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This position is based in Plano, TX, with a hybrid mix of some in-office time and some remote

work.

Who We're Looking For
As the Technical Lead (TL) for a factory, this position requires an individual with robust technical engineering expertise. The TL will supervise the technical design of the product and direct the factory's technological strategy. Collaborating closely with the Product Owner, Domain Architects, and Technology Domain Owners, the TL will be integral to assembling and maintaining a high-performing factory. They are tasked with aligning the team's technological proficiency with the product roadmap.

What You'll Be Doing
The Technical Lead holds a critical role in identifying feature requirements, outlining the team's technical vision, and converting these elements into a comprehensive backlog for the development team. This individual is charged with providing technical leadership, fostering innovation, and assuring successful execution of requirements. Additionally, this role entails managing external SaaS providers to amplify our technical capabilities. The role demands a fusion of deep technical expertise, superior execution skills, and exceptional communication abilities to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Functioning as a hands-on "player coach," the TL will engage in coding to assist the team in devising solutions and troubleshooting technical issues as they emerge (applicable to some factories). The TL is responsible for identifying and eliminating technical roadblocks, working closely with team members to establish a scalable and modular solution that is capable of incorporating future architectural changes and designs.

Key responsibilities include
• Ensure efficient execution of overall product delivery by prioritizing, planning, and tracking sprint progress. This can include the development of shippable code.
• Actively engages in product and business discussions with a technical eye for feasibility and adherence to overall roadmaps and architectural strategy.
• Collaborate with the Technical Domain Owner and Architects to identify appropriate technologies, frameworks, and design robust and scalable solutions.
• Communicate the technical vision, project progress, and potential roadblocks to stakeholders and team members.
• Conduct a thorough analysis of the requirements to identify technical challenges, dependencies, and potential risks.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and user stories, ensuring clarity and feasibility.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the development team, promoting best practices and efficient coding standards.
• Influence and establish software engineering best practices. Creating a framework of technical standards and procedures.
• Work as part of an agile scrum team to deliver business value.

What You Bring
• Bachelor's in information technology or related field is preferred
• Hands on development experience with the following code/platforms - Java 17+, React, Micro services, Spring boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Batch, Kubernetes, Mongo DB, Document DB, Postgres SQL
• Progressive experience coding and reviewing code - Java, SQL, Java Spring Boot, React
• Proven experience leading and mentoring a technical team
• Ability to work with Business Team members and providing technical direction for solutions of requirements.
• Experience working in Cloud Environments. (AWS, Azure)
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, quality assurance, and operations.
• Regularly contribute as a hands-on senior developer in development, automation, testing, and environment management activities
• Current knowledge of scripting and programming languages, various business applications, state of the art technology and current trends in the computer industry.
• Experience gained within Banking/Financial Services (Automotive Dealer Facing Applications)/FinTech sectors a plus

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse 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. As a company that has been one of DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity and a member of The Billion Dollar Roundtable supporting minority and woman-owned suppliers for over 10 years, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business.

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.