Woven by Toyota 🚗: Engineering Team Lead (Vehicle Platform)
Woven by Toyota, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, is on a mission to deliver safe, intelligent, and human-centered mobility for all. Through their Arene mobility software platform, safety-first automated driving technology, and Toyota Woven City, they're bringing greater freedom, safety, and happiness to people and society.
Our Culture 🌐
Woven by Toyota seamlessly blends modern Silicon Valley innovation with time-tested Japanese quality craftsmanship. They leverage these complementary strengths to amplify the capabilities of drivers, foster happiness, and elevate well-being.
The Team 👥
Arene's vision is to enable the most programmable vehicles on the planet. The Vehicle Platform team develops and delivers the next-generation in-vehicle software platform that can host applications ranging from automated driving to in-cabin experiences.
Who We're Looking For 🔍
We seek a passionate and experienced team lead to join our mission of making driverless vehicles a reality. Your daily tasks will include:
- Developing automated driving middleware software
- Leading a team of around 10 people
- Delivering releases and ensuring quality to customers
- Developing products and engaging in customer conversations
- Controlling customer requirements and schedules
Responsibilities 🛠️
- Lead a team to develop and release our SDK middleware
- Provide solutions to non-clear technical issues and set the future direction for team members
- Take responsibility for and assist in the personal development of team members
- Develop features of framework tools and in-vehicle software in an Agile fashion, and improve functionality
Minimum Qualifications 🏆
- Experience leading a team of software engineers, preferably in a safety-critical domain (automotive, aerospace/defense, robotics, etc.)
- 7+ years of software engineering experience using C++ and Python
- Experience with embedded systems and resource-constrained computing environments
- Expertise with a wide range of computing architectures (SoC, MCU, CPU)
- Experience in multi-threaded software design and delivering large software to customers
- Proficient/fluent in English and Japanese business communication
Nice to Haves ✨
- Experience in hardware/software co-design in the ADAS area, handling camera and other sensor data, and CAN signal handling
- Knowledge of performance and memory efficiency programming
- Experience in computer science (algorithms, data structures, computational complexity), Operating System (especially embedded OS), and automotive embedded middleware (e.g., Autosar)
- Experience in production in-vehicle software, particularly with a perspective on software and functional safety granted ASIL as defined in ISO 2626
What We Offer 🎁
- Competitive Salary: Based on experience
- Flexible Working Hours: No core hours
- Paid Holiday: 20 days per year (prorated)
- Sick Leave: 6 days per year (prorated)
- Holiday: Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other company-defined days
- Japanese Social Security: All applicable (Health Insurance, Pension, Workers' Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance)
- 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.