Software Engineer II, AOSP

Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love.

Now, more than ever, the Toast team is committed to our customers. We’re taking steps to help restaurants navigate these unprecedented times with technology, resources, and community. Our focus is on building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love. And because our technology is purpose-built for restaurants, by restaurant people, restaurants can trust that we’ll deliver on their needs for today, while investing in experiences that will power their restaurant of the future.

Every day, many thousands of servers, hosts, and chefs use Toast POS (Point of Sale) to serve millions of guests in their restaurants. To make our restaurants successful, we need to develop products that install painlessly, work together seamlessly, and quickly guide restaurant staff and Toast team members to resolve any problems that occur.

The Android OS team sits at the intersection of hardware and software and builds a platform that is the foundation for the Toast POS devices enabling creation of features that delight our customers. The Android OS team partners with a broad set of teams including POS R&D, Hardware R&D, Hardware Operations, Configuration Centers and Manufacturing partners.

We are seeking a Software Engineer to help pave the path to build Toast’s next generation Android platform. The strongest candidates will have broad experience with Android OS Framework layer, are collaborative, and can actively participate in technical discussions with other teams. If you are someone who can think big, and are passionate about building software platforms that can be re-used for current and future Toast products with high focus on quality, this position is for you!

About this roll* (Responsibilities)

• Design and develop the next generation of Toast’s Android Platform with focus on the Android Framework.
• Participate in discussions with Hardware, Product, SOC (system on chip) vendors and manufacturing partners to design and develop high performance and easy to use devices for Toast customers.
• Develop platform features and make solid technical decisions keeping software quality, security and maintainability in mind.
• Help set the standard for software quality by adopting modern software test frameworks and practices in day to day development.
• Ability to work independently on abstract / complex problems.

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

• 2+ years of experience working with Android OS software at the Framework layer.
• Experience with Google’s AOSP (Android Open Source Project) architecture developing Android framework services, Android Native applications (JNI / NDK) or system applications in Java or C++.
• Experience debugging issues within the Android Framework and Linux Kernel.
• Experience working with source control tools such as Git, Gerrit, GitHub, and with Android command line tools such as adb and fastboot.
• Experience adding new applications or services to the AOSP and working with build infrastructure, packaging and deployment within the AOSP.
• Passionate about solving large scale problems for customers.

Our Spread* of Total Rewards
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.

*Bread puns encouraged but not required

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success

At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.

We Thrive Together

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 restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast.

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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 [email protected].