Principal Software Engineer - Enterprise Platforms

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.

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.

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

The Toyota Financial Services Enterprise Platforms team is seeking a passionate and highly motivated Principal Software Engineer - Enterprise Platforms. In this role, you will lead the design and development of modern, full-stack solutions that tackle complex business challenges through innovation and engineering excellence. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in advancing our enterprise document management platform, driving intelligent collaboration across business functions, and empowering platform engineering teams with reusable frameworks and cutting-edge tools.

What you'll be doing

Imagine a typical day where you lead and mentor talented software engineers, shaping high-quality solutions that power enterprise-wide platforms with intelligence and seamless user experiences. Success in this role means delivering scalable, cloud-native applications that transform how our business operates and collaborates.

• Lead by example with hands-on development and technical mentorship, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams-including designers and back-end developers-to create cohesive, user-friendly applications.
• Provide expert guidance on GenAI, machine learning, and emerging technologies to set best practices and standards.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and offer constructive feedback to ensure clean, reusable, and maintainable code.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex front-end and full-stack technical challenges.
• Drive innovation by optimizing development workflows and staying ahead of technology trends.
• Champion scalable, secure, and observable systems using microservices, real-time streaming, and containerization technologies.

What you bring

Your background and skills will set you up for success in this role and help you make an immediate impact.

• Proven experience developing software with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, NodeJS, ReactJS, REST APIs, microservices, and real-time streaming architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions using AWS services, Java, Python, SQL, and modern DevOps practices.
• Deep understanding of software engineering frameworks, advanced design patterns, CI/CD pipelines, and GenAI-powered software development lifecycle.
• Skilled in writing clean, test-driven, reusable code following object-oriented design and 12-factor app principles.
• Experience with asynchronous communication patterns and message brokers like Kafka.
• Hands-on experience with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Expertise in building observable systems for monitoring distributed services and troubleshooting issues effectively.

Added bonus if you have

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related fields.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash, Python, or Groovy for automation and CI/CD customization.
• Strong understanding of designing horizontally scalable, highly available, resilient, and low-latency applications.

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 Advantage Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA.
• Relocation assistance (if applicable).

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.

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