Backend Software Engineer, EV Charging Solution

About Woven by Toyota

Woven by Toyota, a part of the Toyota Group, is challenging the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation and empowering mobility transformation. Through our AD/ADAS technology, our automotive software development platform Arene OS, our mobility test course Toyota Woven City, and Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital, we are pioneering the movement of people, goods, information, and energy, weaving a future of enhanced safety, connectivity and 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 developing a new product that will be the social infrastructure of the future based on energy and mobility and looking for an engineer with hands-on experiences and deep knowledge about software development, you are expected:

・to develop a backend system with traceability between product requirements, functional specifications and codes

・to work with specialists in different disciplines and other service development departments

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with partners to Develop backend software specifications for the Energy charging System, the Energy Use App or the Energy Simulator
• Work with software and hardware engineers to define functions specifications, interfaces, data pipelines
• Write code and support coding engineers on cloud services
• Analyze and manage requirements and resolve conflicting requirements
• Perform software document, code and test reports reviews
• Build and promote a process continuously to improve specification documents and code

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience developing using "GO" and "Python" language (Server side)
• Practical design and development experience with REST api, GraphQL, etc.
• Experience in designing and operating DB such as PostgresQL, etc.
• Work experience using Docker, k8s and practical cloud technology experience
• Experience in release management and troubleshooting of commercial systems
• Conversational and above Japanese and English and deep understanding of the Japanese working environment

NICE TO HAVES:

• Experience in frontend software development processes from requirement definitions to operations
• System development experience in new business
• Experience and skills in writing publications about electrical or thermal energy systems

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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.