Summary
Steve Watkins is an engineering manager with 11 years of experience leading front-end and full-stack teams, currently shaping product delivery at Toast for the restaurant industry. He progressed from hands-on roles—UX/front-end at Fidelity and lead front-end at Catch—to senior engineering and management at Toast, blending product-focused engineering with people leadership. Based in Greater Boston, he’s comfortable translating design and UX concerns into scalable engineering workstreams and has a track record of shipping customer-facing features in fast-moving consumer and hospitality contexts. Notably, his background includes developer evangelism and a bootcamp apprenticeship, signaling an emphasis on mentorship and continuous learning alongside technical delivery.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Criminal Justice at Boston College