Technical Lead

About this role

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.

Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future. You must have the right to work in the United States and not require Toyota support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment (e.g., H-1B, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, ‘job flexibility benefits’ [also known as I-140 or Adjustment of Status portability], etc.) now or in the future. You should not apply for this role if   you will   require Toyota to   assist   with immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.  

This position is based in Plano, TX.  

Excited to grow your career   at   Toyota?  

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open   position   you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!  

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 Banking and Commercial Lending team is   seeking   a highly motivated   Senior Engineering   Lead   to join. The   Senior Engineering   Lead   will collaborate with product owners and technical teams to design end-to-end architecture for applications across our financial services portfolio.  

What   You’ll   Be Doing  

The   Senior Engineering   Lead   main responsibilities include:  

• Lead design discussions around system components such as APIs, databases, caching layers, messaging, resilience, and observability.  

• Collaborate with product owners and technical teams to design end-to-end architecture for applications across our financial services portfolio.  

• Analyze trade-offs and propose scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions tailored to business goals.  

• Evaluate and introduce new software patterns, tools, and frameworks through proof-of-concepts ( PoCs ).  

• Lead the engineering efforts for AWS solutions, staying current with the latest advancements in related technologies.  

• Identify   opportunities, develop strategies, design architecture, and   establish   best practices to   optimize   cloud-based data lake and processing frameworks supporting real-time and near real-time data ingestion, processing, monitoring, and reporting.  

• Design cloud-native applications using AWS services and modern architecture practices, including declarative coding and solutions with tools like server less workflows and computing  

• Incorporate security and   DevSecOps   principles into application architecture, ensuring robust protection and compliance.  

• Create and   maintain   technical documentation, architectural diagrams, and best practices, ensuring design decisions and architecture artifacts are aligned, reusable, and shared for knowledge transfer.  

• Provide mentoring to junior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and continuous learning.  

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with organizational vision and business priorities.  

What You Bring  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Engineering or related field.  

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture (3+ years in system/application design), with   a strong foundation   in Spring Boot, Java, Python, and/or JavaScript.  

• Proven   track record   designing and deploying large-scale, multi-region cloud-native solutions (preferably AWS), including event-driven and streaming architectures, containers (EKS/ECS), and related services.  

• Skilled in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern software development methodologies.  

• Excellent communicator with the ability to explain complex technical decisions;   demonstrated   experience leading engineering teams and cross-functional projects.  

• Adaptable, mission-aligned leader who thrives in dynamic environments, embraces collaboration, and supports off- hours   incident response when needed.  

Added Bonus   If You Have  

• AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification (strongly preferred).  

• Experience conducting architecture reviews or presenting design proposals and   end to end   hands on   PoCs .  

• Finance domain business processes automation experiences.  

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 Vehicl

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