À propos
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.
To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.
Who we're looking for
At TFS, we're building next-generation products that redefine mobility for millions of customers worldwide. We're looking for a
Software Engineering Manager - Backend
with deep full-stack and backend expertise to lead a high-performing team delivering scalable, resilient systems on AWS.
This role is for someone who thinks in systems — someone who can design serverless architectures, drive API strategy, mentor engineers to do their best work, and partner closely with Product and Front-End Engineering to deliver reliable platforms that power customer-facing experiences. You'll own the backend and platform engineering strategy for your domain, driving technical decisions while keeping your team moving fast and building with quality.
This position is based in Plano, TX. The selected candidate will be expected to reside within a commutable distance of this location.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, grow, and retain a team of full-stack and backend engineers — hiring top talent, running performance reviews, coaching, and creating clear paths for career development
Own the backend architecture and technical direction for your domain, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability across all services
Drive engineering excellence through code quality standards, API design conventions, testing practices, and continuous improvement
Partner with Product, Design, and Front-End Engineering to define and deliver features from concept to production
Champion system reliability, observability, and security as first-class engineering concerns
Establish and enforce best practices around API design, data modeling, event-driven patterns, and serverless architecture on AWS
Collaborate with platform, infrastructure, and security teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and cloud cost management
Communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels — translating technical complexity into business impact
Balance strategic thinking with hands-on involvement — you're comfortable reviewing PRs, unblocking engineers, and diving into hard problems when needed
Monitor and improve key system metrics: latency, error rates, availability, and cost efficiency
What you bring
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend or full-stack focus, including 3+ years in an engineering management or tech lead role
Deep expertise in designing and building
serverless architectures on AWS
, including:
Lambda
for compute
API Gateway
(REST and HTTP APIs) for service exposure
DynamoDB
or
Aurora Serverless
for data persistence
Step Functions
or other workflow orchestration tools
EventBridge
,
SQS
, or
SNS
for event-driven and async communication
S3
for object storage and data lake patterns
CloudFront
for API acceleration and edge caching
Strong proficiency in
TypeScript
and/or
Python
for backend services — you can write or review production-quality code and hold your team to the same standard
Proven ability to design
RESTful and GraphQL APIs
, with a strong grasp of API contract design, versioning, error handling, and type-safe tooling (e.g., OpenAPI, GraphQL Code Generator, tRPC)
Solid understanding of
Infrastructure as Code
using
AWS CDK
, CloudFormation, or Terraform
Experience with
observability and monitoring
tooling: CloudWatch, X-Ray, Datadog, or similar — you know how to instrument services and respond to incidents
Strong understanding of
security best practices
: IAM policies, least-privilege access, secrets management (Secrets Manager, SSM Parameter Store), and data encryption at rest and in transit
Experience with testing practices: unit testing, integration testing, contract testing, and load testing for distributed systems
Familiarity with
containerized workloads
(ECS Fargate, Docker) for services that don't fit the serverless model
Excellent communication skills — you can articulate technical tradeoffs clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Added bonus if you have
Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
Experience in the financial services, banking, or insurance industry
Experience designing
multi-account AWS architectures
with proper governance and guardrails (AWS Organizations, Control Tower)
Familiarity with
data streaming
patterns using Kinesis, MSK (Managed Kafka), or similar
Experience with
GenAI integration
on the backend (e.g., Bedrock, SageMaker endpoints, LLM orchestration patterns)
Experience with
CI/CD pipelines
and deployment automation (CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or similar)
Hands-on experience with
GraphQL federation
or API gateway patterns for composing multiple services
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer Associate, or DevOps Engineer)
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 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
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)
Belonging at Toyota
Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong.
Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Have a question, need assistance with your application or do you require any special accommodations? Please send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com .
Compétences linguistiques
- English
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