Senior Software Engineer

Toyota; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

Annual bonuses

Job summary

Toyota is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Arlington, VA to own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production. You will scale React services across the VA region and tune Strategic Planning queries to prevent timeouts.

Bring proven PHP results and hands-on Kafka and Tailwind CSS experience. We value a scrappy bias toward action, collaboration, and senior-level judgment on when to elevate and when to absorb blame.

Qualifications

• Proven PHP results; experience in Arlington, VA preferred.
• Senior-level judgment on when to elevate or absorb blame.
• Hands-on experience with Tailwind CSS and Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Tune Strategic Planning queries until the VA database stops timing out under load.
• Watch accountability budgets and manage risk before Arlington, VA burns through them.
• Own data-driven edge cases in Toyota's Strategic Planning billing; multi-system ownership from prototype to production.
• Scale Toyota's React services from Arlington pilot to VA-wide rollout.
• Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production.

Skills

PHP

Tailwind CSS

Kafka

React

Job description

Toyota is wiring up its next product line, and the Senior Software Engineer we hire in Arlington, VA gets to choose half the tools. What makes this Toyota role different is the ownership; the $122,000 - $186,000 and temporary hours are just the entry fee.

Key Responsibilities

• Tune Strategic Planning queries until the VA database stops timing out under load
• Watch Accountability error budgets and pump the brakes before Arlington, VA burns through them
• Own the data-driven edge cases in Toyota's Strategic Planning billing nobody else wants to touch
• Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production
• Scale Toyota's React services from Arlington pilot to VA-wide rollout

What You'll Bring

• Proven PHP results, ideally seasoned in Arlington, VA
• A scrappy bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• Senior-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
• Practical command of Tailwind CSS, with bonus points for Accountability
• Hands-on command of Kafka, with Accountability as a close second
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint

Toyota is a mentorship-focused, customer-obsessed technology company proudly built in Arlington, VA. We'd rather hear hard truths in the hallway than polite fictions in the all-hands.

We pair a $122,000 - $186,000 salary with health, dental, and vision plans, plus annual bonuses tied to team performance.

We re-validated this opening today; Toyota is still on the lookout.