Principal Software Engineer

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.

Who we’re looking for

Toyota’s OneTech Digital Supply Chain & Fulfillment Transformation team is looking for a passionate, dedicated, and highly motivated Principal Software Engineer who is an experienced technology leader, who will contribute towards developing new technology capabilities that support our Vehicle Supply Chain Transformation initiatives & projects.

This member should demonstrate strong initiative, technical leadership, relationship building, and influential communication skills, be well organized, and be able to work under pressure in addition to applying the principles of the Toyota Way.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Supply Chain & Fulfillment Transformation, the person in this role will support the Vehicle Supply Chain department's objective, accelerate the transformation and adoption of modern & emerging technologies/platforms.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead product architecture, technical design, and strategy to ensure implementation of scalable and maintainable solutions that align with business goals.

• Collaborating cross-functionally with Product Owners, Domain Leaders, and other teams to manage dependencies and deliver features on time.

• Leading the development of solutions, resolving technical issues, and engaging in hands-on product technical design and implementation.

• Architecting and implementing serverless applications on AWS, leveraging services such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3 and RDS.

• Mentoring and guiding the development team, ensuring code quality, best practices, and continuous improvement.

• Ensuring non-functional requirements such as security, performance, scalability, and system integrations are met through effective design and development.

• Staying current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to ensure the team adopts innovative solutions.

What you bring

• Strong technical expertise in software architecture, system integrations, and modern development frameworks, with at least 7 years of hands-on experience working with modern technologies.

• Proficiency in PostgreSQL/MongoDB, Node.js, REACT, REST APIs, and front-end development tools such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

• Proficiency in AWS services for serverless architecture and deployment.

• Expertise in DOM manipulation, creating reusable components, and working with testing frameworks like Jest.

• Experience with modern authorization mechanisms such as JSON Web Tokens.

• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, agile methodologies and version control systems (Git).

• Proven ability to lead teams through technical challenges, complex problem-solving, and deliver high-quality products.

• Experience working with both functional and non-functional requirements, including security, performance, and scalability.

• Hands-on experience with technical design, development, conducting code reviews, and driving code quality.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

• Ability to mentor and guide team members in technical skills.

Added bonus if you have

• Demonstrated experience in transforming large scale applications.

• AWS or equivalent cloud certifications.

• Supply Chain Experience.

What we will 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

• Vehicle purchase & lease programs

• 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