Toast
Engineering Lead, New Ventures
$180K–$368K
Remote, US +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- Remote, US
Remote - USA
About the job
Leads a small engineering team building a new Toast product from concept to launch, combining hands-on development with customer discovery and product strategy.
What you'll do
- Lead and unblock a small team, contributing code and resolving bugs or customer issues.
- Partner with Product to set weekly priorities and make technical tradeoffs.
- Guide architecture, engineering practices, and cross-team collaboration for a 0-to-1 product.
What they ask for
- Proven experience taking a product from concept to an initial MVP and beyond.
- Technical depth to review designs and code and contribute directly as a player/coach.
- Experience managing or leading small, high-leverage engineering teams.
- Strong customer empathy and experience using direct feedback to resolve issues.
Nice to have
- Experience in operationally complex industries.
- Founder, early-startup, internal-incubation, or new-ventures experience.
Pay
$230,000 — $368,000 USD (base salary); $200,000 — $320,000 USD (base salary); $180,000 — $288,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
LLMs
AI focus
Build with LLMs or ship AI-powered product experiences; use modern AI tools to help the team build faster and better.
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