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Senior Software Engineer

Toast · Remote · R & D : Engineering : Consumer

Posted Sep 9, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a project you led from design through deployment. How did you estimate and manage the work?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead end to end, including estimates and trade-offs, not just write code.

Tell me about a time you improved the long-term maintainability of a system. What did you change?

What they are checking: Whether they invest in code health, not just shipping features.

How do you mentor other engineers and raise the bar on your team?

What they are checking: Whether they help others grow through reviews, design discussions and example.

What would you do

A bug caused some employees to receive the wrong tip amount. Walk me through how you'd respond.

What they are checking: Whether they fix forward safely, correct affected payouts and prevent the same bug from returning.

About the work

Tips and earnings decide what restaurant workers take home. How do you design a system where correctness is non-negotiable?

What they are checking: Whether they think about idempotency, auditing and testing for money systems where errors directly hurt people.

Walk me through how you'd design a tip pooling feature that supports different restaurant rules.

What they are checking: Whether they can model flexible rules cleanly without hard-coding special cases.

How do you handle money in code to avoid rounding errors?

What they are checking: Whether they know to use integer cents or decimal types and handle remainders on purpose.

How would you make an earnings service reliable when it depends on several upstream systems?

What they are checking: Whether they understand retries, timeouts, reconciliation and graceful failure in distributed systems.

How do you approach testing for a payroll-related system where edge cases matter?

What they are checking: Whether they use property-based tests, real data scenarios and reconciliation checks, not just happy-path tests.

How do you handle changes to wage or tip rules across different states?

What they are checking: Whether they design for configurable, auditable rules that can change without rewriting core logic.

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The full job description

As published by Toast.

Title: Senior Software Engineer, Consumer&nbsp; Location: Remote, USA #remoteLI &nbsp; Who We Are 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. &nbsp; Are you bready* for a change? (Team Info) Toast Tables is a fast-growing, fully integrated waitlist and reservations platform that allows restaurants to generate and manage demand. It ties in with many of Toast’s other systems so that restaurants can bring a magical, fully digital, end-to-end experience to guests. The Toast Tables team at Toast is all about creating exceptional reservations experiences for restaurants and their guests. We’re product-obsessed, focused on innovation, and committed to building scalable, reliable solutions that are used by millions of restaurant-goers every day. If you’re ready to make an impact on a massive scale, this is the place for you. &nbsp; About this roll* (Responsibilities) In this role, you'll get to work on a wide variety of projects, using your technical chops to influence not just the code, but also product and business strategies. This is a golden opportunity for a hands-on, entrepreneurial engineer who thrives in a modern tech stack environment and loves solving real-world problems through technology. Here’s what you’ll be doing: • Design, scope, and implement cutting-edge solutions using a mix of technologies. • Enhance the platform to boost performance, usability, and scalability. • Collaborate closely with Design and Product stakeholders to ensure we are building the right solutions to the right problems • Identify high-impact opportunities with your team and turn them into reality. • Be an awesome teammate who’s all in on collaboration and collective success. Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements) • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong background in using Java, Kotlin, or other object-oriented languages • Proficient with modern API standards and technologies (e.g. REST, GraphQL) • Proficient with relational databases and alternative data stores • Familiarity with React and front-end development a strong plus 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&nbsp; 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&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">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. You can learn more about how we align pay with local labor markets in our Geographic Pay Zone Philosophy . Zone A $159,000 &mdash; $254,000 USD Zone B $138,000 &mdash; $221,000 USD Zone C $125,000 &mdash; $200,000 USD 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. We ask that you complete interviews and assessments on your own, without real-time AI tools, recording, or transcription bots, unless we tell you otherwise in advance. 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:&nbsp; https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast People Are the Secret Ingredient in Our Recipe for Success At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry brings together people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we value that same breadth at Toast. We strive to build a culture grounded in authenticity, respect, and humility, where every Toaster has a real opportunity to grow, contribute, and do their best work—raising the bar in delivering exceptional experiences for our customers and each other. 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 . ------ For roles in the United States, it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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