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.
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 enthusiastic Full‑Stack Software Engineer with strong frontend expertise to join our Data Driven Solutions team. We use the latest web technologies to develop secure, scalable, and high‑quality services for Woven City.
While your core strength will be frontend development, you will also contribute across the stack—building backend services, integrating systems, and shaping technical architecture. You will deepen your knowledge in testing, observability, security, privacy, and performance optimization.
As an engineer who can deliver reliable and user‑centric services, we welcome your contributions to the success of the team and the wider Woven City mission.
We value a “Giver” attitude—taking initiative, stepping up to challenges, collaborating openly, and continuously improving our processes and outputs.
This role follows a hybrid work style.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and maintain full‑stack web applications and backend APIs for collecting and visualizing Woven City data, supporting scalable production services
- Build, support, and evolve backend services and a team design system to ensure consistent, high‑quality UI/UX across platforms
- Generate, analyze, and leverage data to support decision‑making for product development and feature prioritization
- Participate in all stages of the development lifecycle, working with stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver PoCs and production applications
- Apply best practices in security, privacy, performance testing, performance optimization, and system observability to ensure reliability
- Set, track, and achieve quarterly OKRs, proactively reporting progress, performance, and achievements
- Travel to the Susono office may be required based on operational needs
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience in full‑stack or frontend‑focused development with strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, and Next.js
- Experience designing and building backend services (REST, GraphQL) and working with DevOps workflows including CI/CD, documentation, observability, and automated testing
- Understanding of modern web security and privacy best practices
- Ability to analyze ambiguous requirements, define system/software specifications, and collaborate effectively across teams with strong business‑level English communication skills
- Experience using design tools such as Figma or Sketch
NICE TO HAVES
- Database experience with Postgres or Redis
- Hands‑on experience with unit, integration, and end‑to‑end testing, along with performance testing, monitoring, and optimization
- Experience building large-scale backend services
- Experience working with AI/ML‑related data workflows
- Professional experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience with Dockers and Kubernetes
- Conversational-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.
