Staff Software Engineer Frontend, Retail Experience

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world helping business owners operate increase sales engage customers and keep employees Toast Retail team is pioneering how Toast serves businesses beyond the restaurant space. Were focused on building powerful intuitive tools that meet the unique needs of modern retailers inventory management supplier relationships purchase orders and more. As a team we operate like a startup within Toast balancing greenfield development with the scale of a mature platform.

The Retail Experience (RXP) squad is a high-impact team focused on transforming Toast into a world-class experience for retailers. While retail adoption has grown significantly we consistently hear that Toast doesnt always feel like it was built for mission is to close that gap. We identify friction across the retail customer journey from onboarding to daily operations and deliver cohesive retail-first improvements across Toasts ecosystem.

Our work spans the Retail module and the broader Toast platform ensuring that retail customers feel understood and supported from day one through long-term success.

A day in the life (Responsibilities)

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Retail Experience team youll play a leading role in designing and developing intuitive performant and delightful user experiences. Youll work closely with product managers designers and other engineers to bring new features to life. If you love working in a fast-paced environment driving innovation and seeing your work make a real impact wed love to meet you. Heres what youll be doing:

• Architect and implement modern high-quality frontend experiences that feel intentionally designed for retail businesses.
• Collaborate deeply with Product Design and Platform teams to deliver cohesive improvements across a broad cross-section of Toasts ecosystem.
• Mentor teammates contribute to technical decisions and help shape a strong engineering culture.
• Continuously improve UI systems and patterns enabling rapid development of scalable features.
• Stay curious explore emerging technologies and find new ways to elevate the Toast Retail experience.

What youll need to thrive (Requirements)

• 8-10 years of experience building modern web applications with a strong frontend focus.
• Strong proficiency with React TypeScript and web standards (HTML5 CSS3).
• Solid understanding of component architecture state management and design systems.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and shipping user-facing features.
• Familiarity with REST APIs GraphQL and testing frameworks (Jest Playwright etc.).
• Passion for clean maintainable code.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving team balancing quality and speed.
• Bonus: Experience in Retail software or designing systems for new customer vertical

*** This is a hybrid role requiring in-office presence two days per week ***

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AI at Toast

At Toast one of our company values is that were 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; its 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 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.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success

At Toast our employees are our secret ingredientwhen they thrive we 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: 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 .

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