About Toast
Now, more than ever, the Toast team is committed to our customers. We’re taking steps to help restaurants navigate these unprecedented times with technology, resources, and community. Our focus is on building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love. And because our technology is purpose-built for restaurants, by restaurant people, restaurants can trust that we’ll deliver on their needs for today while investing in experiences that will power their restaurant of the future.
Every day, many thousands of servers, hosts, and chefs use Toast POS (Point of Sale) to serve millions of guests in their restaurants. To make our restaurants successful, we need to develop products that install painlessly, work together seamlessly, and quickly guide restaurant staff and Toast team members to resolve any problems that occur.
Who We Are
The Android OS team sits at the intersection of hardware and software and builds a platform that is the foundation for the Toast POS device enabling creation of features that delight our customers. The Android OS team partners with a broad set of teams including Point of Sale, Hardware, FinTech, Security, NPI (New Product Introduction) and Customer Care to name a few.
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer for this team. The strongest candidate will be a technical leader in the Android OS domain with expertise in framework, BSP (Board Support Package) and OS bring-up. If you are a leader who has a knack for software architecture, collaborates well with teams within the organization, can think big, and are passionate about building re-usable software platforms with high focus on quality, this position is for you!
About this roll* (Responsibilities)
- Technically lead the Android OS team to design and develop the next generation of Toast’s Android Platform.
- Define, design and develop new Android OS framework services to meet Toast’s custom hardware needs.
- Customize the Android Linux kernel to support hardware peripheral bring-up.
- Raise the bar on software excellence by designing OS features using industry best practices.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Hardware and other partner teams to build a long term vision for Toast Device capabilities.
- Make solid technical decisions keeping software quality, security, and maintainability in mind.
- Help set the standard for software quality by accelerating adoption of automated testing using modern software test frameworks and practices.
- Grow and develop team members through coaching and feedback
Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)
- 8 years of Android OS development experience bringing up and customizing new hardware devices .
- Experience with Google’s AOSP architecture developing Android framework services and custom AIDL interfaces.
- Experience with BSP (Board Support Package) development and Linux device tree configuration.
- Experience designing large scale software systems for Android devices.
- Experience working with Hardware teams to review and analyze product schematics.
- Proficient in Java and C or C++
- Experience working with CI/CD systems and source control tools such as Gerritt/GitHub
- Experience working with SOC (system on chip) vendors.
Bonus ingredients* (preferred skills)
- Experience developing software for point of sale and payment devices
- Experience developing Android System applications.
- Experience working with the Android Networking Stack
- A solid understanding of the Android security model (SE Linux policies)
- Experience developing and debugging device drivers
Our Spread* of Total Rewards
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.
*Bread puns encouraged but not required
The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions if eligible), equity, and benefits.
Pay Range
$150,000—$240,000 USD
We are Toasters
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success.
At Toast our employees are our secret ingredient. When they are powered to succeed, Toast succeeds.
The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse industries. We embrace and are excited by this diversity, believing that only through authenticity, inclusivity, high standards of respect and trust, and leading with humility will we be able to achieve our goals.
Baking inclusive principles into our company and diversity into our design provides equitable opportunities for all and enhances our ability to be first in class in all aspects of our industry.
Bready* to make a change? 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 [email protected].
