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Principal Software Engineer, Advanced Analytics Platform
Location
Massachusetts
Posted
8 hours ago
Salary
$230K - $368K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Software Engineer, Advanced Analytics Platform
Toast
• Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly resilient and scalable systems that are critical to the success of Data at Toast • Develop and execute technical strategies to solve complex business challenges, leveraging data-driven decisions to prioritize impactful changes. • Build and maintain strong partnerships across lines of business, aligning technical solutions with strategic objectives. • Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, inclusivity, and engineering excellence. • Effectively communicate technical direction, guide teams through execution and drive organizational quality practices • 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.
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering with demonstrated expertise in data platform or distributed systems engineering
- Strong background in data lakehouse technologies (Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or similar), streaming infrastructure (Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, or similar), and cloud-native data platforms (Databricks, AWS, or similar)
- Demonstrated ability to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions in complex, multi-product environments.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with a track record of guiding teams through architectural transformations.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Passionate about driving innovation and continuously improving engineering practices.
Benefits
- Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits
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