Toast
Staff/Senior Software Engineer, Voice AI Platform
$151K–$309K
Remote, US +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 16, 2026
- Location
- Remote, US
Remote - USA - Experience
- 8+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Build and lead the development of resilient backend services, integrations, and platform capabilities for Toast’s Voice AI products.
What you'll do
- Design, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services and platform components.
- Lead cross-team projects and shape technical direction, architecture, and engineering standards.
- Build AI integrations and establish observability and evaluation practices for AI-powered systems.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience with object-oriented languages such as Java or Kotlin.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience developing AI-integrated products, including systems incorporating LLMs or other AI capabilities.
- Experience with mission-critical production services, distributed systems, and leading multi-person, multi-team projects end-to-end.
Nice to have
- Experience with voice or conversational AI platforms.
Pay
$193,000 — $309,000 USD base salary; $168,000 — $269,000 USD base salary; $151,000 — $242,000 USD base salary
Tools
Java, Kotlin, DropWizard, AWS, DynamoDB, RDS, Lambda, Postgres
AI focus
Build Toast’s Voice AI platform and AI-powered products; integrate AI platforms, operate and improve AI systems using production data, and establish evaluation and observability practices. The role also expects day-to-day use of AI coding tools.
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