Sr. Principal Engineer

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, TN, '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. 

Who we’re looking for 

Our team is seeking a highly motivated person to fill an opening as a Sr. Principal Engineer, to help our growing needs. 

What you’ll be doing 

• You will work alongside our talented team of software engineers, machine learning experts, product managers, and engineering leaders. Our Sr. Principal Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions. 

• You will promote a culture of engineering excellence and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next-generation talent for TFS Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community. 

• Sr. Principal Engineers are expected to lead through technical contributions and develop long-term technology roadmaps. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization. 

• In this role, you will lead development and implementation that will enable business initiatives, working with other leaders and teams across the enterprise to enable these solutions. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain 

• Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions 

• Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation 

• Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, such as performance, scalability and operability 

• Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community 

• Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact 

• Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community 

• Explore new cloud technologies and identify applications to leverage their potential 

• Develop patterns for cloud to enable emerging business initiatives 

• Collaborate with tech leaders to drive tech strategy 

• Evangelize cloud strategy, solutions, and best practices across the enterprise 

What you bring 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field 

• 15+ years of hands-on software development experience 

• Proven experience in software development with a solid technical foundation with relevant experience in Java, Spring boot, NodeJS, REST API, Real time streaming architectures, microservices architecture patterns 

• Demonstrated experience in developing scalable applications and platforms 

• Experience leading, mentoring, and inspiring a team of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to foster their professional growth and development. 

• Deep expertise in software engineering frameworks with experience in designing and implementing cloud native business technology solutions. 

• Practical knowledge of cloud platforms, advanced software design patterns & architecture, operations and GenAI powered SDLC 

• Proven track record of delivering scalable cloud native solutions addressing cross cutting concerns like logging, application testing and application security and instrumentation by utilizing programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, and a variety of AWS tools and services. 

• Strong communication skills with the ability to move seamlessly between conversing with engineers or frontline ops employees and leading presentations with non-technical stakeholders. 

• A passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code. 

Added bonus if you have 

• Master’s degree in computer science  

• Experience with Amazon Web Services and developing software applications leveraging GenAI capabilities.  

• Demonstrated experience with horizontal platforms or related services and technologies 

• Good experience architecting large scale, mission critical, cloud-native applications for enterprises. 

• Experience with distributed database systems (Cassandra, ElasticSearch) 

• Experience with deploying clustered web services 

• Experience working with event-driven and microservice architecture. 

What We 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).  

• Relocation assistance (if applicable).