Staff Software Engineer, Configuration Platform

Toast

Staff Software Engineer responsible for designing and maintaining scalable systems critical to Toast's configuration platform. Working on high-concurrency systems that power real-time updates for customers.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $193,000 - $309,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable systems that are critical to our customers’ success
Lead complex projects that span multiple teams to improve functionality and reliability for our customers
Design solutions that anticipate and accommodate future needs while considering tradeoffs
Effectively communicate technical direction, guide our team through execution while driving team quality practices
Act as a force multiplier in improving engineering productivity
Diagnose performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Approach your work with humility, empathy, and deep respect for your peers
Articulate sophisticated project roadmaps and empower engineering cohorts to drive them toward fruition
Proven track record of delivering and operating mission-critical production services at scale
Maintain end-to-end ownership over high-throughput systems while navigating the complexities of distributed architecture
Embody a growth-oriented mindset focused on continuous elevation of your craft and domain
Establish yourself as a trusted technical authority capable of making decisions that secure both immediate wins and long-term strategic goals

Benefits

Comp & perks

Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Scalable SystemsHigh-Throughput SystemsPerformance Bottleneck DiagnosisEngineering Productivity ImprovementTechnical Direction

Soft Skills

HumilityEmpathyRespect for PeersGrowth-Oriented MindsetTeam Empowerment