Software Engineering, Lead
Toyota North America6 days ago
Plano, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead system and application architecture discussions involving APIs, databases, caching layers, messaging, resilience, and observability.
- Design scalable, maintainable, secure, and end-to-end architectures aligned with business goals.
- Lead engineering efforts for AWS solutions and design cloud-native applications using modern architecture practices.
- Develop strategies and best practices for cloud data lakes and real-time or near-real-time data ingestion, processing, monitoring, and reporting.
- Evaluate software patterns, tools, and frameworks through proof-of-concepts.
- Incorporate security and DevSecOps principles into application architecture.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, architectural diagrams, reusable design decisions, and best practices.
- Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with product owners, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Support off-hours incident response when needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of software engineering and architecture experience, 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 containers such as EKS and ECS.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern software development methodologies.
- Ability to communicate complex technical decisions and lead engineering teams and cross-functional projects.
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification is strongly preferred.
- Experience conducting architecture reviews, presenting design proposals, and developing hands-on proof-of-concepts is preferred.
- Finance-domain business process automation experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Team-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 when applicable.
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for the employee’s family.
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and annual retirement contribution when applicable.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- Referral services for prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more.
- Tax-advantaged accounts, including HSA, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA.
- Relocation assistance when applicable.
- Position is based in Plano, Texas, and applicants must have authorization to work in the United States without current or future immigration sponsorship.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
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?