Software Engineer, Lead

Toyota•Plano, TX

About The Position

Toyota Financial Services is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to play a critical role in driving architecture, design, delivery and technical excellence across dealer experience platform. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on rapid proof-of-concepts, technical evaluation, and solution design. The role supports architecture by turning ideas into working prototypes, assessing feasibility, and helping guide technical direction through practical experimentation and code-based validation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated experience on large‑scale, distributed systems.
Hands-on ability to perform rapid technical assessments, evaluate tools and solution options, and write code to validate ideas and feasibility.
Experience collaborating with third-party vendors and external partners to assess technical fit, define integration approaches, and drive POCs.
Deep hands‑on expertise with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and microservices architectures.
Strong experience designing and deploying cloud‑native applications on AWS, including ECS, Fargate, IAM, and VPC.
Proven ability to design and operate event‑driven architectures for pricing, incentives, and credit workflows.
Solid understanding of observability and operational excellence, using tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace.
Good front end and data experience to drive quick prototypes independently.

Nice To Haves

AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) certification.
Experience working within automotive or financial services ecosystems, especially dealer‑centric platforms.
Familiarity with Amazon Bedrock or AI/ML integrations for automation, decisioning, or developer productivity.
Background in driving platform modernization or large‑scale system transformations.

Responsibilities

Lead system design and architecture with microservices and event driven architecture for complex, distributed platforms supporting consumer/ dealer portals, origination systems, pricing and credit decisioning engines, and downstream consumers using modern cloud native platforms
Perform rapid technical assessments of tools, patterns, and solutions
Write code to validate ideas and demonstrate feasibility
Collaborate with third-party vendors and external partners to evaluate capabilities, define integration approaches, and assess technical feasibility.
Collaborate with engineering and product on solution direction
Translate high-level concepts into practical technical approaches
Identify risks, tradeoffs, and implementation considerations early
Support design decisions with hands-on experimentation and analysis
Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to technical and business stakeholders
Champion the use of AI assisted engineering tools to improve developer productivity and delivery quality.
Coach and mentor engineers on system design, code quality, and operational excellence building strong technical depth across the team.

Benefits

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 (if applicable)
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)