Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
Toast, Inc. (company site, opens in a new tab)8–12 yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 35–60 LPA
Posted 13h ago
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About This Role
- Own design and delivery of core AI-powered product capabilities from prototype to launch and iteration based on customer feedback.
- Develop LLM-powered workflows/agents ensuring reliable outcomes, build backend services, APIs, and data models to enable rapid product evolution and scalability.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate with other teams, make technical tradeoffs balancing UX, reliability, latency, and cost, and lead critical code implementation and troubleshooting.
Minimum Requirements
- 8–12 years experience building backend services, APIs, and production software.
- Proficient in object-oriented languages (Java/Kotlin) with strong understanding of testing and software design best practices.
- Hands-on experience shipping and operating LLM-powered applications including multi-step tool-using agents.
- Experience with distributed systems and cloud-native services on AWS.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced in turning ambiguous AI product problems into working, scalable software with measurable performance evaluation.
- Capable of influencing technical direction across teams and balancing rapid delivery with platform stability and security in evolving requirements.
- Proficient in leveraging AI coding assistants through the development lifecycle with established validation and review practices.