Nepo at its finest - Software Engineer Toast Inc Employee Review

2.0
26 Aug 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Decent compensation - Decent benefits - Nice work pace - Large engineering presence

Cons

- Don't expect growth unless you're coming from Square or somewhere that the engineering managers worked for before. Nepotism is extremely prevalent here. - You need broad shoulders to carry the blame you'll get when issues arise - Toast will hire less-experienced engineers to elevated positions, and then require the tenured employees to pick up the slack, all while never promoting from within.

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Toast Inc Response
9mo
Although this was a difficult review to read, we appreciate your feedback. It seems you have a lot on your mind. 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.

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5.0
17 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

WFH, Benefits, Good Coworkers, Office is nice,room to grow!

Cons

Not much, but raises are not the best unless you get promoted.

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Toast Inc Response
2mo
We’re delighted to know you’re enjoying your time at Toast. Thank you for sharing your review!
2.0
26 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The benefits and health insurance are amazing and the company culture as a whole is very positive. It was a pleasure to work with almost everyone I met in my time there.

Cons

Lower management, especially for care teams, deeply lacks integrity. Retaliatory practices, lack of communication, and failure to adhere to their own policies are very common behavior depending on who your manager is. The inconsistencies across what is expected from leadership are profound and it is disappointing how much this can derail your career trajectory at Toast. It’s also very difficult to help customers at times, as Toast is notorious for launching new products at customers and providing little to no support to agents that are then expected to troubleshoot using sparse or nonexistent resources and absolutely no training. Cross-collaboration with teams that occasionally intersect is also very challenging, particularly Sales/Onboarding and Care. There were many instances where sales and onboarding specialists set customers up with false expectations of the product, which leaves care teams to deal with the aftermath.

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