Software Engineer - Early Career Professional

## Overview Toyota Financial Services is seeking a passionate and highly motivated Software Engineer to join its growing technology team. This role is ideal for an early-career professional looking to accelerate their development by working on modern, cloud-native applications and platforms. You’ll collaborate with experienced engineers, gain hands-on exposure to industry-leading technologies, and contribute to building high-impact solutions used at scale. This is a hybrid position based in Plano, TX and candidates must reside within a commutable distance. ## What You’ll Be Doing - Collaborate with Agile teams to deliver features from concept to production. - Build and maintain scalable, cloud-native services on AWS as part of a collaborative engineering team. - Contribute to technical discussions, design reviews, and team planning sessions. - Write clean, well-tested code in TypeScript, Python or Java following engineering best practices. - Participate in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback to grow your skills and improve code quality. - Debug and troubleshoot issues across the stack with support from senior engineers. - Learn and apply engineering best practices, including testing, observability, version control, and deployment workflows. - Take ownership of well-scoped tasks and deliver them with increasing independence over time. ## What You Bring - Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent practical experience, including bootcamp or self-taught experience with a portfolio. - Up to 2 years of software engineering experience; internships and academic projects count. - Foundational knowledge of at least one backend language; TypeScript, Python, or Java preferred. - Basic understanding of RESTful APIs, including how they work and how to build and consume them. - Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows, including branching, pull requests, and code review. - Ability to contribute to team planning sessions, code reviews, testing, and production support activities. - Exposure to cloud services, preferably AWS, even at a conceptual level, including Lambda, S3, and DynamoDB. - Experience writing unit tests and integration tests aligned with quality standards. - Curiosity and a growth mindset, with comfort saying “I don’t know” and then finding the answer. - Good communication skills, including the ability to explain work and ask for help when needed. ## Added Bonus - Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, or S3. - Familiarity with serverless architecture concepts. - Experience with Infrastructure as Code, including AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform. - Exposure to containerized workloads such as Docker or ECS. - Experience with observability tools such as Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar. - Contributions to open-source projects or a strong personal project portfolio. - Experience using AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot. - AWS certifications, including Cloud Practitioner or Developer Associate. ## What We’ll Bring - A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect. - Professional growth and development programs, as well as tuition reimbursement. - Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount. - Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program, if applicable. - Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family. - Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute, if applicable. - Paid holidays and paid time off. - Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more. - Tax Advantaged Accounts, including Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA. - Relocation assistance, if applicable.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. Applicants must have the right to work in the United States and not require Toyota support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment now or in the future.