Principal Engineer II - Software Development Engineering

Toyota North America; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyota North America is seeking a highly experienced Principal Engineer to lead the technical strategy and execution of Supply Chain transformation initiatives. This engineering leadership role combines deep technical expertise, architectural leadership, and delivery accountability across complex software portfolios.

As a Principal Engineer, you will set technical direction, guide execution across multiple development teams, partner with product and business stakeholders, and advance AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Strong technical leadership and strategic influence.
• Deep expertise in software architecture for large-scale systems.
• Ability to lead across multiple teams and disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision for large-scale supply chain platforms.
• Lead architecture and design decisions across products and teams.
• Provide principal-level leadership from discovery to deployment and operations.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Cloud-native architectures

DevSecOps

Observability

AI-enabled development

Job description

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.

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.

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.

This position is based out of Toyota Motor North America Headquarters in Plano, TX.

Toyota's Digital Innovations group within TMNA's Supply Chain organization is seeking a highly experienced Principal Engineer to lead the technical strategy and execution of Supply Chain transformation initiatives. This is an engineering leadership role that combines deep technical expertise, architectural leadership, and accountability for delivery across complex software portfolios.

As a Principal Engineer, you will set technical direction, lead complex engineering decisions, and guide execution across multiple development teams in alignment with business priorities. While this role is grounded in principal-level technical leadership, it also requires the ability to shape team operating models, influence delivery practices, and step into direct leadership across one or more engineering teams when needed. You will partner with engineering leaders, enterprise architects, product teams, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions, remove execution barriers, and drive measurable business impact, while advancing AI-enabled delivery capabilities to elevate engineering productivity, accelerate execution, and strengthen solution quality.

This position reports to the Senior Manager, Digital Innovations and plays a critical role in advancing engineering standards, accelerating digital transformation, and scaling delivery excellence across supply chain platforms.

You will work as part of a fusion team – engineers, product, and supply chain operators working to a shared goal and a shared backlog, rather than a technology group taking requests from a business group. This is how Digital Innovations operates. Engineers are assigned to fusion teams based on priority and need and move between teams and across different parts of the supply chain as those priorities shift; in this role you will help set those teams up to succeed and keep engineering standards consistent as people move.

What You'll Be Doing

• Define and advance the technical vision for large-scale supply chain platforms, ensuring alignment with business priorities, enterprise architecture, and long-term scalability objectives.
• Lead architecture and design decisions across products and development teams, balancing speed, quality, resiliency, security, maintainability, and cost optimization.
• Provide principal-level technical leadership across the full solution lifecycle, from discovery and architecture through implementation, deployment, and operational support.
• Mentor engineers, technical leads, and engineering managers to elevate technical excellence and strengthen engineering capability across the organization.
• When needed, directly lead multiple development teams by setting priorities, coordinating execution, and establishing effective delivery rhythms across parallel workstreams.
• Drive disciplined execution through scaled agile delivery practices - clear user stories, defined acceptance criteria, effective dependency management, risk mitigation, and measurable outcomes across the development lifecycle.
• Work side by side with product, operations, architecture, and platform partners to shape strategic priorities into actionable technical roadmaps and execution plans.
• Lead rigorous technical discussions and challenge design decisions to ensure solutions meet business objectives, technical feasibility, and operational excellence standards.
• Establish and champion modern engineering practices - cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps automation, observability, reliability engineering, and high-quality software delivery standards.
• Identify cross-team dependencies and organizational bottlenecks, and drive alignment and decision-making across engineering teams and stakeholder groups.
• Provide senior leadership with clear visibility into technical direction, delivery health, risks, tradeoffs, and key decisions.
• Set the standard for AI-assisted engineering: use AI as an assistant in your own work, and define where and how teams apply it to improve efficiency, quality, and outcomes - with clear expectations for review, security, and code quality.
• Decide what is worth testing and create the room for the team to test it - running time-boxed experiments and prototypes against architecture, tooling, and emerging technology, and turning what proves out into standard.
• Stay close to the operation. Spend time with the supply chain teams who depend on these platforms so architecture and design decisions reflect how the work actually runs.
• Champion a culture of accountability, curiosity, experimentation, continuous learning, technical excellence, and inclusive leadership across the engineering organization.