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 diverse, 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.Who we’re looking for:
The TFS Enterprise Platforms team is seeking a highly motivated person to fill an opening as a Director Software Engineering – Real Time Platforms to help our growing Enterprise platforms needs. This position will lead a team of engineers responsible for delivering industry leading real time platform and and tools as part of the platform engineering offering for our development teams
What you’ll be doing
Leadership and Team Management:
Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
Provide guidance, support, and coaching to team members to ensure individual and team goals are met.
Manage performance evaluations, career development, and succession planning for the team.
Technology Strategy and Execution:
Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for technology initiatives to deliver industry leading real time platform and tools that can be leveraged for cloud based distributed systems, AI/ML, critical workflows, enabling seamless communication across systems for customer notifications, servicing updates, and operational events.
Implement advanced solutions using technologies like Kafka, AWS MQ, and other distributed systems to support real-time communication at scale.
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technology solutions that enhance employee experience.
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve and innovate our technology offerings.
Vendor Management and Partnerships:
Manage relationships with technology vendors and service providers, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
Evaluate vendor performance, negotiate contracts, and drive value-added partnerships to support our technology initiatives.
What you bring
12+ years of expertise as a Software Engineering Leader with experience in designing and implementing modern 12 factor, application frameworks to promote reuse and cloud native business technology solutions.
5+ years Practical knowledge of cloud platforms, advanced software design patterns & architecture, operations and software engineering.
Proven credentials and certification in cloud technologies
10+ years of experience with real-time event-driven architectures using Kafka and related technologies.
7+ years of roven expertise in rule engine development and optimization, including designing high-performance systems that replace legacy solutions.
5+ years of legacy system modernization, with hands-on experience in transforming auto finance loan origination and servicing applications; including migration from monolithic architectures to cloud-native, microservices-based solutions.
Demonstrated track record of innovation in customer-centric applications with industry leading and/or patented offerings.
Minimum of 2 years of experience in AI/ML, including understanding Generative AI use cases.
10+ years of experience with Java, Spring Framework (Spring Batch, Spring Integration), streaming technologies (like kafka) and microservices architecture.
Strong communication skills with the ability to move seamlessly between conversing with engineers or frontline ops employees and leading presentations with non-technical stakeholders.
A passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code.
Ability to deliver technology solutions that result in measurable cost savings, such as multimillion-dollar efficiencies through platform upgrades and custom-built solutions.
Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 15+ years of experience in software engineering, and a minimum of 7 years of experience in leadership roles managing large, diverse teams.
8+ years of demonstrated experience with leading multi-disciplinary teams in designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions.
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.
Flexible spending accounts.
Relocation assistance (if applicable).
Belonging at Toyota
Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse 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.