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 hands-on work experience in full-stack development using:
    
    
    • Backend: Java, NodeJS, GraphQL
    • Frontend: Angular
    • APIs: REST and SOAP services
• Identity & Security
  
  
  • Experience implementing modern authentication and authorization mechanisms including:
    
    
    • oAuth2
    • ForgeRock Identity Platform
• DevOps & Agile Delivery Framework
  
  
  • 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.
• Data Visualization & Reporting
  
  
  • Practical experience building dashboards and reports using tools like Microsoft Power BI and AWS QuickSight.

• Production Support & Operations
  
  
  • 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

Non-Technical

• Experience using written and verbal communication skills effectively, with the ability to create and present concepts, influence and persuade the business, and make recommendations to management
• Experience providing guidance to application support and/or project implementation vendors
• Program and/or project management experience
• Experience working with/in Agile teams

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
• Flextime
• 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.

Client-provided location(s): Plano, TX

Job ID: Toyota_North_America-921569876

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-27T19:00:08