Lead - Software Engineering

Overview
Who we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like  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.

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Our people make all the difference in our success.

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 experiences 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 Lead - Software Engineering
, to help our growing Enterprise platform needs.

The Lead - Software Engineering is a pivotal leadership role responsible for overseeing all technology-related initiatives within the assigned Enterprise platforms and frameworks factory. This role entails developing and executing the factory’s technology strategy to ensure alignment with overarching business objectives. The Lead - Software Engineering must leverage their technical expertise to drive innovation and deliver impactful business outcomes. Additionally, they should possess strong influencing skills to shape strategy and forge partnerships both internally and externally.

Collaborates with Technology Domain Owners (TDOs), Enterprise Architecture, Data Domain Owners (DDOs), and Business Domain Owners (BDOs).

What you’ll be doing

• Develop and implement the domain’s technology strategy include transformational roadmaps
• Participate actively in project planning and prioritization sessions to ensure initiatives align with business goals.
• Own delivery excellence (high quality standards for code and applications, ownership of functional & non-functional requirements)
• Ensure development quality and testing to enable effective and efficient transition of solutions from development to production within the organization’s existing cloud ecosystem.
• Manage and enforce enterprise architecture standards
• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full stack systems
• Staff, mentor, and grow technical talent (people management)
• Provide regular reports to senior executives on the status of the factory, including performance and incident management
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and tools and integrate this knowledge to improve methodologies and solutions.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science
• Proven experience in software development with a solid technical foundation with relevant experience in Java, Springboot, NodeJS, REST API, Real time streaming architectures, microservices architecture patterns
• Demonstrated experience in developing scalable web applications and architectural standards
• Experience leading, mentoring, and inspiring a team of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to foster their…