Toast is a restaurant-focused software and payments provider that employs roughly 5,200 people worldwide. During its most recent reporting cycle the company welcomed 596 new team members while 351 departed, yielding modest net growth. The balance of hiring and attrition reflects Toast’s steady expansion as it rolls out point-of-sale, payroll, and fintech products to food-service operators in multiple regions.
Sales & Support is Toast’s largest function with 1,994 employees, accounting for about 38 % of total headcount and underscoring the company’s emphasis on customer acquisition and service. Engineering follows at 1,235 employees, or nearly 24 %, highlighting continued investment in product development and platform reliability. Mid-sized groups include Marketing & Product (478) and Finance & Administration (421), while Operations, Information Technology, and Human Resources collectively represent just over 11 % of staff. Smaller specialist teams such as Consulting (47) and an “Other” bucket (141) round out the workforce, giving Toast a balanced mix of go-to-market, technical, and corporate capabilities.
Toast’s headquarters in Boston hosts the largest concentration of employees at 863, or roughly one-sixth of the workforce. Additional U.S. hubs include Omaha (354), Chicago (245), New York (229), San Francisco (121), and Los Angeles (87), reflecting a distributed presence across key metropolitan areas. Internationally, Dublin supports 228 employees and Bengaluru houses 119, signaling Toast’s growing global engineering and support footprint. A further 457 employees are spread across other locations, including remote roles, enabling the company to tap into diverse talent pools while remaining close to restaurant customers worldwide.