Overview

Who we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We’re looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.

Who we’re looking for

Toyota’s North America Quality (NAQ) Systems & Technology Platforms team is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Senior Engineer.

The primary responsibility of this role is to be the technology leader responsible for application development and support.

Reporting to the Manager of Diagnostics & OTA, the person in this role will support the North America Quality (NAQ) Systems & Technology Platforms department's objective to plan, advise, and provide internal consulting services to develop and apply technology solutions that align with business goals and objectives.

What you’ll be doing

• Work closely with Principal Engineers to understand enterprise and portfolio standards applicable to solution design commencement.

• Create proof of concept and prototype development to verify feasibility of design pattern(s).

• Instruct the development teams on the best practices of implementing the proof of concept.

• Lead multiple development teams in implementation based on business requirements.

• Develop designs based on business requirements, collaborating closely with stakeholders to ensure their needs are accurately understood and fully met.

• Create low-level designs using accepted design principles on approved platforms as reviewed by the Principal Engineer in collaboration with the Enterprise Architecture team.

• Maintain awareness of technical competencies of the development team members and work with members to improve and close gaps in knowledge and the way of thinking.

• Set standards for code reviews and framework for solution technical oversight.

• Perform technical oversight of the solutions vendor teams.

• Ensure that the solution design and implementation comply with the latest security guidelines and work to resolve issues flagged in security scans.

• Document and review system health with Principal Engineer on a periodic basis.

• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture version standards.

• Ensure compliance with cloud standards.

• Proactively analyze cloud costs and ensure that cloud configuration is optimized for efficiency as well as costs.

• Observability and supportability: oversee system health and operational alerts. Ensure that the alerts are categorized, and relevant alerts/errors/warnings are resolved based on priority and severity.

• Incident Management: lead teams in resolution of highly critical (P1/P2) system outages for prompt service restoration. Lead problem investigations and implementation of recommendations/learnings that follow.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or equivalent professional work experience

• 5 -7 years of progressive experience in Software Engineering and Solution Architecture

• Strong record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions across multi-year initiatives

• Demonstrated hands-on work experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including the following products:

Search and Analytics (AWS Open Search, Amazon Quick Sight)

• Containerization (Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS)

• Managed Database Products (Amazon RDS Aurora, DynamoDB)

• Serverless Architecture (AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway)

• Demonstrated hands-on work experience in full-stack development using:

Backend: Java, NodeJS, GraphQL

• Frontend: Angular

• APIs: REST and SOAP services

• Experience implementing modern authentication and authorization mechanisms including:

o Auth2

• Forge Rock Identity Platform

• Strong familiarity with DevOps practices, including automated CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code

• Actively engaged in Agile/Scrum environments with emphasis on iterative delivery and continuous improvement

• Practical experience building dashboards and reports using tools like Microsoft Power BI and AWS Quick Sight

• Proven ability to support mission-critical applications in production environments, ensuring service level objectives are met, system performance is maintained, and upgrade cycles are executed effectively

Added bonus if you have

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional), Certified Developer (Associate) and related AWS Professional level technical certifications

• Experience with Site Reliability Engineering practices and concepts in application support

• Experience working with legacy Java applications.

• Familiarity with Informatica, Kafka, MQ

• Automotive manufacturing/industry experience

What We’ll Bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect

• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement

• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount

• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family

• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute

• Paid holidays and paid time off

• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, child care, schools and more

• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong.

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Have a question, need assistance with your application or do you require any special accommodations? Please send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com.