Toast · 1 day ago
Senior Data Scientist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$122K/yr - $195K/yr
5+ years expToast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world. As a Senior Data Scientist, you’ll lead the design and development of scalable ML systems to enhance customer experience and support key business outcomes.
DeliveryPoint of SaleSaaS
Responsibilities
Own the full machine learning lifecycle—from problem framing and data exploration to modeling, deployment, and monitoring—for mission-critical initiatives
Design and implement advanced ML and statistical models that improve product performance, operational efficiency, or customer insights
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to define project scope, success metrics, and integration strategy
Guide architectural decisions, set modeling standards, and champion best practices for experimentation, validation, and productionization
Mentor other data scientists and raise the technical bar through design reviews, feedback, and sharing domain expertise
Proactively identify areas where data science can create business value and lead cross-functional efforts to drive those opportunities forward
Leverage cutting edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building - contributing to a culture of innovation and productivity across the team
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in data science with a proven track record of delivering production ML systems that drive measurable impact
Deep knowledge of statistical modeling, machine learning (e.g., tree-based models, time series, deep learning), and model evaluation
Experience working with real-world product data at scale and translating ambiguous problems into well-scoped ML solutions
Experience with distributed data processing and training, real-time inference, and ML Ops frameworks
Prior experience mentoring other data scientists or acting as a tech lead
Experience leading experimentation (e.g., A/B testing), causal inference, and real-time decision systems
Proficiency in Python and SQL, and experience with ML frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow)
Strong grasp of software engineering principles including modular design, version control, testing, and CI/CD
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS), including tools like SageMaker, Athena, Glue, DynamoDB, and Bedrock
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong business acumen with the ability to align technical solutions with company goals
Preferred
An advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related STEM field is preferred
Familiarity with MLOps tooling for monitoring, drift detection, retraining, and explainability
Experience fine-tuning LLMs and applying reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) to improve model performance and alignment
Benefits
Cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions, if eligible)
Benefits
Equity (if eligible)
Company
Toast
Toast is a point-of-sale and restaurant management platform designed for businesses in the food service and hospitality industry.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$961.95MKey Investors
12 West CapitalT. Rowe PriceBessemer Venture Partners
2021-09-22IPO
2020-11-23Secondary Market· $60M
2020-02-14Series F· $400M
Leadership Team
Aman Narang
CEO and Co-Founder
Steve Fredette
Co-founder and President
Recent News
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2026-01-09
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