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# Principal Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Retail

- **Company:** Toast Inc.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Kotlin
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/principal-software-engineer-tech-lead-retail--b8981997-a6d5-4a84-932f-387b099b768e

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Retail, Technical Leadership, Software Engineering, Retail, Technical Leadership, Restaurant, Revenue Growth, Needs Assessment, Technical Support, * 9+ years experience building and shipping production software to customers

 * Experience with Java, Kotlin, or other object oriented programming languages
 * Approach your work with humility, empathy, and deep respect for your peers
 * Articulate sophisticated project roadmaps and empower engineering cohorts to drive them toward fruition
 * Startup mindset in driving initiatives and ability to find order in ambiguity
 * Passionate about making users happy and seeing people use your product in the wild.
 * Embody a growth-oriented mindset focused on continuous elevation of your craft and domain
 * Establish yourself as a trusted technical authority capable of making decisions that secure both immediate wins and long-term strategic goals

## Description

* Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable systems that are critical to our customers' success
 * Define and drive long-term technical architecture and strategy across the entire organization, aligning executive business goals with platform capabilities.
 * Design solutions that anticipate and accommodate future needs while considering tradeoffs
 * Effectively communicate technical direction
 * Sponsor and mentor senior engineering talent (Staff and Senior Staff engineers) to grow the next generation of technical leaders across Toast.
 * Act as a force multiplier in improving engineering productivity
 * Diagnose performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations
 * Leverage cutting edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building - contributing to a culture of innovation and productivity across the team.