Principal Engineer II - Data Engineering
Toyota North America2 days ago
Plano, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define the technical vision and architecture for large-scale supply chain data platforms on AWS, Databricks, and Azure.
- Lead architecture and design decisions across data products and development teams, balancing scalability, resiliency, security, maintainability, delivery speed, and cost.
- Provide technical leadership across discovery, architecture, implementation, deployment, and operational support for big data and AI/ML workloads.
- Mentor data engineers, technical leads, and engineering managers while raising engineering standards across the organization.
- Lead or coordinate multiple development teams, set priorities, manage dependencies, and establish delivery rhythms when needed.
- Partner with product, operations, architecture, platform, and supply chain stakeholders to create technical roadmaps and execution plans.
- Champion cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps automation, observability, reliability engineering, data governance, and high-quality software delivery.
- Set standards for AI-assisted engineering, including appropriate review, security, and code-quality expectations.
- Evaluate architectures, tooling, and emerging technologies through experiments and prototypes and convert successful approaches into standards.
- Provide senior leadership with visibility into technical direction, delivery health, risks, tradeoffs, and key decisions.
Requirements
- 8+ years designing and delivering complex enterprise data and software solutions, including large-scale transformation initiatives.
- 5+ years of deep experience with cloud-native data architecture on AWS, Databricks, and Azure, distributed systems, modern integration patterns, and scalable platform design.
- 5+ years delivering data solutions using Python, PySpark, SQL, Databricks, Apache Spark, AWS Redshift, streaming frameworks, and modern DevOps and platform-engineering practices.
- Expertise in data architecture, distributed data processing, domain-driven design, scalable data platforms, streaming and event-driven systems, data governance, security, observability, reliability, and operational excellence.
- Experience designing and implementing AI/ML solutions involving data preparation, model integration, inference workflows, and automation use cases.
- Familiarity with AWS AI/ML services such as SageMaker and Bedrock.
- Experience setting technical direction, influencing across multiple teams, mentoring senior engineers and technical leads, and coordinating complex enterprise initiatives.
- Experience aligning roadmaps, managing dependencies, driving execution, and leading in cross-functional engineering and operations models.
- Ability to balance technical excellence, delivery outcomes, AI-enabled engineering, quality, security, and cost optimization.
- Preferred qualifications include supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, or fulfillment platform experience; AWS or Databricks certifications; SAFe or other agile certifications; globally distributed team experience; and experience with LLMs, AI agents, or AI-assisted development platforms.
Benefits
- Teamwork-focused, flexible, and respectful work environment.
- Professional growth and development programs and tuition reimbursement.
- Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount and, if applicable, Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program.
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for the entire family.
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and, if applicable, an annual retirement contribution regardless of employee contribution.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- Referral services for prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and related needs.
- Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA tax-advantaged accounts.
- Relocation assistance, if applicable.
- Position is based at Toyota Motor North America Headquarters in Plano, Texas.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data 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?