Backend, Software Engineer, City Data Platform Development

Woven by Toyota is the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. Our mission is to deliver safe, intelligent, human-centered mobility for all. Through our Arene mobility software platform, safety-first automated driving technology and Toyota Woven City — our test course for advanced mobility — we’re bringing greater freedom, safety and happiness to people and society. 
Our unique global culture weaves modern Silicon Valley innovation and time-tested Japanese quality craftsmanship. We leverage these complementary strengths to amplify the capabilities of drivers, foster happiness, and elevate well-being.
TEAMThe Toyota Woven City is a fully connected ecosystem powered by hydrogen fuel cells to be built at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. It is envisioned as a ‘living laboratory’ and ‘ever-evolving,’ incorporating various types of cutting edge technologies. At the same time, it is also ‘human-centric,’ that is, it is expected to keep people safe and comfortable. 
Woven City’s R&D team will develop innovative products and services using technologies developed by Toyota Motor Corporation. Our mission is to: 1.  Develop services and products for Woven City2.  Expand capabilities through long-term R&D
Our team will develop innovative services that are important to the city. 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 main software and capabilities.
Our team consists of many experienced members with international work experience. We strive to be open as we create a new culture with members from different backgrounds and nationalities. Our global team works with the Toyota Motor Corporation and the Toyota Research Institute in North America to develop our technologies and products.You will report to the lead of function and the workplace is hybrid (remote and office).
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FORWe're looking for an engineer who is passionate about ensuring an innovative data platform at the heart of Woven City. Our platform will be available for inventors and accelerate their innovations. We can develop microservices (such as combined API) for AI, mobility, energy management, healthcare, lifestyle, smart home, EC, and other services in Woven City.
You will drive the entire process of development and implementation, starting with defining the cross-functional specifications and requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver functionality for analysts, data scientists, and other roles to enhance the city's analytic performance and strategy. Develop and maintain data cleansing, profiling, and integration processes, including building data pipelines. Contribute to documentation and code maintainability.
• Automate optimized data pipelines, ETL solutions, and model data stores based on business requirements for real-time analytics and recommendations. Ensure data assets are quality-checked and efficiently stored for easy access.
• Collaborate with cross-functional developers and other divisions to implement the data platform roadmap. Work with data science to create efficient, reusable data assets to speed up machine learning model development.
• Develop best practices and strategies for the data platform to achieve analytics milestones. Deliver solutions using an ML pipeline, research environment, and production-ready models.
• Research and introduce emerging Big Data and Data Lake technologies. Implement data flow infrastructure as code, covering data sourcing, orchestration, and metadata collection. Implement governance tools covering security and protection.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field and 5+ years of work experience for product
• Professional experience in one or more languages, such as C++, C#, Java, Go, Rust or  Python, with a preference towards functional/trait-oriented Python
• More than 3 years of relevant experience with scripting, developing, debugging, and using Big Data  technologies (e.g., Spark, Flink, Kafka, Arrow, Iceberg, DeltaLake, RockSet, Druid, Tableau,  SuperSet, Dagster …), respectively, working with SQL/NoSQL/Graph data store technologies 
• Experience in designing and building dimensional data models, applying data warehouse concepts and methodologies, optimizing data pipelines, and wearing the architect hat in the past
• Proficiency in business level English and good communication skills and experience in cross-functional teams.

NICE TO HAVES:

• Experience with managing complex systems and solving data and systems issues, having a consistent and algorithmic approach to resolving them 
• Has the know-how and the scripting and coding prowess to set up, configure & maintain a machine-learning model development environment 
• Experience architecting, coding, and delivering high-performance microservices serving descriptive or advanced analytics artifacts (such as recommenders) for internal and external users, potentially in the (tens of) millions. 
• Deep understanding of Information Security principles and discipline to ensure complaint handling and management of all data
• Experience working in Agile teams to support digital transformation projects, having a clear  understanding of Agile principles, practices, and Scrum or Kanban methodologies

All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.
WHAT WE OFFER・Competitive Salary - Based on experience・Work Hours - Flexible working time with NO core-hours・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 Security - all applicable (Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance)・In-house Training Program (software study/language study)
Our Commitment・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.・We pledge that any information we receive from you will be used ONLY for the purpose of hiring assessment.