Software Engineering Manager

Overview

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.

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.

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.