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.
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Who we’re looking for
Toyota’s Digital Innovation team is looking for a passionate, dedicated, and highly motivated Principal Engineer who is an experienced technology leader, who will contribute towards developing new technology capabilities that support our Vehicle Supply Chain Transformation initiatives & projects.
This member should demonstrate strong initiative, technical leadership, relationship building, and influential communication skills, be well organized, and be able to work under pressure in addition to applying the principles of the Toyota Way.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Digital Innovations group, the person in this role will support the Vehicle Supply Chain department's objective, accelerate the transformation and adoption of modern & emerging technologies and platforms.
This position is based in Plano, Texas. The selected candidate will be expected to reside within commutable distance of this location
What you’ll be doing
Leading product architecture, technical design, and strategy to ensure implementation of scalable and maintainable solutions that align with business goals.
Collaborating cross-functionally with Product Owners, Domain Leaders, and other teams to manage dependencies and deliver features on time.
Leading the development of solutions, resolving technical issues, and engaging in hands-on product technical design and implementation.
Architecting and implementing serverless applications on AWS, leveraging services such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3 and RDS.
Mentoring and guiding the development team, ensuring code quality, best practices, and continuous improvement.
Reviewing code repositories and version control systems to ensure adherence to coding best practices, security guidelines, and regulatory requirements
Ensuring non-functional requirements such as security, performance, scalability, and system integrations are met through effective design and development.
Staying current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to ensure the team adopts innovative solutions.
What you bring
Bachelor's or similar education in Computer Science, Software Engineering, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Strong technical expertise in software and data architecture, system integrations.
At least 7 years of hands-on experience working with modern technologies.
At least 5 years of proven expertise in creating data pipelines that aid business analytics and data science models.
Proficiency in PostgreSQL/MongoDB and REST APIs.
Strong experience designing solutions to integrate with modern cloud based web applications.
At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in Python and SQL.
Proficiency in PySpark, Scala-spark, Bash scripting languages.
Proficient understanding and practical experience with Cloud-based technologies, including AWS EMR, AWS Glue, Apache Spark, Databricks, AWS Redshift, S3 and orchestration tools like Apache Airflow.
Experience with Log monitoring and error notification tools like Datadog.
Proven experience in cloud engineering including provisioning services in AWS, terraform and CloudFormation.
Proficiency in AWS services for serverless architecture and deployment.
Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, agile methodologies and version control systems (Git)
Proven ability to lead teams through technical challenges, complex problem-solving, and deliver high-quality products.
Experience working with both functional and non-functional requirements, including security, performance, and scalability.
Hands-on experience with technical design, development, conducting code reviews, and driving code quality.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Ability to mentor and guide team members in technical skills.
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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, childcare, 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.
