Staff Software Engineer - Frontend, Retail Experience

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. The Toast Retail team pioneers solutions beyond the restaurant space, building powerful, intuitive tools that meet modern retailers' needs.

The Retail Experience (RXP) squad is a high‑impact team focused on transforming Toast into a world‑class experience for retailers. We identify friction across the retail customer journey—from onboarding to daily operations—and deliver cohesive, retail‑first improvements across Toast’s ecosystem.

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• Architect and implement modern, high‑quality front‑end experiences designed for retail businesses.
  
• Collaborate deeply with Product, Design, and Platform teams to deliver cohesive improvements across Toast’s ecosystem.
  
• Mentor teammates, contribute to technical decisions, and help shape a strong engineering culture.
  
• Continuously improve UI systems and patterns, enabling rapid development of scalable features.
  
• Explore emerging technologies to elevate the Toast Retail experience.
  

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• 8‑10+ years of experience building modern web applications with a strong front‑end focus.
  
• Strong proficiency with React, TypeScript, and web standards (HTML5, CSS3).
  
• Solid understanding of component architecture, state management, and design systems.
  
• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams and shipping user‑facing features.
  
• Familiarity with REST APIs, GraphQL, and testing frameworks (Jest, Playwright, etc.).
  
• Passion for clean, maintainable code.
  
• Comfortable working in a fast‑moving team, balancing quality and speed.
  
• Bonus: Experience in Retail software or designing systems for new customer verticals.
  
• Hybrid role requiring in‑office presence two days per week.
  

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