Lead​/Principal Software Engineer; AWS, Java​/Python

Who we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like  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.

An important part of the Toyota family is Toyota Financial Services (TFS), the finance and insurance brand for Toyota and Lexus in North America. While TFS is a separate business entity, it is an essential part of this world‑changing company—delivering on Toyota's vision to move people beyond what’s possible. At TFS, you will help create best‑in‑class customer experience in an innovative, collaborative environment.

Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment‑based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future. You must have the right to work in the United States and not require Toyota support or sponsorship for immigration‑related employment (e.g., H‑1B, O‑1, E‑3, H‑1B1, TN, F‑1 OPT, F‑1 STEM OPT, F‑1 CPT, TN, ‘job flexibility benefits’ (also known as I‑140 or Adjustment of Status portability), etc.

now or in the future. You should not apply for this role if you will require Toyota to assist with immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.

The TFS Enterprise Non‑Functional Requirements (NFR) Management Platform team is seeking a highly motivated Lead Software Engineer to help our growing enterprise needs. The Lead Software Engineer will build on a passion for software engineering and combine it with operational excellence skills to implement solutions that scale industry best practices and design patterns.

The Lead Software Engineer has a pivotal role within a software factory. They must leverage their technical expertise to drive innovation and deliver impactful business outcomes. Additionally, they should possess strong collaboration skills to work with other technologists, lead development of independent components and sub‑groups within the factory.

• Collaborate with agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions
• Collaborate with product and cross‑functional partner teams to ensure alignment in priorities and timelines
• Lead the design and architecture of new and existing platform level features (design patterns, reliability, scaling, backup & restore)
• Proactively communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to stakeholders
• Define and champion engineering and operational excellence: code quality, testing strategies, observability, and deployment safety
• Promote a culture of inclusive environment where the ideas of other tech leads can be heard and championed
• Lead the way in creating next‑generation talent for TFS, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend or full‑stack focus and a track record of operating at a principal engineer level
• Proven ability to design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs, including API contract design, versioning and error handling
• Deep expertise in designing and building AWS architectures, including serverless, containerized, and event‑driven solutions:

• EC2, ECS, Lambda, Step Functions for compute and workflow
• API Gateway (REST and HTTP APIs) for service exposure
• DynamoDB / Document DB for data persistence
• Event Bridge, SQS, SNS, MSK for event‑driven communication
• S3 for object storage and data lake patterns
• Cloud Front for API acceleration and edge caching
• Open Search for advanced search and analytics
• Experience with asynchronous communication patterns and brokers like Kafka
• Skilled at troubleshooting and resolving complex production issues quickly and efficiently
• Proficiency in setting up Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, incorporating automated testing, code quality checks, and deployment strategies
• Expe…