Software Engineer II

Toast

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy. Toast is looking for a Software Engineer II to join our Identity Management team to play a critical role in developing reliable code and algorithms in our user management, permission, and web services.  We are looking for an engineer who has the ability and drive to make an impact, not only on their own but by also enabling those around them to succeed.   Partnering with stakeholders, product managers, product designers, product data analysts, and other engineers, you will be part of a team responsible for ensuring that our practices in the development of our platform are safe and secure.  You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining core services and repositories in Toast, including integrations, managing users, authentication, and permissions. The Toast platform processes tens of millions of requests per day, and this number grows constantly as we add new restaurants and integration partners to our system. The services we develop on this team are essential for Toast’s operation and their resilience and reliability are crucial from a business and user perspective. If you want to help create something tangible that is used every day, help small businesses achieve their vision, and take on the challenge of scaling a SaaS product from millions of users to hundreds of millions of users, Toast is the place for you. A day in the life (Responsibilities) * Be part of a team working collaboratively with UX, PM, QA and other engineers designing, building and maintaining high performance, flexible and highly scalable microservices, as well as development of web and mobile applications * Championing best practices such as quality integration, unit testing, end-to-end testing, and performance testing * Tackle scaling challenges and implement robust solutions. * Provide design feedback and participate in code reviews to ensure implementations meet requirements * Monitor feature rollouts to ensure customer success, iterating and improving when necessary. * Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable systems critical to our customers’ success. * Diagnose performance bottlenecks and optimize for better performance. * Ensure that all work done is delivered with quality and is appropriately monitored and supported in production   What you'll need to thrive (Requirements) * Proficient in Java, Kotlin or another object-oriented language, with a deep understanding of testing, quality & best practices. * Understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and enterprise messaging. * Familiar with asynchronous communication tools (e.g., Pulsar, JMS, Kafka). * Proven track record of delivering reliable services to production. * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. * A passion for technology and continuous learning. * Enthusiasm for solving impactful challenges and writing clean, scalable code. * The capacity to tackle complex and ambiguous problems, communicate clearly with others to solve the problem, and share knowledge to help the whole team succeed * Experience working in the IAM space is a plus * Experience working in a team with Agile/Scrum methodology **This is a hybrid role requiring in-office collaboration two days per week in our Dublin office.** AI at Toast At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture. Our Total Rewards Philosophy We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits. #LI-HYBRID #BI-Hybrid How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people. To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring Our Approach to Hybrid Working We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the hospitality community, regardless of location. Please visit the Locations page on our career site to learn more about our in-office expectations by region: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences. We Thrive Together We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast. Apply today! Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com. ------ For roles in the United States, it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Toast

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy. Are you interested in using the latest technology to help our customers build amazing relationships with their guests? Does the idea of developing products that help people cherish their best moments in life sound exciting to you? As an engineer on the Guest Engagement team, your mission will be creating the next generation of engagement experiences that help bring new guests into the restaurants, and turn them into regulars. You will work closely with UX, PM and QA, and have access to state of the art AI tools, to deliver some real impact on real people. A day in the life (Responsibilities) * Design, build and maintain high performing, flexible, and scalable Android solutions running on Toast POS hardware in thousands of restaurants * Ship features end-to-end, from design through rollout, monitoring for success and iterating based on real-world use * Build great UX using best practices of modern Android development * Be an awesome teammate who's all in on collaboration and collective success * Create products and features that help restaurants deliver a best-in-class guest experience * Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering stakeholders, and actively participate in Agile ceremonies * Partner with team members and other engineers across the company to raise the bar for the Android experience at Toast What you'll need to thrive (Requirements) * Proficient in Kotlin and/or Java for Android development, with hands-on experience shipping production Android apps * Solid grasp of modern Android tooling and frameworks * Excited about AI-assisted development and LLM-based agents (Claude Code or similar), and interested in pioneering new workflows with the team * Comfortable reading and integrating with backend services (REST/GraphQL) and curious to work across the stack when needed * Comfortable with ambiguity, agile delivery, and shipping usable software incrementally * Passionate about making users happy and seeing people use your product in the wild * Strong on software development fundamentals — code quality, unit tests, clean code — and open to evolving your workflow with AI tooling Our Tech Stack * Android app built in Java & Kotlin running in the restaurant * A core of Java & Kotlin based backend services * Claude Code and similar AI agentic development tools as part of daily engineering * PostgreSQL and DynamoDB as core persistence * REST and GraphQL APIs, plus many more technologies that help us build a top-class platform **This is a hybrid role requiring in-office collaboration two days per week in our Dublin office.**   AI at Toast At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture. Our Total Rewards Philosophy We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.   #LI-HYBRID #BI-Hybrid   How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people. To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring Our Approach to Hybrid Working We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the hospitality community, regardless of location. Please visit the Locations page on our career site to learn more about our in-office expectations by region: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences. We Thrive Together We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast. Apply today! Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com. ------ For roles in the United States, it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Cargurus

