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Senior Software Engineer - BE

Toast Chennai Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Toast, you'll play a critical role in shaping the backend systems that power our platform.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Toast, you will:

  • Build new products and evolve Toast's existing products suite to meet global market needs
  • Lead projects from discovery and development to roll out
  • Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure backend services and APIs
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, frontend engineers, and data teams, to deliver impactful solutions
  • Lead efforts to enhance the performance and reliability of our systems, ensuring high availability and low latency
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and mentor junior team members
  • Implement best practices in software development, including testing, code reviews, and CI/CD processes
  • Address complex technical challenges, such as third-party integrations, data synchronization, and large-scale distributed systems
  • Stay updated on emerging backend technologies and advocate for their adoption where appropriate

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in backend development with a strong focus on scalable, distributed systems
  • Minimum educational qualifications: Any UG
  • Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages, such as Java, Kotlin
  • Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and database design (SQL and NoSQL)
  • Experience with cloud platforms preferably AWS and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex technical challenges
  • Excellent communication skills with a collaborative and team-oriented mindset
  • Knowledge of event-driven architectures and message brokers like Kafka or RabbitMQ
  • Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in technical communities
  • Experience with mentoring and leading engineering initiatives
  • Work mode - Hybrid (2 days a week in office)

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