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What this posting asks for

Level: Lead / staff — The title says "Staff".

Main responsibilities

• Architect, design, and deliver ultra-reliable, high-performance services and infrastructure used by millions
• Collaborate closely with the Product team to influence features, technical direction, and long-term product vision
• Track record of delivering clean, maintainable, and resilient code that stands the test of time

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “We are looking for an experienced software engineer to play a critical role in further scaling and developing Toast’s cloud platform and infrastructure.” · “Define and enable adherence to engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines” · “Expertise in asynchronous messaging, event-driven architecture, APIs, and integration patterns”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “Collaborate closely with the Product team to influence features, technical direction, and long-term product vision” · “Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to align and inspire cross-functional teams” · “We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs.”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage custome…” · “Now, more than ever, the Toast team is committed to our customers.” · “Our systems also power customer engagement, integrating with SMS and email providers to reliably deliver millions of messages per day.”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “Define and enable adherence to engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines” · “We embrace AI-driven software development at Toast across the lifecycle from design and implementation to testing and production monitoring.” · “We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality.”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Communication Core
  In the posting: “Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to align and inspire cross-functional teams” · “We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be …”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “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 …” · “Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing …”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Problem solving Supporting
  In the posting: “Uncover and resolve performance bottlenecks across infrastructure, databases, and APIs”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Ownership and accountability Supporting
  In the posting: “We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality.”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Leadership and mentoring Supporting
  In the posting: “A demonstrated record of mentoring junior team members and enhancing the team's effectiveness”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Planning and organisation Supporting
  In the posting: “We oversee Toast’s sharded PostgreSQL databases, own and drive the organization’s use of Apache Pulsar to enable event-driven architecture at scale, and prov…”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Stakeholder management Supporting
  In the posting: “Collaborate closely with the Product team to influence features, technical direction, and long-term product vision”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.

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