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.

Who we’re looking for:

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) Enterprise Platforms team is seeking a highly motivated Principal Software Engineer – Workflow Tools, to help our growing Enterprise needs.

We are looking for an accomplished Principal Software Engineer with experience implementing workflow tools who are passionate about building high quality, modern, solutions that solve complex business problems via innovation and the application of engineering best practices. Candidates with a solid background in building reusable frameworks that support platform engineering teams or platform tooling will be highly regarded.    

What you’ll be doing 

• Lead and mentor a team of Software Engineers in creating high-quality solutions that enable business process management, SLA management of tasks and collaboration across business functions. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers and back-end developers, to ensure cohesive and seamless user experiences.  

• Take ownership of projects and ensure timely delivery of high-quality work. 

• Provide technical guidance and support to team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment. Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and consistency. 

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to front-end development. 

• Communicate project progress and updates to stakeholders, including management and clients. 

• Continuously seek opportunities to improve and optimize front-end development processes and workflows. 

• Stay updated on emerging technologies and tools to enhance the development process. 

• Collaborate with product managers to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. 

• Act as a subject matter expert on front-end development and provide guidance on best practices and standards. 

• Participate in recruitment and onboarding of new front-end developers. 
  This role requires a strong balance of leadership skills and hands-on development to mentor junior members of the team, set coding standards, and ensure best practices are followed. 

• Define the UI/UX strategy, architecture, and best practices in alignment with the company’s vision 

What you bring 

• Strong expertise in Spring Boot, Spring Cloud and related Spring ecosystem to design, develop and maintain microservices on AWS cloud platform. 

• Experience creating reusable enterprise application frameworks and libraries to scale and improve adoption of standards by product teams. 

• Skilled at delivering high-quality, clean, and reusable code using Test-Driven Development (TDD), object-oriented design, and 12-factor app principles. 

• Strong proficiency in developing scalable and resilient microservices. 

• Experience with asynchronous communication patterns and brokers like Kafka. 

• Experience in implementing at least 2 complex projects with BPM tools like PEGA / CAMUNDA 

• Deep understanding of business process management, DMN, CMMN and ability to translate TFS business requirements into vendor terminologies & tools 

• Skilled at troubleshooting and resolving complex production issues quickly and efficiently. 

• Experience in containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes. 

• Proficiency in setting up Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, incorporating automated testing, code quality checks, and deployment strategies.  

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Groovy for automation and customization of CI/CD workflows and managing multiple environments.  

• Experience building observable systems to track the performance of distributed services, trace issues, and troubleshoot failures.  

Added bonus if you have 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related fields 

 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 Advantaged 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.

Have a question, need assistance with your application or do you require any special accommodations? Please send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com.