Software Engineer, Orders API

About this role

Toast is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Orders API team in Boston, building a high-scale, mission-critical platform that handles restaurant order operations. You'll own end-to-end components, drive reliability and testing strategies, and collaborate across teams to innovate on the complete order lifecycle.

What you'll do

• Design and implement features that enhance Orders API functionality and reliability at scale
• Establish testing strategies and maintain strong automated test coverage to ensure quality
• Own operational monitoring, observability, alerting, and on-call response for production systems
• Provide design feedback and conduct code reviews to maintain implementation standards
• Participate in architectural discussions and help evolve API design and delivery practices
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and cross-functional teams on scalable service delivery

What they're looking for

• Backend development (Java, Kotlin, or similar object-oriented languages)
• API design and standards (REST, GraphQL, schema evolution, versioning)
• Automated testing, test strategy, and quality practices
• Production operations (monitoring, alerting, observability, incident response)
• Distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Relational databases and alternative data stores
• AI development tools (Cursor, Claude, MCP servers)
• Cross-team technical communication

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Flexible work arrangements to meet changing needs
• Access to cutting-edge AI tools to enhance productivity
• Opportunity for real end-to-end component ownership
• Culture focused on learning and innovation
• Work on high-impact, mission-critical systems

Likely interview questions

• Tell us about a time you owned testing strategy for a service—how did you approach coverage and quality?
• Describe your experience operating services in production; what's the most critical incident you've responded to?