Process
The interview consisted of three stages.
The first stage was a phone screen with a recruiter. Nothing technical was asked or brought up; it was more about past experience and what attracted me to the role.
The second stage was a remote technical interview using HackerRank. I was given a greedy algorithm question that involved traversing an array. It's important to know about time complexities here.
The third stage was an exhausting four-hour, back-to-back remote interview session. This included:
- Three technical interviews using HackerRank.
- One general discussion with a manager.
Technical questions involved:
- General problem-solving (no data structures or algorithms involved)
- Recursion
- Sockets programming, multi-threading, and concurrency (disguised as an "architecture" interview)
Overall, it was a very comprehensive test of knowledge. Very little information was shared about what to expect in each interview, which contributed to the challenge.
Questions
Questions mentioned above.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the Toast Software Engineer role in Ireland.
Success Rate
24%
Pass Rate
Toast's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Ireland is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive71%
Neutral18%
Negative12%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Toast's Software Engineer interview process in Ireland.
Toast Work Experiences
4.0
Excellent Tech Exposure, Recognition Takes Effort
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
August 29, 2025
Pros: 1. Great place to learn and work with new technologies.
2. Strong focus on up-skilling and technical growth.
3. Collaborative team environment with helpful peers.
Cons: 1. Promotions are highly competitive and can be slow.
2. Hard work alone may not be enough — you need to consistently make your work visible and advocate for yourself.
3. Lack of recognition if you don’t speak up or self-promote.
4. High expectations and performance pressure to maintain your position.
5.0
Toast is Great
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
March 16, 2023
Pros: I love working at Toast. It's a great company.
Cons: Nothing really, very inclusive and interesting work.
1.0
Mature product, immature team
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
April 3, 2018
Pros: Perks of a startup:
* Free food and beer.
* Poker nights.
* Company outings.
* Etc.
Nice open offices with good lighting. Plenty of quiet rooms as well.
Upper management actively seeks feedback about the company and tries to communicate on a regular basis.
Cons: The engineering team is always under the gun with tight deadlines.
The reason for this is that the codebase for the product has grown piecemeal, and progress towards refactoring into manageable components has stalled over and over.
Code releases are a headache as every team ends up pushing new features into the same codebase at the same time to make the cutoff for check-ins, only for conflicts to arise as commits conflict.
There's a strange lack of autonomy when it comes to developing features; every project has to be signed off by an architect or team lead, who happen to be the original developers of the product.
Management may solicit feedback but won't act on suggestions for the engineering team. Upper management seems at a loss how to deal with the lack of productivity within the group.
If you're not committed to working nights and weekends, expect your review to reflect that you may not be a "culture" fit.
- 4.0Excellent Tech Exposure, Recognition Takes EffortSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaAugust 29, 2025Pros: 1. Great place to learn and work with new technologies. 2. Strong focus on up-skilling and technical growth. 3. Collaborative team environment with helpful peers.Cons: 1. Promotions are highly competitive and can be slow. 2. Hard work alone may not be enough — you need to consistently make your work visible and advocate for yourself. 3. Lack of recognition if you don’t speak up or self-promote. 4. High expectations and performance pressure to maintain your position.
- 5.0Toast is GreatSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesMarch 16, 2023Pros: I love working at Toast. It's a great company.Cons: Nothing really, very inclusive and interesting work.
- 1.0Mature product, immature teamSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesApril 3, 2018Pros: Perks of a startup: * Free food and beer. * Poker nights. * Company outings. * Etc. Nice open offices with good lighting. Plenty of quiet rooms as well. Upper management actively seeks feedback about the company and tries to communicate on a regular basis.Cons: The engineering team is always under the gun with tight deadlines. The reason for this is that the codebase for the product has grown piecemeal, and progress towards refactoring into manageable components has stalled over and over. Code releases are a headache as every team ends up pushing new features into the same codebase at the same time to make the cutoff for check-ins, only for conflicts to arise as commits conflict. There's a strange lack of autonomy when it comes to developing features; every project has to be signed off by an architect or team lead, who happen to be the original developers of the product. Management may solicit feedback but won't act on suggestions for the engineering team. Upper management seems at a loss how to deal with the lack of productivity within the group. If you're not committed to working nights and weekends, expect your review to reflect that you may not be a "culture" fit.
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