Software Engineer I

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.

Toast’s International UK team is looking for a Software Engineer I. This engineer will play a valuable role in developing best-in-class product experiences for Toast’s growing UK customer base. You will work closely with the Design, Product and Customer teams to build solutions that best serve our UK customers. As a member of the team, you will be surrounded by other talented engineers to learn from and level-up your skills, as well as learn new technologies leveraged across the Toast technology stack.

If you want to help create something tangible that is used every day, help small businesses achieve their vision, and take on the challenge of scaling a SaaS product from millions of users to hundreds of millions of users, Toast is the place for you.

A day in the life (Responsibilities)

• Design, build and deploy best-in-class product experiences that are used daily by our customers.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code across both backend and frontend applications.
• Collaborate across engineering, product and design to plan and execute on work.
• Take ownership of feature delivery, from design through implementation, testing, deployment and iteration.

What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)

• Proficient in Java, Kotlin or another object-oriented language, with an understanding of testing, quality & best practices.
• Proficiency with modern JavaScript technologies, such as React/Angular/Vue and TypeScript.
• Ability to embrace an agile mindset focused on delivering usable software.
• A passion for technology and continuous learning.
• Passionate about driving impact, through delivering meaningful software products, that our customers use everyday.

Special Sauce* (Nice to Haves)

• Experience levering AI-assisted tools to accelerate development, and enhance productivity across the software development lifecycle.
• Familiarity building or integrating with GraphQL APIs.
• Familiarity with asynchronous communication tools (e.g., Pulsar, Kafka).

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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.

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 candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com.

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