Backend, Senior Software Engineer, City Common Services

Woven by Toyota is the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. Our mission is to deliver safe, intelligent, human-centered mobility for all. Through our Arene mobility software platform, safety-first automated driving technology and Toyota Woven City — our test course for advanced mobility — we’re bringing greater freedom, safety and happiness to people and society. 

Our unique global culture weaves modern Silicon Valley innovation and time-tested Japanese quality craftsmanship. We leverage these complementary strengths to amplify the capabilities of drivers, foster happiness, and elevate well-being.

Woven by Toyota is the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. Our mission is to deliver safe, intelligent, human-centered mobility for all. Through our Arene mobility software platform, safety-first automated driving technology and Toyota Woven City — our test course for advanced mobility — we're bringing greater freedom, safety and happiness to people and society.

Our unique global culture weaves modern Silicon Valley innovation and time-tested Japanese quality craftsmanship. We leverage these complementary strengths to amplify the capabilities of drivers, foster happiness, and elevate well-being.

TEAM

The Toyota Woven City is a fully connected ecosystem powered by hydrogen fuel cells to be built at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. It is envisioned as a 'living laboratory' and 'ever-evolving,' incorporating various types of cutting edge technologies. At the same time, it is also 'human-centric,' that is, it is expected to keep people safe and comfortable.

Woven City's R&D team will develop innovative products and services using technologies developed by Toyota Motor Corporation.

Our mission is to:

1. Develop services and products for Woven City

2. Expand capabilities through long-term R&D

Our team will develop innovative services that are important to the city. As a first party developer, we will also build a foundation upon which third-party partners can participate. Therefore, we are responsible for not just the applications but also the main software and capabilities.

Our team consists of many experienced members with international work experience. We strive to be open as we create a new culture with members from different backgrounds and nationalities. Our global team works with the Toyota Motor Corporation and the Toyota Research Institute in North America to develop our technologies and products.

You will report to the lead of the function and the workplace is hybrid (remote and office).

For more information about Woven City, please visit: https://www.woven-city.global/

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic team leader to join our team of experienced developers and technical professionals. We are using the latest technologies to provide the best services and solutions to this city's applications and customers.

You will drive the entire process of development, implementation and operation, along with defining the cross-functional specifications and requirements.

You will report to the lead of the function and the workplace is hybrid (remote and office).

• Drive the majority of DevOps processes and oversee the qualitative and quantitative outputs of the backend software services team.
• Exercise technical judgment when collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Direct and manage each step of the system development process and the release of deliverables.
• Point of contact for production incidents and investigation
• To ensure stable operation and maintenance, improve and automate existing system designs, codebases, CI/CD, development process and tools.
• Prepare documentation for colleagues and report to managers.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience as a team lead in large-scale application product development, covering requirement design, risk and cost management, scope coordination, dependency identification, daily development management, architecture design, coding, testing, CI/CD, operation, maintenance, and documentation
• Proficiency in Go (Gin or similar tools), SQL, NoSQL, and synchronous/asynchronous communication protocols (Web API, gRPC, Kafka, AMQP, MQTT), as well as Docker
• Extensive experience and knowledge in testing design/frameworks and implementation
• Experience with DevOps tools and platforms such as GitHub, GitHub Actions, CI/CD tools, Jira, Confluence, AWS, GCP, or MS Azure
• Proficiency in business-level English

• Experience in API development (OpenAPI Specification (OAS)) with microservices architecture using Kubernetes, EKS, Fargate
• Experience in data platform design and development
• Practical experience or certificate for a SCRUM master and PO.
• Experience and skills of Bazel, Kubernates, Argo Flux, Jenkins etc.
• Proficiency in business-level Japanese

All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.

WHAT WE OFFER

・Competitive Salary - Based on experience

・Work Hours - Flexible working time with NO core-hours

・Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)

・Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)

・Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company

・Japanese Social Security - all applicable (Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance)

・In-house Training Program (software study/language study)

Our Commitment

・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.

・Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.