About this role
Title: Senior Software Engineer, International
Location: Toronto, Canada - Hybrid, in office 2x a month
Who We Are
Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love.
Are you bready* for a change? (team info)
As a Senior Android Engineer, you’ll play a key role in developing and evolving features that power restaurants across North America. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and customers to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions—both on Android devices in the restaurant and in the cloud.
About this roll* (Responsibilities)
- Design, build, and maintain resilient, scalable Android features using Kotlin and modern frameworks.
- Contribute to backend services (Java, Kotlin, or equivalent) to deliver end-to-end functionality.
- Partner with product and design to define, prototype, and refine user experiences that meet diverse market needs.
- Collaborate with pilot customers—sometimes right in the restaurant—to ensure smooth deployment and real-world performance.
- Work across teams to plan, estimate, and deliver impactful features.
- Take ownership of the Android system architecture and ensure seamless integration with backend services.
- Build automated tests and maintain high standards for code quality and reliability.
- Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.
- 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)
- Strong proficiency in Android development (Kotlin preferred; Java experience welcome).
- Deep understanding of Activities, Fragments, Services, and modern Android architecture.
- Experience with Coroutines, Dependency Injection (Dagger/Hilt), and reactive programming.
- Skilled in building responsive, accessible Android UIs with XML layouts.
- Comfortable working across the stack, including backend services and APIs.
- Familiar with modern backend technologies (Kotlin, Java, or similar).
- Passionate about building well-engineered, user-focused systems that solve real-world problems.
- Excited to collaborate across disciplines and geographies in an agile, fast-moving environment.
- Committed to code quality, testing, and continuous improvement.
AI at Toast
At Toast, one of our company values is that 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 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 https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.
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).
How 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 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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