Senior Software Engineer (iOS)

???? Location: Chennai, India

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Toast is building the all-in-one platform that helps restaurants operate more efficiently, grow faster, and deliver unforgettable guest experiences. Our mission is to empower the restaurant community with technology that connects employees, operations, and guests — all on one reliable, easy-to-use platform.

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About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to architect, develop, and scale the next generation of Toast’s mobile platform. You'll lead key initiatives across design, development, and release, creating global-ready, high-performance solutions that power restaurants everywhere.

You’ll collaborate cross-functionally, mentor engineers, and drive continuous innovation as we extend Toast's reach across the globe.

What You'll Do:

• Architect and build scalable mobile solutions with a Global-First approach.
• Partner with Product, Design, QA, and Customer Success to deliver world-class features with a relentless focus on usability and quality.
• Champion new technologies like SwiftUI, Combine, GraphQL, and CloudKit, driving best practices across the team.
• Own the full development lifecycle — from technical design to release, monitoring, and iteration.
• Lead and mentor engineers, promoting knowledge sharing and technical excellence.
• Build comprehensive testing strategies (unit, UI, and integration testing) using XCTest and XCUITest.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines and ensure seamless, monitored deployments.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is mandatory.
• 7+ years of hands-on iOS development experience — or equivalent proven expertise building enterprise-grade mobile apps.
• Deep proficiency in Swift, SwiftUI, Core Data, and networking libraries like Alamofire.
• Strong architecture skills (MVC, MVVM, VIPER, or Clean Architecture).
• Expertise in offline storage strategies (Core Data, CloudKit) and real-time messaging (Firebase, AWS).
• Experience deploying high-quality apps via robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient with analytics, monitoring, and crash reporting tools (Firebase, Splunk, Heap, Crashlytics).
• A collaborative leader with a customer-first mindset and passion for delivering reliable, scalable products.

Special Sauce (Nice to Haves):

• Experience integrating mobile apps with GraphQL APIs.
• Backend familiarity (Java/Kotlin, microservices) and scalable data modeling (Postgres, DynamoDB).
• Hands-on experience with observability tools like Datadog, New Relic, or Sentry.
• Experience with localization and internationalization best practices.

Our Tech Stack:

• iOS: Swift, SwiftUI, Combine, Core Data
• Backend: Kotlin, Java (DropWizard), GraphQL
• Messaging: Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ
• Frontend: React, ES6, Tailwind, Storybook
• Storage: DynamoDB, Postgres
• Monitoring: Datadog, Sentry, Splunk
• Incident Management: FireHydrant

Our Spread of Total Rewards:

Toast offers a competitive compensation package including flexible working options, equity, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, paid parental leave, and more. We support your professional growth and a healthy work-life balance.

Learn more: Toast Benefits

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.

Apply today!

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 candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com.