Manager II, Software Engineering
Salary not listed • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India • Full-time
Posted 1mo ago
Job Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Employment Type
Full-time
Categories
LLM Engineer
About the job
Toast is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on building a demand generation engine for their restaurant customers. This role is a hands-on 'player/coach' position, requiring a balance of team leadership, architectural contributions, and direct coding. The manager will guide a lean, high-impact squad of 5-10 engineers, focusing on delivering high-impact features for one of Toast's fastest-growing products. The emphasis is on driving clarity, improving execution, and maintaining a high standard of quality, with approximately 30-50% of time dedicated to coding, technical design reviews, and pairing with engineers.
Responsibilities
- Write production code, conduct technical design reviews, and pair with engineers on critical paths.
- Collaborate with product management, design, and stakeholders to define the operational plan and roadmap for Toast Advertising.
- Align the team to current priorities and ensure consistent high-level execution.
- Partner with stakeholders across the organization to facilitate team progress.
- Mentor engineers in both technology and leadership.
- Track and ensure teams are delivering impact and outcomes.
- Drive knowledge sharing programs across the team and broader engineering organization.
- Hire and develop new team members.
Requirements
- Recent, continuous hands-on software development experience, including writing production code or reviewing PRs weekly in a modern stack (e.g., Java, Kotlin, React).
- Experience mentoring and developing successful teams.
- Bias to action, balancing getting things done with perfection.
- Ownership mindset with end-to-end accountability for team outcomes.
- Enjoy working on architecture, implementation, and code delivery.
- Strong empathy for customers and teammates.
- Desire to build a diverse team that prioritizes customer success.