Senior Software Engineer- Full Stack

As a Senior Software Engineer at Toast, your key responsibilities will include designing, scoping, and implementing cutting-edge solutions that enhance our platform's performance and scalability. You will collaborate closely with Design and Product teams to ensure we're building the right solutions for our users' needs. Additionally, you will identify high-impact opportunities with your team and contribute to creating a seamless and enjoyable experience for restaurant patrons.

To be eligible for the Senior Software Engineer role at Toast, you should have at least 5 years of experience in developing full-stack applications. Proficiency in frontend frameworks such as React or Angular, solid CSS and HTML skills, as well as experience with backend technologies like NodeJS or Java/Kotlin, are essential. Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and analytics tools like Heap or Google Analytics will further enhance your application.

Toast actively promotes a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion by ensuring that employees from all backgrounds feel authentic, respected, and valued. Our hiring process embraces these principles to create equitable opportunities and foster an environment where every team member can contribute to delivering exceptional experiences. We celebrate diversity within the restaurant industry and integrate it into our culture, making it a core component of our success.

The work culture at Toast emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and personal development. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll thrive in a hybrid work environment that prioritizes in-person collaboration while respecting individual preferences. We believe in building strong connections within our teams as we work towards empowering the restaurant community and delivering remarkable technology solutions.

Toast offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond great earnings potential. Our benefits include flexible work arrangements, comprehensive health and wellness programs, and opportunities for professional development. We aim to support our engineers in achieving a healthy work-life balance while providing the resources needed for success and growth.

When discussing your approach to designing scalable applications, focus on the importance of understanding user needs and the expected growth of the application. Emphasize your experience with microservices, cloud computing, and efficient database management as techniques you might use to ensure scalability while still maintaining performance.

In your answer, highlight specific projects where you've used React or Angular to create dynamic user interfaces. Explain your understanding of component-based architecture and state management, and mention any libraries or tools you integrated to enhance your frontend development, such as Redux or RxJS.

Discuss your commitment to writing clean, maintainable code using best practices such as following coding standards, implementing automated testing, and using code reviews. Share specific examples of how you've integrated unit tests or automated testing frameworks like Jest or Mocha into your workflow to enhance code quality.

To answer this, talk about your commitment to continuous learning through attending webinars, participating in tech meetups, and following influential voices in the tech industry. Mention any specific resources, such as online courses or tech blogs, that you regularly engage with to stay ahead of trends in software development.

When discussing a challenging technical problem, provide a clear example that illustrates both the complexity of the issue and your systematic approach to resolving it. Explain your thought process, the tools and technologies you utilized, and the impact this had on the project's success.

In your response, emphasize your skills in time management and your ability to assess project requirements effectively. Share a strategy where you outline how to establish priorities based on deadlines, stakeholder needs, and the overall impact of each task on the project's success.

Describe your collaborative approach by emphasizing open communication, using design tools like Figma or Zeplin for building user interfaces, and being proactive in seeking feedback throughout the design and development process. Share an experience that highlights a successful collaboration with designers.

Highlight your experience in designing RESTful APIs while discussing best practices such as versioning, documentation, and error handling. Mention a specific project where your API design improved functionality and integration between different systems or applications.

Share how you consider user feedback as an integral part of your development process. Discuss strategies such as user testing, analytics tools, or customer surveys and explain how you adapt your designs and implementations based on that feedback to enhance user experience.

Talk about your familiarity with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, and how they guide your day-to-day work as a software engineer. Provide examples of how you’ve participated in sprints, stand-ups, and retrospectives, and how Agile has helped you iterate quickly and deliver value to users.