Who we are At CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG), our mission is to give people the power to reach their destination. We started as a small team of developers determined to bring trust and transparency to car shopping. Since then, our history of innovation and go-to-market acceleration has driven industry-leading growth. In fact, we’re the largest and fastest-growing automotive marketplace, and we’ve been profitable for over 15 years. What we do The market is evolving, and we are too, moving the entire automotive journey online and guiding our customers through every step. That includes everything from the sale of an old car to the financing, purchase, and delivery of a new one. Today, tens of millions of consumers visit CarGurus.com each month, and ~30,000 dealerships use our products. But they're not the only ones who love CarGurus—our employees do, too. We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth. Disrupting a trillion-dollar industry requires fresh and diverse perspectives. Come join us for the ride! Role overview Join our first Dublin engineering team! The International team is seeking a talented and driven Software Development Engineer to join CarGurus' new Dublin office and work on exciting product initiatives for our Canadian and UK markets and play a key role in establishing the office’s culture.  In this role, you’ll be responsible for the full software development lifecycle – across both the frontend and backend – collaborating with Engineering and Product peers to design innovative solutions and tackle complex challenges for our dealer-facing products. We are looking for candidates who can learn and adapt quickly and collaborate with other engineers to deliver solutions. Some examples of potential project opportunities: * Building new, full-stack features for dealer products from the ground up * Integrating with existing services and expanding functionality using React, TypeScript, and Java * Implementing integrations with third-party APIs and partners As an engineer on this team, you will drive projects from conception to completion, working closely with other engineers and product partners to deliver impactful solutions for the international business. No need to be a car expert—we’re more interested in your passion for engineering and your ability to innovate! What you'll do * Collaborate with engineers and product managers across the organization to understand and solve new product requirements and tackle technical challenges. * Help establish and grow CarGurus' Dublin engineering presence by contributing to team culture, practices, and standards. * Work with Java, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, AWS, and other modern technologies to build 2-sided marketplace products. * Be deeply engaged in the full development lifecycle: designing, developing, testing, automated testing, deploying, maintaining, monitoring, and alerting. * Play a critical role in implementing a design and service-oriented architecture for CarGurus International products. What you'll bring * 2-3 years of software design and development experience, including strong OOP, Java, and Spring experience. * Solid hands-on experience building dynamic, responsive user interfaces using React and TypeScript. * A strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis. * Ability to write clean, well-tested, and efficient code that passes through code review with minimal comments. Additionally, provide high-quality code review guidance for others. * Comfortable writing unit tests, investigating issues, and using observability tools to understand system health & performance. * Self-led and motivated to proactively find answers and resolve blockers. * Proactive communicator who raises questions, blockers, and continuous updates. * Some hands-on experience with relational database systems. * Knowledge of various design patterns and experience implementing them. * Eagerness to learn and expand your capabilities through contribution and owning projects. * Some experience with service-oriented architecture and distributed systems. * Bonus: Experience with server-side TypeScript (especially Remix, though Next.js or Express are also great additions). The displayed range represents the expected annual base salary / On-Target Earnings (OTE) for this position. On-Target Earnings (OTE) is inclusive of base salary and on-target commission earnings, which applies exclusively to sales roles. Individual pay within this range is determined by work location and other factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This annual base salary forms part of a comprehensive Total Rewards Package. In addition to benefits, this role may qualify for discretionary bonuses/incentives and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Position Pay Range €56.000—€67.000 EUR Working at CarGurus We reward our Gurus’ curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving programs, as well as our employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities, help people build connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage work-life balance and individual well-being. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives. CarGurus may require in-person interviews as part of our hiring process, particularly for positions based in our Boston and Dublin offices. Candidates selected for an in-person interview will be notified in advance. Please be aware that travel expenses are the responsibility of the candidate. We welcome all CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential—starting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. That’s why we hope you’ll apply even if you don’t check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus. #LI-Hybrid