Staff Software Engineer, Backend

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Staff Product Manager for Ads, you will play a key role in shaping VTEX’s Retail Media and Ads platform, helping build a scalable media hub that enables brands and industries to activate 360° media strategies directly within commerce experiences. This role focuses on Onsite Ads, where VTEX operates as a media buying engine, connecting advertisers, retailers, and shoppers across high-impact commerce touchpoints. You will lead the product vision and execution for a domain that already serves major global brands. With a strong focus on stakeholder management, strategy, and execution, you will ensure the Ads product evolves toward a 2026 vision, balancing short-term performance needs with long-term platform scalability — including the impact of LLMs and AI on the ads and retail media ecosystem. WHAT YOU WILL DO * Own and evolve the Onsite Ads product, acting as the guardian of its long-term vision and ensuring alignment with VTEX’s revenue and growth strategy. * Define and execute the product roadmap for the next 6–12 months, while shaping a clear and scalable 2026 vision for Retail Media at VTEX. * Translate complex customer and business needs into clear product priorities, ensuring visibility and alignment across Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Growth teams. * Work closely with advertisers, retailers, and internal stakeholders to balance performance, campaign needs, and platform evolution. * Partner with Engineering to deliver high-impact solutions, leveraging your technical background and understanding of ads and media systems. * Collaborate with Customer Success to improve how clients engage with the Ads product, clarifying ownership, flows, and expectations around product-related topics. * Evaluate and incorporate the impact of AI and LLMs on ads performance, campaign optimization, and media buying workflows. * Support internal team evolution, including collaboration with future PM roles. WHO YOU ARE * Experienced Product Manager with a proven track record in managing complex, large-scale ecosystems. * Proven ability to build and communicate product vision, translating strategy into execution in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. * Comfortable operating in a highly dynamic ecosystem involving advertisers, retailers, sales, customer success, and growth teams. * Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align competing priorities and drive decisions forward. * Curious and critical about the role of AI and LLMs in the future of ads, retail media, and commerce. * Fluent in english.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT VTEX VTEX (NYSE: VTEX) is the composable and complete commerce platform that delivers more efficiency and less maintenance to organizations seeking to make smarter IT investments and modernize their tech stack. Through our pragmatic composability approach, we empower brands, distributors, and retailers with unparalleled flexibility and comprehensive solutions, enabling them to invest solely in what provides a clear business advantage and boosts profitability. VTEX is trusted by 2,400 global B2C and B2B customers, including Carrefour, Colgate, Motorola, Sony, Stanley Black & Decker, and Whirlpool, having 3,400 active online stores across 43 countries (as of FY ended on December 31, 2024).Founded in the year 2000, VTEX has a history of being unstoppable. Completely against the odds, VTEX is leading a high-tech industry and positioned above market giants. We are building an extraordinary future with more than 1,300 employees scattered across 25 locations in 16 countries in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.vtex.com. At VTEX, you will work in a challenge-driven environment and collaborate with amazing peers. If you are powerful individually, join us, and we will be unstoppable together.  BENEFITS * Annual profit-sharing program and equity eligibility * Health, dental, and life insurance with national coverage provided by VTEX * Annual budget for professional development in Tech * Language development incentive program (English, Spanish, Portuguese) * Flexible meal allowance * Extended parental leaves * Child-care assistance * Flexible work schedule and remote-first culture * Financial assistance to build your work-from-home setup * Wellness program * Free shipping on 1000+ VTEX stores #LI-remote

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy. The Android Systems team bridges the gap between hardware and software to build the foundational platform for Toast POS devices. The team develops the end-to-end software driving our device management product suite—including system applications, cloud-based services, and web user interfaces designed to secure and manage Toast's hardware ecosystem. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer who is hands-on with coding, is able to design end to end systems, and will pave the path for the team to build modern technical solutions keeping customer empathy in mind. If you are a leader who collaborates well with teams within the organization, can think big, and are passionate about building software systems used to manage hardware devices with high focus on quality, this position is for you! ABOUT THIS ROLL* (RESPONSIBILITIES): * Hands-on design and implementation of Kotlin backend services to improve our device management workflows for customers. * Lead the design and development of the next generation of Toast’s software services and applications to bring a seamless device configuration and user experience for customers. * Collaborate with Product Management, Hardware, QA and other Software teams on the product roadmap and requirements to build a long term vision for Toast. * Create technical requirements and detailed designs of the software system being developed. * Lead effort estimation sessions and use sound judgment to enable planning of projects. * Diagnose performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations. * Make solid technical decisions keeping software quality, security, and maintainability in mind. * Help set the standard for software quality by adopting modern software test frameworks and practices in day to day development. DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS*? (REQUIREMENTS): * 8+ years of experience in designing and implementing robust backend services * Proficient in a modern object-oriented programming language such as Java or Kotlin. * Demonstrated technical leadership, with the ability to drive cross-team alignment and influence across engineering, product, and business stakeholders. * Demonstrated experience with microservices architecture and containerization technologies for enhanced scalability and maintainability. * Applied knowledge of best practices in backend application lifecycle management, including database, service, & API design strategies, with the ability to share this amongst the team and peers. * Experience developing single-page frontend applications using React. * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. * Familiarity with AI-augmented development workflows and tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar). BONUS INGREDIENTS*: * Demonstrated proficiency with DynamoDB or PostgreSQL. * Proficiency in Kotlin (or Java and willing to learn Kotlin) and Kotlin-specific frameworks and libraries for building efficient backend solutions. * Experience with monitoring tools to debug and resolve tough customer issues. * Understanding of mobile device management (MDM) concepts and enterprise device management platforms.   AI at Toast 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. The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills, experience, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions if eligible), equity, and benefits. You can learn more about how we align pay with local labor markets in our Geographic Pay Zone Philosophy. Zone A $193,000—$309,000 USD Zone B $168,000—$269,000 USD Zone C $151,000—$242,000 USD How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people. To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring Our Approach to Hybrid Working 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 hospitality community, regardless of location. Please visit the Locations page on our career site to learn more about our in-office expectations by region: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast 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. ------ For roles in the United States, it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.