Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States
Process
I applied online, and after a few days, screening with HR was completed, followed by a screening with the hiring manager. The process went smoothly.
Then, the technical round was scheduled. I was informed that the exercise would be based on restaurant-based software use cases.
Questions
To design a system to allow users to make reservations at a restaurant. They told me you are the CTO, and whatever you say will be done. The software needed is an MVP.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Toast Principal Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Toast's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Toast's Principal Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Toast Work Experiences
- 1.0High Pay, Terrible TechPrincipal Software Engineer • Former EmployeeDublin, Dublin, IrelandMay 25, 2023Pros: The salary is high.Cons: - The stocks are worth nothing. - PMs are not able to do their job. - Managers offload their work to you. - The technology level is embarrassing and impossible to change.
- 5.0Fast-growing and profitable companyStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeDublin, Dublin, IrelandNovember 14, 2025Pros: Growing to new markets. Building a great product, helping restaurants thrive. It depends on the team, but if you are lucky, you'll work on an interesting project and will be able to drive improvements and affect the roadmaps. Company culture is great overall.Cons: Some PMs are highly incompetent, but due to the company culture, they continue working on the products they don't fit. Some top management decisions (like laying off the team owning e2e tests without a replacement) are weird and affect the product's quality. Company policy does not allow people to grow to the principal+ levels if they work on a single product, as there is an official list of boxes you need to 'tick,' and one product (regardless of how great you've established it) doesn't count.
- 4.0Good Work, Liberal TeamsSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaNovember 5, 2025Pros: Good to work in here.Cons: But the teams are very liberal.
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