About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.
Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.
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TEAM
Toyota is redefining what it means to move. We're challenging the current state of mobility by enhancing the movement of people, goods, information and energy. Centered around three core concepts - A Living Laboratory™, Human-Centered, and Ever Evolving City™ - Woven City serves as a test course for mobility to fulfill our purpose of well-being for all.
We do this by bringing together a diverse community of people with a shared passion for the future of mobility to co-create, develop and refine innovative products and services. This cross-section of social infrastructure, mobility, and people provides a unique opportunity for inventors, residents and visitors to interact seamlessly with new technologies throughout daily life in an environment that emulates a real city.
For more information about Woven City, please visit: https://www.woven-city.global/
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are seeking a Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain reliable backend services for our booking and ticketing platforms. You will take ownership of complex features, contribute to technical design, improve production reliability, and collaborate with other engineers to deliver high-quality software.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to clarify requirements, design backend solutions, and coordinate API contracts and integrations with partner teams
- Contribute to architectural discussions and design improvements. Document technical decisions, follow engineering standards, and identify opportunities to reduce technical debt
- Build and review maintainable backend software, with automated testing and attention to security, performance, and transactional correctness
- Take ownership of assigned backend features from design through production, coordinating technical dependencies, communicating risks early, and collaborating with other engineers to resolve blockers
- Investigate and resolve production issues in collaboration with platform and operations teams, improve monitoring and observability, and contribute to service reliability
- Support other engineers through code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing. Contribute to onboarding and technical interviews when needed
- Use automation and AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve development efficiency and code quality, while following testing, review, and security practices
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
- 5+ years of backend software development experience, with strong proficiency in Go (preferred) or another modern programming language such as Java, Python, Kotlin, or Rust
- Experience independently designing, developing, and delivering complex backend features, making technical design decisions, reviewing code, and collaborating effectively with other engineers and teams
- Strong relational database and SQL skills, including data modeling, transactions, concurrency control, and query performance
- Strong system and API design skills, including secure and reliable service integration
- Experience deploying and operating backend services in a cloud environment, with automated testing, continuous delivery, and production troubleshooting
- Ability to identify and resolve technical problems collaboratively and explain technical decisions to engineers and business stakeholders
- English proficiency sufficient for technical discussions, written documentation, and cross-team collaboration
NICE TO HAVES
- Experience developing transactional products such as booking, ticketing, or commerce platforms
- Experience modernizing backend systems and improving their maintainability or scalability
- Experience designing asynchronous service integrations and handling event delivery failures
- Conversational Japanese for collaborating with Japanese-speaking colleagues and partner teams
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Important Points
・All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.
・The same job descriptions are available in both English and Japanese; therefore, we kindly ask that you apply to only one version.
・We kindly request that you submit your resume in English, if possible. However, Japanese resumes are also acceptable. Please note that, depending on the English proficiency requirements of the role, we may request an English version of your resume later in the process.
WHAT WE OFFER
・Competitive Salary - Based on experience
・Work Hours - Flexible working time
・Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)
・Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)
・Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company
・Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance
・Housing Allowance
・Retirement Benefits
・Rental Cars Support
・In-house Training Program (software study/language study)
Our Commitment
・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
・Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.