The opportunity
Title: Software Engineer II, Backend — Toast International Location: Toronto, ON / Canada Hybrid (Ontario) Level: Software Engineer II (SE2)
What you'll do
Build, test, and deploy scalable backend microservices using Java / Kotlin and AWS infrastructure.
Implement core reservation and guest lifecycle APIs, including international: phone validation, geoblocking rules, and two-way notification services.
Develop transactional and payment components for reservation , pre-authorizations, and Card workflows.
Build data sync endpoints and event consumers connecting with POS order: data, fulfillment, and Guestbook profiles.
Write comprehensive automated unit, integration, and contract tests to ensure: zero-regression releases and high test coverage.
Monitor service health, analyze logs and metrics (Datadog/CloudWatch), and: participate in on-call rotations to maintain platform uptime.
What they're looking for
- Collaborate in team agile ceremonies, code reviews, and technical design: discussions, leveraging modern development tools to ship quality software efficiently.
- –4 years of professional backend software development experience building: RESTful APIs and distributed systems in production.
- Proficiency in Java or Kotlin (or similar object-oriented languages like C#): and familiarity with modern frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Micronaut, Dropwizard).
- Experience working with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and: writing efficient SQL queries and schema migrations.
