Staff Software Engineer - Tech Lead, Payroll

Toast is revolutionizing the restaurant industry with its innovative technology platform that combines point of sale, team management, and guest-facing solutions. As a Staff Software Engineer - Tech Lead for Payroll, you'll play a crucial role in leading and shaping the team that builds Toast's payroll and team management solution. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on software that delivers daily value to restaurant owners and employees, enabling efficient payroll processing and tax management.

The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in full-stack development and architecture design. You'll be working with cutting-edge technologies including Java, Kotlin, and React, while also leveraging AI tools to enhance development workflows. The position involves mentoring team members, driving technical strategy, and maintaining high quality standards across deliverables.

Toast offers a competitive compensation package ranging from $129,000 to $206,000 CAD, along with comprehensive benefits including health coverage and equity opportunities. The company embraces a hybrid work model that values both in-person collaboration and individual flexibility, with this position being fully remote-eligible in Canada.

As a leader in restaurant technology, Toast is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating an environment where employees can thrive while building solutions that empower the restaurant community. This role offers the unique opportunity to impact an essential industry while working with modern technologies and contributing to meaningful technical initiatives.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in SaaS solutions, strong technical leadership skills, and a passion for mentoring others. You'll be joining a company that's not just building technology, but transforming how restaurants operate and succeed in today's digital world.