Software Engineering, Lead
Toyota North America1 day ago
Plano, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead system and application architecture discussions covering APIs, databases, caching, messaging, resilience, and observability.
- Design scalable, maintainable, secure, cloud-native applications and large-scale multi-region AWS solutions.
- Develop strategies and architecture for cloud data lakes and real-time or near-real-time ingestion, processing, monitoring, and reporting.
- Evaluate software patterns, tools, and frameworks through proof-of-concepts.
- Establish engineering best practices, maintain technical documentation and architectural diagrams, and support knowledge transfer.
- Mentor junior engineers and align technical decisions with product owners, technical teams, and business priorities.
- Support off-hours incident response when needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture, including 3+ years in system or application design.
- Strong foundation in Spring Boot, Java, Python, and/or JavaScript.
- Experience designing and deploying large-scale, multi-region cloud-native solutions, preferably on AWS.
- Experience with event-driven and streaming architectures and container platforms such as EKS and ECS.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern software development methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and cross-functional projects and communicating complex technical decisions.
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification is strongly preferred.
- Experience conducting architecture reviews and presenting end-to-end design proposals or hands-on proof-of-concepts is a plus.
- Finance-domain business process automation experience is a plus.
Benefits
- Teamwork-oriented, flexible, and respectful work environment.
- Professional growth and development programs, including tuition reimbursement.
- Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount and Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program where applicable.
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for the employee’s family.
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and an annual retirement contribution where applicable.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- Referral services for prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more.
- Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA.
- Relocation assistance where applicable.
- Position based in Plano, TX.
About Toyota North America
At Toyota, we’re known for making some of the highest quality vehicles on the road. But there is more to our story. We believe in putting people first and creating opportunities for our team members to build careers as unique as they are. As one of the world’s most admired brands, we are leading the way to the future of mobility, so everyone can move freely, happily and comfortably. We have big dreams and believe that nothing is impossible. Ready to Dream, Do and Grow with us?