Staff Android Engineer, New Ventures at Toast

Years spent building on the restaurant front lines taught us how to build for speed, reliability, and complexity. Built for the dinner rush, our cloud-based platform and tough hardware now power high-velocity operations beyond restaurants. Join us to expand Toast’s impact to other industries – helping all kinds of business operators delight their customers, do what they love, and thrive.

Bready* to make a change?

Toast’s New Ventures business unit has the goal of researching, developing, and eventually scaling a new generation of products and business lines that can have a substantial impact on Toast’s long-term growth. In this unique role, you will be one of the founding engineers on one of our New Venture teams. If you are the type of engineer who would love to build from scratch on the existing Toast ecosystem, this could be the perfect job for you.

We are in the early stages of building out features that cater to new types of establishments, and have seen an exciting level of interest in early conversations with operators. We’re scrappy and motivated to capture this growth, with many opportunities to make a big impact in this emerging space!

About this roll* (Responsibilities)

Lead mobile development for a new team to address critical operator needs currently unmet by Toast.

Own the architecture and mobile implementation for key features and components for the New Venture across the Toast codebase.

Understands operator needs and contributes to the team’s business strategy.

Collaborate closely with New Ventures Leads to successfully launch an MVP and facilitate its scalable adoption by a broad customer base.

Navigate diverse codebases across disciplines to consistently deliver high-quality code within established timelines.

Demonstrate a high degree of ownership in all aspects of development.

Leverage cutting edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building - contributing to a culture of innovation and productivity across the team.

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

A track record of significant technical and business impact across multiple teams.

Experience (or interest) in 0 -> 1 builds.

Expertise in building robust and scalable Android applications using Kotlin, with a strong understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous communication, event-driven architecture, mobile APIs, and integration patterns.

Demonstrated ability to deliver clean, maintainable, and resilient code that withstands the test of time.

Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to unify and motivate cross-functional teams.

Experience in communicating technical designs across teams and organizations.

Act as a collaborative and solution-oriented partner to leadership and colleagues.

Proficiency in Kotlin (preferred) or Java

AI at Toast

At Toast 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 Spread* of Total RewardsWe 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.

*Bread puns encouraged but not required

The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions, if eligible), benefits, and equity (if eligible).

Pay Range

$155,000—$248,000 USD

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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Staff Android Engineer, New Ventures

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