Backend, Senior Software Engineer, City Common Services

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Tokyo
Hybrid
Senior level
Automotive • Software • Automation
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer at Woven by Toyota, you will oversee DevOps processes, manage the system development cycle, handle production incidents, and improve system designs. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams and prepare documentation for internal use, driven by a focus on delivering high-quality backend services.
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About Woven by Toyota

Woven by Toyota, a part of the Toyota Group, is challenging the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation and empowering mobility transformation. Through our AD/ADAS technology, our automotive software development platform Arene OS, our mobility test course Toyota Woven City, and Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital, we are pioneering the movement of people, goods, information, and energy, weaving a future of enhanced safety, connectivity and well-being for all.


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TEAM

Toyota is redefining what it means to move. We're challenging the current state of mobility by enhancing the movement of people, goods, information and energy. Centered around three core concepts - A Living Laboratory™, Human-Centered, and Ever Evolving City™ - Woven City serves as a test course for mobility to fulfill our purpose of well-being for all.


We do this by bringing together a diverse community of people with a shared passion for the future of mobility to co-create, develop and refine innovative products and services. This cross-section of social infrastructure, mobility, and people provides a unique opportunity for inventors, residents and visitors to interact seamlessly with new technologies throughout daily life in an environment that emulates a real city.


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).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 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

NICE TO HAVES:

  • 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

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Important Points

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

・The same job descriptions are available in both English and Japanese; therefore, we kindly ask that you apply to only one version.

・We kindly request that you submit your resume in English, if possible. However, Japanese resumes are also acceptable. Please note that, depending on the English proficiency requirements of the role, we may request an English version of your resume later in the process.


WHAT WE OFFER

・Competitive Salary - Based on experience

・Work Hours - Flexible working time

・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 Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance

・Housing Allowance

・Retirement Benefits

・Rental Cars Support

・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.

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The Company
Palo Alto, , California
1,679 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2023

What We Do

Woven by Toyota will help to deliver the safest, most intelligent mobility experiences and lifestyle for Toyota customers everywhere. At Woven by Toyota, we envision a human-centered future, where world-class technology expands global access to mobility, enhances the capabilities of drivers, and empowers people to thrive. We achieve this with a unique global culture that weaves modern Silicon Valley innovation with Japanese quality craftsmanship. As society, technology and customer needs evolve, we continuously pursue new ways to create a more personal, seamless experience for customers.

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