Application Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA
Product & Technology – Arene /
Employee /
Hybrid
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.
ABOUT THE TEAM
You will be an integral part of a team responsible for developing next-generation in-vehicle user experiences for future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The experiences are built on and demonstrate new user value powered by Arene, Woven Planet's flagship programmable automotive software system that integrates on-vehicle OS and data collection services with the cloud.
This team will deliver concept hardware and software solutions driven by high-quality UX research that defines an end-to-end product definition for Toyota's next-generation vehicles. This concept work will produce a full-stack solution starting with the digital services, the programmable software system, and the underlying compute and electrical architecture of the vehicle.
This team represents the cutting edge of software and hardware development at Toyota. Your work will marry the speed and agility of Silicon Valley software development with the standards of functional safety, craftsmanship, and time-tested quality of Toyota products in a fast-paced and collaborative prototyping environment.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
As a member of the Arene Advanced Development team, you will work on developing applications for a modern vehicle operating system and platform, focusing on advanced sensors, visual displays and intelligent software for next generation vehicles.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- We design, develop and deploy software that delivers new and novel end-user experiences in the automotive and mobility spaces
- We provide solutions and software deliverables to support new sensors, hardware and user interfaces for automotive products
- Identify technical solutions and create development plans for complex features that utilize cutting edge technologies
- Develop applications and software for both x86 and aarch64 system architectures
- Participate in discussions about technical issues, design choices, and decision making
- Maintain and support software operations for a variety of automotive platforms
- Analysis of requirements, architecture, design, development, code review, quality assurance and deployment, the entire software engineering life cycle
- Work closely with team members with different skill sets and expertise (designers, researchers), other teams, and external partners.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years of experience and a B.S., M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Strong C++ and Python programming skills
- Passionately motivated to take ideas from R&D phase to a product
- Good team player with great communication skills (making presentations)
- Experience in software development for automotive applications
- Multi-threaded, multi-core and multi-system programming
- Software development for systems utilizing live sensor inputs (cameras, etc)
- Software development for ML/AI-enabled applications is a plus
- Software development for User Interfaces (IVI, IC) is a plus
- Software development for User Interfaces (IVI, IC) is a plus
- Software development on embedded systems is a plus
- Experience with communications protocols such as CAN, Some/IP, DDS or similar is a plus
- Experience with mobile or web back-end development in any language is a plus
For positions based in Sunnyvale, CA, the base pay for this position ranges from $140,000- $230,000 a year
Your base salary is one part of your total compensation. We offer a base salary, short term and long term incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package. The total compensation offered to an employee will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and level.
WHAT WE OFFER
We are committed to creating a modern work environment that supports our employees and their loved ones. We offer many options of the best programs to allow you to do your most meaningful work and to help you shape the future of mobility.
・Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage
・A rewarding 401k program
・Flexible vacation policy
・Family planning and care benefits
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.
