Managing Engineer, DriveLink

Toyota Connected is looking for a Managing Engineer to help lead our Drivelink group! In this position you will lead a team of remarkable engineers to ideate, build and deliver the next generation telematics platform solutions that will improve safety, security and convenience in all Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The work that you do will be used by millions of Toyota and Lexus vehicles.

Responsibilities:

• Drive engineering and product strategy, vision, and roadmaps working closely with product owners and customers.
• Regularly dive into architecture, code, deployments, and operations to model technical excellence for the team
• Manage feature backlogs in partnership with the product owners and key stakeholders
• Define and set standards for engineering rigor and help cultivate an engineering driven culture
• Influence best practices in product management, software development and CI/CD methodologies
• Align technical resourcing to product release plans and material plans; drive programs to completion on time and within budget.
• Manage staffing, development, and performance management programs for engineering teams; motivating and developing project and team leaders.
• Lead, develop, train, mentor and provide coaching and guidance to engineering staff
• Facilitate team growth by attracting candidates, interviewing, evaluating and selecting new talent.
• Help bridge gaps between Toyota Connected, Toyota Motors North America, and 3rd party suppliers

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience or total equivalent experience.
• Experience leading, coaching and mentoring engineering teams with positive results.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization and ability to articulate complex ideas without complexity.  
• Grasp of both business operational and technical/engineering concepts backed by problem-solving skills to help drive technical decisions.
• Strong experience in leading and managing microservices based, event-driven architecture with high reliability and scalability to deliver mission-critical solutions.
• Strong experience in a modern programming language such as Java, Python or similar languages.
• Strong experience in test automation frameworks, optimizing performance and security enabling delivery of robust and maintainable architecture.
• Experience in Agile practices and promoting Agile development techniques such as TDD, BDD and CI/CD.   
• Production experience in Public Cloud (AWS preferred), Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation and REST-based API development.
• Experience helping to resolve complex technical challenges with multi team impact
• Experience participating in interviewing and selecting new hires
• Experience guiding team(s) make cost effective technology decisions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in software product delivery and operations for large scale customer facing and mission critical products or solutions.
• Hands-on experience building and delivering IOT, Telematics, or Connected Car products or solutions is a plus.
• Experience in API management frameworks is preferred.
• Experience in leading large diverse teams including business partners/vendors is preferred.
• We think the knowledge acquired earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science would be of great value in this position, but if you're smart and have the experience that backs up your abilities, for us, talent trumps degree every time.

 What’s in it for you?

In addition to an excellent compensation and benefits package, you’ll also receive:

• A Career Path that allows you to take your career to the next level.
• Annual $2,500 Training Budget to help you grow and develop your professional skills.
• Unlimited time off and flexibility for a great work-life balance. At TC you'll be treated like the professional we know you are and left to manage your own time and workload.
• Hybrid work schedule to allow for a blend of in office and remote work OR fully remote work option from CA, CO, GA, IL, MA, MI, MO, NY, PA, TN, TX, UT, or WA.
• Home office stipend of $1,000 to help furnish an ergonomic remote office.
• Four months of paid parental leave. We want new moms and dads to have an opportunity to bond with their new little bundles of joy.
• Adoption Assistance of $5,000 for regular adoptions or $6,000 for special needs. We know adoption costs can add up, and we want to help.
• 401(k) with generous company match that is fully vested day one.
• Toyota and Lexus vehicle discounts to allow you to drive in style.
• Generous vehicle allowance for new and leased Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Scratch that vehicle payment off your monthly bills!
• Annual Patent-a-thons and Hackathons to embrace your superior creative thinking ability.
• Annual fitness reimbursement to help you balance your overall health without breaking the bank. We also have a Toyota Connected fit club that loves plank competitions!
• Free catered lunches when working onsite. We try to keep it healthy, but Fridays are “cheat” days, so you can get your carbs on!
• Two fully stocked Nespresso bars for your coffee and tea fixes.
• Stocked kitchens with healthy snacks including fresh fruit, almonds, mixed nuts, pretzels, trail mix, and flavored waters. Nobody is hangry here!
• No dress code! Come as you are. We know the smart people we hire don’t need to be told what to wear.
• Free covered garage parking to shield your vehicle from those sneaky storms and to protect your buns from the Texas sun.

Who Are We?

Toyota Connected is a new company created to infuse the power of big data and cloud intelligence into all aspects of the mobility experience so that driving a Toyota or Lexus is more personal, intuitive, and safe. We create and enable technologies that delight, simplify, and connect the lives of those who use our products. We believe this mobility revolution will empower our customers to use their vehicles in an array of exciting new ways. We support, celebrate, and thrive on the opportunity to provide Mobility for All.
Making a connected life a more human experience takes humans from all walks of life. Toyota Connected celebrates and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces you regardless of your race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, skin color, age, disability, military or veteran status, big shot relative, or Instagram fame. Different makes us awesome.