CultureCultureWhat do you appreciate about Toast’s approach to product engineering?Hear from some of our engineering team members as they discuss what they appreciate about Toast’s approach to Product Engineering. Mackenzie AndelinCultureToast's Recipe for Success: Customer ObsessionReady to see customer obsession in action? We'll explore the power of shadowing—observing customers firsthand—and how it's helped Toast build better products and experiences.Lily PytelCultureCelebrating the Toast.org Rotational Program: Empowering Engineers to Make an ImpactThis post outlines the Toast.org rotational program impact, program structure if you wish to replicate, and anecdotal feedback from engineer participants.Ani Boyo+Liz JacksonCultureHello WorldWe are excited to launch our Technology Blog! Here we aim to provide readers a lens into the Toast engineering organization from both a technical and a cultural perspective. Debra Chrapaty+Ben GordonData & AIData & AIThe Intersection of AI and Software DevelopmentAs an ML / AI engineer at Toast working on various data/AI related initiatives, this post includes key learnings for developers to consider when building generative AI applications.Yiwen WuGeneral EngineeringGeneral EngineeringEmpowering Security from WithinIn today's digital landscape organizations need more than just a dedicated security team. They need a culture of security that permeates every level of the company. Alina YakubenkoGeneral EngineeringOne Team, One Vision: Fostering Collaboration Through Design System ChampionsRecognizing that siloed design and engineering processes were leading to inconsistencies, we prioritized building a strong design foundation with the Toast Design System.Ethan Sheridan+Emily SibleyGeneral EngineeringSupporting International Phone Numbers at ToastWe are normalizing phone numbers, adopting international standards like E.164, and effectively handling legacy U.S. numbers leveraging tools like Google’s libphonenumber. Sanket Gawas+Terry McCartanGeneral EngineeringLiving the Blueberry Muffin Principle: Baked-In Security for DevelopersJust as blueberries are evenly distributed throughout a muffin creating a delicious flavor, security should be seamlessly integrated into every layer of the software development lifecycle.David KosorokGeneral EngineeringHow Strong Is My AppSec Program?Ever wondered, “Is my AppSec program robust enough?” You’re not alone. Read though strategic ways to evaluate your team’s impact and ensure you're on the path to an effective program.David KosorokGeneral EngineeringHow Toast Incorporates a FinOps Approach to Cloud Financial ManagementFiguring out how to manage cloud infrastructure costs is a typical problem faced by companies as they scale. At Toast, we embraced a FinOps mindset to track and monitor our cloud costs. Ken SiskindGeneral EngineeringNavigating the GraphQL Evolution at Toast: From BFFs to FederationIn this blogpost, we will cover the adoption of GraphQL at Toast, from its early days to the recent paradigm shift towards GraphQL Federation.Ruben CagnieGeneral EngineeringHow Toast Safely Deploys Background WorkersTo decouple services, we make use of events and asynchronous messaging for service-to-service communication. This post describes the system we built.Zach WalshGeneral EngineeringSimplified Payments IntegrationThe purpose of the Simplified Payments Integration platform was to create a streamlined approach to integrating payments into a checkout solution. Learn more in this post!CJ GarnetteGeneral EngineeringFront-End Application Internationalization with i18nextModern software platforms often make use of multiple front-end applications. We discuss how we use i18next at Toast to manage our UI string translation requirements.Donovan HutchinsonGeneral EngineeringInternationalization @ Toast Welcome to the inaugural post in our Toast Technology Internationalization (i18n) blog series, where we'll be delving into the exciting journey of Toast’s internationalization efforts.Terry McCartanMobileMobileTesting Android Compatibility Learn more about our Android ecosystem, including our flagship Android-based POS product and a number of native and hybrid Android apps.Oleg GolbergMobileUsing Multiple Locales in an Android AppIn this blog post, we’ll explore how we solved a number of challenges regarding the localization of the Toast POS Platform. Rodrigo Ferreira