Senior Software Engineer

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 NA Quality Senior Software Engineer.

The primary responsibility of this role is to be the technology leader responsible for application development and support across the North American Supplier Quality Systems.

Reporting to the Manager, the person in this position will plan, advise, and provide internal consulting services to develop and apply technology solutions that align with business goals and objectives. The primary responsibility of this role is to support the Supplier Quality Business, Principal Engineers and Technical Product Owners required for designing, developing, and managing activities for Supplier Quality software products from product definition and planning through production, release, modernization, maintenance/operations, and end of life.

Reporting to the OneTech Manager for NA Quality, the person in this role will support the NAQ department with the objective of proactively seeking opportunities to apply technology to business challenges and processes.

What you’ll be doing

Technical Leadership and Team Management

• Lead and inspire application development scrum teams.

• Cultivate a collaborative, technically proficient team culture that encourages innovative problem-solving.

• Develop a strong and healthy relationship with your business counterparts. Understand the business and proactively support upcoming initiatives.

Strategic Planning

• Develop and execute a product/technical roadmap for application development projects.

• Collaborate with the Manager, Sr. Manager, Principal Engineers and Business to establish a forward-looking product/technical strategy and vision for the application development team.

Project Management

• Proactively manage and mitigate risks and issues.

• Ensure all projects follow the standard Agile methodology.

• Establish clear priorities, develop robust implementation plans and allocate resources.

• Oversee planning, execution, and successful delivery of concurrent development projects.

• Ensure that projects are executed within specified timelines, scope, and budget constraints.

Technical Excellence

• Maintain a high level of technical expertise and stay current with emerging industry best practices.

• Responsible to enforce governance processes and technical assessments to guarantee the quality, scalability, and security of applications.

Cross-functional Technical Collaboration

• Articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Collaborate effectively with architecture, security, data, Cloud, NAQ Platform and other OneTech product teams to ensure seamless product launches.

Process Optimization

• Identify and act on opportunities for improving development processes, tools, and workflows.

• Implement best practices to optimize efficiency and productivity.

What you bring

• Education

  • Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or Management Information Systems.

• Experience

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

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

• Cloud & Infrastructure

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

    • Serverless Architecture (AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway)

    • Managed Database Products (Amazon RDS [Aurora], DynamoDB)

    • Containerization (Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS)

    • Search and Analytics (AWS OpenSearch, Amazon QuickSight

• Software Development

  • Demonstrated h