IT & Software

Software Engineer (Earnings)

Toast

Toronto · On · Canada

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 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 Ability and motivation to learn quickly and apply knowledge to solve real problems Willingness to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance through logging and metrics Above all, we’re looking for a strong engineer with solid fundamentals A hunger to take on challenging problems where correctness and scale go hand in hand 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

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