Senior Lead Software Engineer - Backend

Overview 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, ‘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.

At TFS, we're building next-generation products that redefine mobility for millions of customers worldwide. We're looking for a Sr Lead Engineer — Backend. An individual contributor at the principal level — who brings deep backend expertise, strong full-stack instincts, and the technical leadership to raise the bar across the entire engineering organization.

This isn't a management role. It's for the engineer who is the go-to person in the room: the one who shapes architecture, mentors peers without being asked, digs into the hardest problems, and leaves every system better than they found it. You'll work across teams, influence technical direction, and be a force multiplier for everyone around you. This position is based in Plano, TX.

The selected candidate will be expected to reside within a commutable distance of this location.

Serve as the technical authority for backend and platform architecture across one or more product domains, making high-impact decisions on patterns, tooling, and standards.

Design, build, and maintain full-stack features — from APIs and serverless services to the data models and event-driven workflows that power them.

Lead technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and RFC processes — driving alignment across engineering teams.

Identify and resolve systemic issues: performance bottlenecks, reliability gaps, scaling constraints, and tech debt that slows teams down.

Own complex debugging and troubleshooting across the full stack — from API latency to infrastructure misconfigurations to distributed system failures.

Define and champion engineering best practices: code quality, testing strategies, observability, and deployment safety.

Collaborate closely with Engineering Managers, Product, and Front-End Engineering to shape roadmaps and ensure technical feasibility.

Mentor and grow engineers at all levels through code reviews, pairing, design feedback, and technical guidance.

Contribute to hiring by conducting technical interviews and helping define what great looks like for backend engineering at TFS.

Proactively communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to both engineering and non-technical stakeholders.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical…