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Toast SSE 6YOE Reject Q4 2025

SDE II· 6y exp
January 12, 2026 · 37 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Senior/Staff Software Engineer (SSE) role at Toast, which involved five rounds: a coding problem with time constraints, a REST API design, a code review, a system design for a restaurant table booking system, and a behavioral hiring manager round. Unfortunately, I was rejected due to what HR cited as business changes and a hold on recruitment.

Toast Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer
July 29, 2025 · 57 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Principal Software Engineer role at Toast. The interview process included multiple coding rounds, a code review and REST controller design discussion, and behavioral rounds, with a significant coding challenge focused on implementing a getPrice method for a complex, nested menu structure.

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