort with systems where partner APIs, real-world timing, and imperfect data are the normal operating conditions.</li> <li>The capacity to <strong>tackle complex and ambiguous problems</strong>, communicate clearly with others to solve the problem, and share knowledge to help the whole team succeed</li> <li>Driven by real-world customer impact</li> </ul> <p><strong>Special Sauce*</strong> (Nice to Haves)</p> <ul> <li>Experience with logistics, mapping, or other sys