--- title: 'Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Toast' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-software-engineer-infrastructure-toast-dublin-qka3yk1gbvbp' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-20' --- # Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Toast - **Company:** Toast - **Location:** Dublin, Ireland - **Posted:** 2026-10-02 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20 - **Apply:** https://careers.toasttab.com/jobs?gh_jid=8243136 ## Job description ## About the Role As a Staff Infrastructure Engineer on the Compute & Storage Platform team in Toast, you will design, build, and operate the foundational distributed systems powering the Toast platform as the company expands into further international markets and broadens its product offerings to encompass retail shopping. You will bridge the gap between core infrastructure and cutting-edge product development—building low-latency state and storage systems, scalable compute clusters, and high-throughput streaming pipelines. Your work will directly enable Toast product delivery across our Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC). For this role it is a requirement that you have at least 8+ years of industry experience. ## Key Responsibilities - Online Databases and Storage: Architect, deploy, and manage low-latency, highly available storage solutions (RDS Postgres and Aurora Postgres; DynamoDB; OpenSearch; S3) to power applications across the Toast product ecosystem. - High Availability & Realtime Performance: Ensure sub-second end-user latency, near-zero-downtime reliability, and high throughput across storage engines to support Toast's products across POS, phone, computer, drive-thru, and kiosk interfaces. - Infrastructure for AI-Driven PDLC: Automate infrastructure provisioning and compute pipelines. - Cost Optimization & Performance Engineering: Right-size compute/storage resources, implement auto-scaling policies, and manage AWS infrastructure costs without compromising platform reliability or latency SLAs. Required Qualifications 1. Core Infrastructure & Automation - Cloud & Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on experience building and managing scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.). - Software Development: Fluency in Python, Go, or a similar language for infrastructure automation, tooling, or backend development. 1. Storage & Compute Operations - Databases: Deep experience operating and tuning enterprise databases at scale. This should include at least one variety of relational database (such as Postgres, Oracle, or MySQL) and at least one type of nonrelational database (such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, Opensearch). - Containerization: Experience working with containerized environments and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, ECS, Kubernetes). 1. Systems Reliability & Observability - Solid understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, including monitoring, alerting, health checks, and performance troubleshooting in high-traffic environments. ## Preferred Qualifications - Observability & Telemetry with Datadog, Prometheus - AI/ML Infrastructure support - Cloud Cost Optimization Our Tech Stack Toast’s commercial products run on a stack that ranges from guest and restaurant-facing Android tablets to backend microservices, guest- and restaurant-facing web apps, payment systems, event buses, and more. The Infrastructure Engineering group manages Toast's infrastructure via the AWS API, using configuration management tools like Terraform, Ansible, and internally developed clients using Python and Go. We rely heavily on Datadog and Splunk for monitoring and observability and on FireHydrant for alerting and incident response. Infrastructure Engineering provides the products and services to support, deploy, and monitor our product suite, which uses a microservice architecture written using JVM and Node.js apps. AWS products are also in heavy usage, ranging from S3 to RDS, DynamoDB, ECS, Lambda, and many others. We have our own platform for user management, service discovery/elevations, and load balancing. We use Apache Spark for large scale data workloads including query and batch processing. The main Toast POS application is an Android application written in Java and Kotlin. For data synchronization between tablets and our cloud platform we operate RabbitMQ and Apache Pulsar clusters as well as direct tablet communication to the applications' RESTful and GraphQL APIs. Why Join Us? You will be at the ground floor of building the data-storage systems that powers our flagship products. You'll solve complex, high-scale infrastructure challenges at the intersection of distributed storage and compute. ** This is a hybrid role requiring in-office presence two days per week *** ## #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. We ask that you complete interviews and assessments on your own, without real-time AI tools, recording, or transcription bots, unless we tell you otherwise in advance. 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 People Are the Secret Ingredient in Our Recipe for Success At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry brings together people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we value that same breadth at Toast. We strive to build a culture grounded in authenticity, respect, and humility, where every Toaster has a real opportunity to grow, contribute, and do their best work—raising the bar in delivering exceptional experiences for our customers and each other. 