Job Description
About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.
Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.
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TEAM
Toyota is redefining what it means to move. We’re challenging the current state of mobility by enhancing the movement of people, goods, information and energy. Centered around three core concepts - A Living Laboratory™, Human-Centered, and Ever Evolving City™ - Woven City serves as a test course for mobility to fulfill our purpose of well-being for all.
We do this by bringing together a diverse community of people with a shared passion for the future of mobility to co-create, develop and refine innovative products and services. This cross-section of social infrastructure, mobility, and people provides a unique opportunity for inventors, residents and visitors to interact seamlessly with new technologies throughout daily life in an environment that emulates a real city.
Woven City’s Inventor Garage team will develop innovative products and services as software first for users.
Our mission is to:
1. Develop services and products for Woven City
2. Expand capabilities through long-term R&D
As a first party developer, we will also build a foundation upon which third party partners can participate. Therefore, we are responsible for not just the applications but also the primary software and capabilities.
Our team consists of many highly experienced members with international work experience. We strive to be open minded as we create a new culture with members from various backgrounds and nationalities. Our global team works closely with the Toyota Motor Corporation and the Toyota Research Institute in North America to develop our technologies and products.
We are seeking experienced people to join us as we take on new challenges to create new products and services for the Toyota Woven City.
For more information about Woven City, please visit: https://www.woven-city.global/
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for a passionate and driven Engineering Manager who
・can lead engineering teams to deliver better products aligning with stakeholders
・be able to keep thinking and solving issues with engineers and stakeholders, and act as a bridge between engineers and non-engineers to enhance product value for customers
You will report to the Function manager, and this is a hybrid work style role.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and Grow the engineering Teams – Hire, mentor, and support a high-performing engineering team as a manager focused on delivering continuously and operating stable products
- Grow Products - Define and manage the team’s roadmap, OKR by aligning high-level requirements with the Product team and cross functional team. And also break down into technical tasks with appropriate granularity with engineers, and support team’s scrum ceremonies
- Collaborate Across Functions - judge and guide team technically based on Woven City Strategy and Product’s strategy to maximize product value and keep continuous improvements/kaizen
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
・Bachelor’s degree in a software development or relevant field
・5+ years of software development experience and 3+ years of leading the engineering team as technical manager in a technology-driven company
・Demonstrated leadership to continuously improve products together with the team
・Strong communication and active listening skills to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and achieve shared goals
・Ability to support technical decision-making and guide the engineering team by bridging between engineering and non-engineering teams to align on technical requirements
・Proficiency in at least one frontend and one backend language (JavaScript, Typescript, Go, Java, Swift ,Kotlin ,Dart), and experience developing and releasing web and/or mobile applications serving a large number(1k~) of active users
・Strong problem-solving skills
・Deep understanding of agile methodologies
・Experience leading agile development teams (5 and more members)
・Proficiency in business level English
NICE TO HAVES
・Experience and knowledge of
・2 years of experience of software development (non private, AI Driven) such as frontend(or mobile) systems and backend systems
・Experience in stakeholder management including influencing and collaborating with other teams and leaders to drive adoption of new technologies
・Experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems
・Experience working on multiple products that have reached production
・Lead continuous improvement (Kaizen) based on User’s feedback and Genchi-Genbutsu
・Proficiency in Business-level Japanese
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Important Points
・All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.
・The same job descriptions are available in both English and Japanese; therefore, we kindly ask that you apply to only one version.
・We kindly request that you submit your resume in English, if possible. However, Japanese resumes are also acceptable. Please note that, depending on the English proficiency requirements of the role, we may request an English version of your resume later in the process.
WHAT WE OFFER
・Competitive Salary - Based on experience
・Work Hours - Flexible working time
・Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)
・Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)
・Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company
・Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance
・Housing Allowance
・Retirement Benefits
・Rental Cars Support
・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.
