Toast Staff Software Engineer at Toast leads the design and continuous improvement of customer support operations, integrating AI across chat, voice, and agent-assist workflows. Owns workforce planning, quality measurement, and voice-of-customer programs.
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end design of Support operating model including org structure and staffing
Build and run operating cadence for performance and continuous improvement
Segment design for SMB, Mid-Market, and Enterprise customers
Own AI-enabled support roadmap from business case through implementation
Partner with Product and Engineering on support tools and systems
Evaluate and manage vendor and technology stack
Define and measure support operations metrics
Build quality assurance program for consistency
Qualification
DirectA genuine doerBachelor's degree requiredAt ToastOur Total Rewards Philosophy
Required
12+ years of experience in Customer Support/Service, Customer Experience, or Support Operations, including significant leadership experience at the Director level or above.
Track record building and scaling support organizations inside large, high-growth technology companies, ideally B2B/B2B2C, that went through significant scale (multiple X revenue/customer growth) rather than steady-state maintenance.
Direct, hands-on experience implementing AI in a support organization (virtual agent/chatbot, voice AI, agent-assist, automation), able to speak to what was built, how it was measured, and what it actually did to cost and experience.
Experience supporting multiple customer segments (SMB through Enterprise) with differentiated service models, SLAs, and channels.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills; fluent working with support/CX data and BI tools, and comfortable building models (capacity, cost-to-serve, ROI) independently.
Experience with workforce management/capacity planning disciplines and tools.
Proven cross-functional partnership with Product and Engineering, including influencing roadmaps without direct authority.
A genuine doer, willing and able to roll up their sleeves, get into the weeds of a process or a dataset, and personally drive a problem to resolution rather than only directing others to.
Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent a plus but not required.
At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.
Our Total Rewards Philosophy
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.
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