Who you are

- If you're excited to build calculation infrastructure where correctness and scale matter in equal measure, and where the work has a real impact on product revenue and employee livelihoods, we'd love to hear from you

- Experience with one or more object-oriented programming languages (such as Java, Kotlin, or similar)

- An appreciation for precision and correctness — when the output drives someone's paycheck, getting the calculation right matters

- Willingness to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance through logging and metrics

- Ability and motivation to learn quickly and apply knowledge to solve real problems
- A hunger to take on challenging problems where correctness and scale go hand in hand

- Above all, we’re looking for a solid engineer with solid fundamentals

What the job involves

- We're looking for an engineer to help build and scale Toast's earnings platform — systems that calculate tips and employee earnings for restaurant locations across Toast's network

- You'll work on highly visible, mission-critical infrastructure that powers Tips Manager, one of Toast's growing products, while laying the groundwork for a broader earnings calculation platform that will determine paychecks for employees everywhere Toast operates
- In this role, you'll gain hands-on experience with event-driven systems built on Kotlin, gRPC, Apache Pulsar, and DynamoDB





- We're building a new source of truth for employee earnings — from real-time tip pooling and redistribution to wage calculation and earnings retrieval — and we care deeply about getting the math right: our systems directly influence what employees take home

- Help shape our tip and earnings calculation platform — building the systems that determine how restaurant employees are paid, starting with Tips Manager and expanding toward a full earnings source of truth

- Build, run, and improve core backend services alongside a collaborative, supportive team

- Be a part of the organization with a strong focus on engineering culture and full end-to-end ownership

- Participate across the full development lifecycle — design, estimation, implementation, testing, debugging, and deployment — while learning and applying best practices for building correct, reliable calculation systems at scale

- Ship code that directly impacts Tips Manager revenue and the accuracy of earnings for restaurant employees across Toast's network

- Partner with product and design to influence what we build and how we build it

- Participate in thoughtful code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback

Benefits

- Peer and company recognition programs

- Unlimited Vacation
- Sabbatical opportunity after five years

- Professional Development Reimbursement Program

- Commitment to Employee Wellness through resources such as a quarterly Wellness Stipend

- Various peer and company recognition programs

- 401(k) and matching

- Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage

- Mental Health Benefits

- Subsidized backup childcare

📌 Software Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Toast
📍 Toronto