Lead Software Engineer, Front-End Engineering
TCC Toyota Motor Credit Corporation Company
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Toyota Financial Services is seeking a Lead Frontend Engineer to guide architecture and deliver end-to-end frontend solutions. You will own critical features, drive technical decisions, and mentor peers across projects.
You’ll work with React/Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, and modern tooling on AWS serverless services, delivering high-quality UIs and scalable APIs. This role emphasizes collaboration and technical leadership within a fast-paced team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of software engineering with strong frontend focus and leadership experience.
- Strong expertise in React and Next.js, including App Router, SSR, SSG.
- Proficiency in TypeScript and modern frontend tooling.
- Experience with AWS serverless stack and REST/GraphQL APIs.
- Familiarity with performance optimization and testing strategies.
Responsibilities
- Lead frontend feature design and implementation from architecture to production.
- Develop full-stack features including APIs and services powering UIs.
- Drive technical design discussions and architecture decisions.
- Resolve performance, reliability, and tech debt issues affecting delivery.
- Own end-to-end debugging across the stack; ensure robust deployments.
- Promote engineering best practices around code quality and testing.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering for feasible features.
- Mentor engineers through reviews and design feedback; participate in interviews.
- Contribute to hiring by identifying strong frontend talent.
- Communicate decisions and risks clearly to stakeholders.
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Overview Who we are Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota.
As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve.
We’re looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.
An important part of the Toyota family is Toyota Financial Services (TFS), the finance and insurance brand for Toyota and Lexus in North America. While TFS is a separate business entity, it is an essential part of this world-changing company- delivering on Toyota's vision to move people beyond what's possible. At TFS, you will help create best-in-class customer experience in an innovative, collaborative environment.
Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future. You must have the right to work in the United States and not require Toyota support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment (e.g., H-1B, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, ‘job flexibility benefits’ [also known as I-140 or Adjustment of Status portability], etc.) now or in the future. You should not apply for this role if you will require Toyota to assist with immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.
Who we're looking for At TFS, we're building next-generation products that redefine mobility for millions of customers worldwide. We're 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 isn't a management role. It's 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. You'll own critical features end-to-end, drive technical decisions within your team, and help shape how we build great products.
- 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
- Bachelor's 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 Next.js, 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 Master's 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
- 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)
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.
Have a question, need assistance with your application or do you require any special accommodations? Please send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com.
Toyota is a place for people who dream big and are determined to make those dreams a reality. We encourage innovation and look for people who will challenge the status quo in order to make the world a better place. We thrive on teamwork and collaboration and know diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are not only the right thing for our people, they are a business imperative. Together, we’re empowered to forge our own paths — to be agile, curious and embrace a growth mindset and immerse ourselves in situations to gain new perspectives and to inspire bold, innovative ways of thinking and working. Our success as a company is directly tied to our team members’ success, and our collective ability to give back to society through an unwavering commitment to delight our customers and make people’s lives better.
If you want to be part of the next-generation of innovations that help keep the world moving, then join us. And let’s start our impossible, together.
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