Toast is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical vision and architecture for Android and mobile experiences within our Strategic Cuisines team. You will design, build, and evolve scalable mobile solutions used in high-volume restaurant environments, operating effectively in ambiguous problem spaces to shape both technical direction and product approach.
What You'll Do
- Lead technical vision and architecture for Android/mobile experiences within Strategic Cuisines
- Design, build, and evolve scalable mobile solutions used in high-volume restaurant environments
- Partner closely with Product and Design to identify customer pain points and translate them into impactful solutions
- Operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces, helping shape both technical direction and product approach
- Drive engineering excellence and influence best practices across teams
- Mentor engineers and raise the bar for technical leadership
- Leverage cutting edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Deep expertise in Android development (Kotlin preferred)
- Experience shipping and scaling production mobile applications
- Strong understanding of modern mobile architecture patterns
- Experience integrating with APIs and distributed systems
- Demonstrated technical leadership at a Staff or equivalent level
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional partners
- Demonstrated customer obsession — seeks to deeply understand user workflows and uses those insights to inform technical decisions
Nice to Have
- Experience building POS, kiosk, or operational software
- Experience working in early-stage or exploratory product areas
- Experience with localization or internationalization
- Familiarity with AI-augmented development workflows and tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar)
- Experience working across the stack — including backend services, APIs, databases, frontend surfaces, and messaging systems — with the ability to connect mobile solutions to broader system architecture
Technical Stack
- Android
- Kotlin
Team & Environment
This role is part of the Strategic Cuisines team at Toast.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary Range: $168,000—$269,000 USD
- We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs
- One of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success
Work Mode
This role follows a hybrid work model.
Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process.
