Engineering Manager, Digital Interaction, Social Infrastructures & Platforms

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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.

Woven City’s Inventor Garage team will develop innovative products and services as software first for users.

Our mission is to:

　1. Develop services and products for Woven City
　2. Expand capabilities through long-term R&D

As a first party developer, we will also build a foundation upon which third party partners can participate. Therefore, we are responsible for not just the applications but also the primary software and capabilities.

Our team consists of many highly experienced members with international work experience. We strive to be open minded as we create a new culture with members from various backgrounds and nationalities. Our global team works closely with the Toyota Motor Corporation and the Toyota Research Institute in North America to develop our technologies and products.

We are seeking experienced people to join us as we take on new challenges to create new products and services for the Toyota Woven City.

For more information about Woven City, please visit: https://www.woven-city.global/ 

We are looking for a passionate and driven Engineering Manager who
・can lead engineering teams to deliver better products aligning with stakeholders
・be able to keep thinking and solving issues with engineers and stakeholders, and act as a bridge between engineers and non-engineers to enhance product value for customers

You will report to the Function manager, and this is a hybrid work style role.

・Bachelor’s degree in a software development or relevant field
・5+ years of software development experience and 3+ years of leading the engineering team as technical manager in a technology-driven company
・Demonstrated leadership to continuously improve products together with the team
　　　・Strong communication and active listening skills to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and achieve shared goals
　　　・Ability to support technical decision-making and guide the engineering team by bridging between engineering and non-engineering teams to align on technical requirements
　　　・Proficiency in at least one frontend and one backend language (JavaScript, Typescript, Go, Java, Swift ,Kotlin ,Dart), and experience developing and releasing web and/or mobile applications serving a large number(1k~) of active users
・Strong problem-solving skills
・Deep understanding of agile methodologies
・Experience leading agile development teams (5 and more members)
・Proficiency in business level English

・Experience and knowledge of
　　　・2 years of experience of software development (non private, AI Driven) such as frontend(or mobile) systems and backend systems
　　　・Experience in stakeholder management including influencing and collaborating with other teams and leaders to drive adoption of new technologies
　　　・Experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems
　　　・Experience working on multiple products that have reached production
　　　・Lead continuous improvement (Kaizen) based on User’s feedback and Genchi-Genbutsu
・Proficiency in Business-level Japanese

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