Is Toast Inc a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Toast Inc have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 34 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Toast Inc employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Toast Inc now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Toast Inc .

Does Toast Inc pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Toast Inc with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 34 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Toast Inc.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Toast Inc?

66% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Toast Inc would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Toast Inc with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 2.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Toast Inc?

Account Executive (195) , Software Engineer (58) , Territory Account Executive (51) , Sales Associate (50) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , Onboarding Consultant (31) , Sales (26) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (24) , Senior Account Executive (19) , Manager (18) , Customer Care Specialist (17) , Sales Representative (15) , Software Engineer(Internship) (13) , Director (12) , Field Implementation Engineer (12)

What are the pros of working at Toast Inc according to real employee reviews?

"Great Culture and Support from every level of the company." ((in 228 reviews)); "great people and very hard working" ((in 133 reviews)); "Benefits are great in r and d" ((in 126 reviews)); "good work life balance for the most part" ((in 77 reviews)); "Their is a great company culture and togetherness." ((in 53 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Toast Inc according to real employee reviews?

"Since the layoffs due to Covid" ((in 44 reviews)); "Managers and time management is bad" ((in 31 reviews)); "Long hours and dealing with unreasonable customers." ((in 17 reviews)); "lack of diversity" ((in 10 reviews)); "life balance can be challenging in some teams" ((in 9 reviews))

Toast Inc Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Aman Narang

97% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Toast Inc with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Toast Inc is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

34 reviews

4.0

Feb 9, 2026

Good company, but very biased towards superstar engineers

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks, nice people, and overall good feel in the Dublin office.

Cons

Management expects 200% from everyone, but doesn't explain what the expectations are - then rates people poorly because they didn't meet expectations.

Toast Inc Response

3mo

We appreciate you sharing a candid review with us. Since your review indicates that you're a current employee, we encourage you to reach out to your People Success Partner so we can discuss these concerns in more detail.

3.0

Jan 22, 2026

OK place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance - Depending on the team, work can be highly impactful

Cons

- Employees are either overworked/stressed or checked out completely - Management doesn't do a good job of explaining priorities

Toast Inc Response

5mo

We appreciate you sharing a candid review with us. Since your review indicates that you're a current employee, we encourage you to reach out to your People Success Partner so we can discuss these concerns in more detail.

3.0

Jan 7, 2026

Na

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good cab facilities for too and fro

Cons

Inter team operability can be better

Toast Inc Response

5mo

We appreciate you sharing a candid review with us. We’re delighted that the benefits at Toast are resonating with you. We'd like to know more about the feedback you've shared here. Please reach out to your People Success Partner to discuss further.

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Good company, but very biased towards superstar engineers

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Na

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