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. ## About Toast ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Toast provides a cloud-based, all-in-one digital technology platform of SaaS and fintech solutions purpose-built for the restaurant and hospitality industry. - **Entity Type**: Public (ticker: TOST) - **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - **Founded**: 2012 - **Founders**: Not listed in provided sources ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Restaurant technology / hospitality technology - **Target customers**: Restaurants of all sizes (independent, chain, enterprise), other hospitality businesses (B2B) - **Mission or purpose statement**: "To empower the restaurant community to delight guests, do what they love, and thrive." ## Products & Services - **Toast POS**: Cloud-based point-of-sale system for dine-in, takeout, delivery, catering, and retail operations. - **Toast Payments**: Integrated financial technology solutions for card processing, tipping, and payouts. - **Toast Digital Ordering & Delivery**: Online ordering platform, website integration, and third-party delivery management. - **Toast Marketing & Loyalty**: Tools for email/SMS marketing, guest loyalty programs, and gift cards. - **Toast Team Management**: Scheduling, payroll, and labor management features integrated with POS. - **Toast Operations**: Inventory management, vendor ordering, and back-of-house tools. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available from provided sources - **Key Metric**: Headcount – over 5,000 employees globally (as of May 2026); 4,503 US-based employees (May 2026) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not listed in provided sources - **Growth Signals**: Expanded to 11 locations across US, Canada, Ireland, UK, India, Australia, and Taiwan; approximately 20% of open roles filled internally; hybrid work model with strong onboarding and development programs; ranked #62 on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For 2025 and multiple other Great Place to Work awards (Best Workplaces for Parents, Women, Millennials, Technology). ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep domain expertise**: Roughly two-thirds of employees have firsthand restaurant industry experience, giving unique insight into customer needs. - **Purpose-built platform**: All-in-one system connecting front and back of house, unlike generic POS or ERP solutions. - **Customer obsession**: Strong focus on understanding and earning customer trust, with 84% of employees rating the company a great place to work (compared to 57% at typical US firms). - **Data-informed innovation**: Dedicated teams researching "what's next" to stay ahead of restaurant industry trends. ## Strategic Focus - Continue empowering the restaurant community with data-informed solutions and cutting-edge technology. - Maintain and expand geographic presence while preserving hybrid work culture. - Invest in social impact through Toast.org, employee volunteer campaigns, and ESG initiatives. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as driven, collaborative, inclusive, and fun; 84% of employees say it's a great place to work (Great Place to Work certified). - **Work model**: Hybrid model with in-person collaboration supported by remote/office flexibility; 90-day onboarding program includes live sessions, social events, and online courses. - **Growth**: Professional development programs, peer and company recognition, and significant internal mobility (20% of roles filled internally). - **Perks**: Paid time off, mental health/well-being support, computer equipment provided, regular volunteer events via Toast.org. - **DEI**: Inclusive design, equitable practices, and diversity encouraged to reflect the diverse restaurant community. ## Sources 1. [careers.toasttab.com](https://careers.toasttab.com/) – Life at Toast, culture, values, hybrid policy 2. [careers.toasttab.com/faq](https://careers.toasttab.com/frequently-asked-questions) – Headcount, internal fill rate, onboarding, DEI 3. [glassdoor.com](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Toast-Inc-EI_IE989964.11,20.htm) – Company type, headquarters, founded year, mission 4. [greatplacetowork.com](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/en/certified-company/7011573) – Headcount, employee survey scores, award lists ## Other roles at Toast - [Territory Account Executive , SMB - Columbia, MD](https://feeny.ai/job/territory-account-executive-smb-columbia-md-toast-columbia-wevmjvjnyb9q) — Columbia, MD - [Territory Account Executive , SMB - Lincoln/West Omaha, NE](https://feeny.ai/job/territory-account-executive-smb-lincoln-west-omaha-ne-toast-lincoln-czjyv13xwxbt) — Lincoln, NE - [Central Coast, CA Strategic Cuisines Account Executive - Spanish](https://feeny.ai/job/central-coast-ca-strategic-cuisines-account-executive-spanish-toast-monterey-3gk7jvhsk6ke) — Monterey, CA - [Senior Director of Sales Compensation Strategy, Planning and Operations](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-director-of-sales-compensation-strategy-planning-and-operations-toast-dmdtgw3b58ws) — United States - [Strategic Cuisines Flex Account Executive, Vietnamese - West Coast](https://feeny.ai/job/strategic-cuisines-flex-account-executive-vietnamese-west-coast-toast-san-diego-3q8jgmk9wbnc) — San Diego, CA - [Strategic Cuisines Flex Account Executive, Vietnamese - Pacific Northwest](https://feeny.ai/job/strategic-cuisines-flex-account-executive-vietnamese-pacific-northwest-toast-tg7t08hnwa8z) — Spokane, WA - [Retail Account Executive (Toronto, ON)](https://feeny.ai/job/retail-account-executive-toronto-on-toast-toronto-5qz0ct5ermq7) — Toronto, Canada - [Strategic Cuisines Flex Account Executive, Vietnamese - Pacific Northwest](https://feeny.ai/job/strategic-cuisines-flex-account-executive-vietnamese-pacific-northwest-toast-hqe5khrapwce) — Portland, OR - [Strategic Cuisines Flex Account Executive, Vietnamese - Pacific Northwest](https://feeny.ai/job/strategic-cuisines-flex-account-executive-vietnamese-pacific-northwest-toast-y6t8b52d33fk) — Seattle, WA - [Strategic Cuisines Account Executive, Spanish - Central, CA](https://feeny.ai/job/strategic-cuisines-account-executive-spanish-central-ca-toast-san-luis-obispo-dkcas8se9f47) — San Luis Obispo, CA