Title: Software Engineer II, Backend — Toast International
Location: Toronto, ON / Canada Hybrid (Ontario)
Level: Software Engineer II (SE2)
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.
Are you bready* for a change?
As a Software Engineer II on the Toast Tables International team, you will build and scale the cloud services powering modern table management, guest reservations, and front-of-house hospitality for high-volume restaurants across the UK, Europe, and Canada.
In this role, you will work hands-on with distributed microservices in Java and Kotlin—delivering high-impact capabilities such as payment integrations, messaging services, and core platform workflows. You will collaborate with senior engineers, product managers, designers, and mobile/web teammates across North America and Europe to deliver reliable, high-performance features.
About this roll* (Responsibilities)
- Build, test, and deploy scalable backend microservices using Java / Kotlin and AWS infrastructure.
- Implement core reservation and guest lifecycle APIs, including international phone validation, geoblocking rules, and two-way notification services.
- Develop transactional and payment components for reservation , pre-authorizations, and Card workflows.
- Build data sync endpoints and event consumers connecting with POS order data, fulfillment, and Guestbook profiles.
- Write comprehensive automated unit, integration, and contract tests to ensure zero-regression releases and high test coverage.
- Monitor service health, analyze logs and metrics (Datadog/CloudWatch), and participate in on-call rotations to maintain platform uptime.
- Collaborate in team agile ceremonies, code reviews, and technical design discussions, leveraging modern development tools to ship quality software efficiently.
Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)
- 2–4 years of professional backend software development experience building RESTful APIs and distributed systems in production.
- Proficiency in Java or Kotlin (or similar object-oriented languages like C#) and familiarity with modern frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Micronaut, Dropwizard).
- Experience working with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and writing efficient SQL queries and schema migrations.
- Familiarity with distributed systems concepts, asynchronous messaging (Kafka, Pulsar, or AWS SQS/SNS), and cloud platforms (AWS).
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles, JSON data modeling, and testing best practices (JUnit, Mockito).
- Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity to learn restaurant domain workflows, and enthusiasm for collaborating in an agile, cross-functional team.
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. 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: 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 [email protected].
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