Lead Software Engineer, Front-End Engineering

Overview

Who we are

Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other workauthorization for this role now or in the future. You must have the right to work in the United States and not requireToyota support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment (e.g. H-1B O-1 E-3 H-1B1 TN F-1 OPT F-1 STEMOPT F-1 CPT job flexibility benefits also known as I-140 or Adjustment of Status portability etc.) now or in thefuture. You should not apply for this role if you will require Toyota to assist with immigration support or sponsorshipnow or in the future.

Who were looking for

At TFS were building next-generation products that redefine mobility for millions of customers worldwide. Were looking for a Lead Engineer an individual contributor who brings strong front-end expertise solid full-stack instincts and the technical leadership to elevate our engineering teams.

This isnt a management role. Its for the engineer who others look to for guidance: the one who influences architecture decisions mentors peers tackles tough problems and consistently raises the bar. Youll own critical features end-to-end drive technical decisions within your team and help shape how we build great products.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex front-end features from initial architecture to production deployment

• Design build and maintain full-stack features from polished UIs to the APIs and services that power them

• Drive technical design discussions and architecture decisions within your team and project domain

• Identify and resolve technical issues: performance bottlenecks reliability gaps and tech debt that impacts delivery

• Own debugging and troubleshooting across the full stack from browser rendering issues to API performance to infrastructure challenges

• Establish and champion engineering best practices within your team: code quality testing strategies and deployment standards

• Collaborate closely with Product Design and engineering teammates to shape features and ensure technical feasibility

• Mentor and grow engineers through code reviews pairing design feedback and technical guidance

• Contribute to hiring by participating in technical interviews and helping identify strong frontend engineering talent

• Communicate technical decisions tradeoffs and risks clearly to both engineering and non-technical stakeholders

What you bring

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience

• 5 years of software engineering experience with a strong front-end focus and a track record of technical leadership

• Strong expertise in React and including App Router SSR SSG and modern rendering patterns

• Proficiency in TypeScript you use it confidently and help others adopt it effectively

• Hands-on experience with Tailwind CSS and component libraries like shadcn/ui or similar design system tooling

• Solid understanding of state management patterns using Zustand Redux Toolkit or equivalent

• Experience with schema validation and form handling using Zod or similar libraries

• Ability to design and build RESTful and GraphQL APIs including API contract design error handling and type-safe client integration

• Experience working with serverless backend services on AWS including:

• API Gateway Lambda for serverless API development

• CloudFront for edge logic and caching

• S3 for asset storage and static hosting

• DynamoDB or RDS for basic data persistence patterns

• Strong understanding of front-end performance: Core Web Vitals code splitting lazy loading image optimization and bundle optimization

• Experience debugging complex issues across the full stack browser devtools network analysis log investigation and basic distributed tracing

• Solid experience with testing: unit (Vitest/Jest) component (Testing Library) integration and E2E (Playwright/Cypress)

• Familiarity with modern build systems and tooling (Vite esbuild Webpack Turborepo or Nx)

• Strong communication skills you can document technical decisions lead design discussions and explain tradeoffs clearly

Added bonus if you have

• Masters degree in Computer Science or related field

• Experience in the financial services banking or insurance industry

• Experience building or contributing to a design system or component library used across multiple projects

• Familiarity with micro-frontend architecture patterns

• Experience with event-driven architecture on AWS using EventBridge SQS SNS and Lambda

• Experience with React Native or cross-platform mobile development

• Exposure to GenAI tooling integration in front-end products (e.g. streaming AI responses prompt UIs)

• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Developer Associate)

• Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source front-end projects

• Experience writing ADRs or leading technical initiatives within your team

What well 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 (if applicable)

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)

Relocation assistance (if applicable)

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.

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.

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