Lead Software Engineer – FinTech Platform (AWS/Java/React)

Toyota Deutschland GmbH; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle discount

Lease program

Health care plans

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Toyota Financial Services is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to drive feature delivery across dealer and consumer platforms in Plano, TX. You will balance hands-on engineering with technical leadership and people management responsibilities.

The role requires 10+ years of production software experience, strong Java expertise (Spring Boot), and proficiency with REST/GraphQL APIs, AWS, and modern frontend stacks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with ownership of production features/services.
• Strong hands-on Java experience using Spring Boot in production.
• Experience designing REST, GraphQL, and event-driven APIs in enterprise environments.
• Practical AWS experience including ECS, Fargate, serverless components, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience building highly available, customer-facing apps and distributed systems.
• Frontend experience with React/Next.js/Vue and ability to review/troubleshoot UI components.
• Knowledge of full-stack design, API optimization, and clear interface contracts.
• Experience with observability, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of features and services from architecture to production support.
• Design scalable, resilient services and APIs for dealer and customer-facing experiences.
• Provide hands-on guidance on code quality, architecture, and best practices.
• Own feature-level architecture for key capabilities like PreQual, Pricing, Incentives, or Funding.
• Coordinate validation, performance, and readiness activities for reliable delivery.
• Collaborate with Product, UX, and cross-functional teams to translate priorities into scalable solutions.
• Support dealer integrations and operate high-availability production systems.
• Contribute to hiring, mentoring, and strengthening team culture.
• Uphold engineering standards, resiliency practices, and operational discipline.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST API

GraphQL

AWS

CI/CD

Frontend React/Next.js/Vue

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

ECS

Fargate

CloudWatch

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

Toyota Financial Services is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to drive feature delivery across dealer and consumer platforms in Plano, TX. You will balance hands-on engineering with technical leadership and people management responsibilities.

The role requires 10+ years of production software experience, strong Java expertise (Spring Boot), and proficiency with REST/GraphQL APIs, AWS, and modern frontend stacks.