Senior Manager, ADAS Software Release

Palo Alto, CA / Ann Arbor, MI
Product & Technology – AD/ADAS /
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.

TEAM
"Kaizen" is the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement, accomplished through cycles of reflection and action. Woven by Toyota's Integration team is developing software tools and practices to achieve "Kaizen" in automated driving. Our goal is to operationalize modern CI/CD processes with a data-first approach to deliver performant software to our customers.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for a passionate engineer who is excited to contribute to autonomous driving and driver assist systems. As part of this role you will help build and maintain the software release systems, ensuring that software is delivered on time and with high quality. Your goal will be to improve development velocity via process, simulation testing, or other means, while maintaining a stable and robust main software branch. Experience in standing up a robust CI/CD release process is preferred, especially in a safety critical environment such as automotive, aerospace, aeronautics, medical, etc. You will work cross-functionally with engineering leads, technical program managers, and product managers to serve as technical point-of-contact for the software release systems across multiple projects and platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage and Lead: Oversee the engineering team responsible for the end-to-end software release process, ensuring timely and high-quality software delivery. Provide mentorship and coaching to junior team members.

Release Workflow Management: Support and enhance the release workflow, including daily release builds and production releases.

CI/CD Pipeline Improvement: Drive continuous improvements in our CI/CD pipeline to enhance efficiency, reliability, and scalability.

Performance Guarantees: Ensure that software releases meet stringent standards and provide necessary performance guarantees.

Integration with Production: Collaborate with production automotive release processes and influence best practices within the organization.

Data-Driven Analysis: Utilize data-driven analysis to identify critical issues, prioritize efforts, and ensure optimal driving performance.

Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to design upcoming features, requirements, and estimate their impact on driving performance.

Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of the release process, including changelogs, performance expectations, and risk assessments. Introduce scalable methods of automating reports and traceability.

Work Breakdown: 50% release execution, 25% process roadmapping and implementation, 25% data analysis


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    • Degree in Computer Science or a related field, M.S. a plus.
    • 8+ years of professional experience in related positions.
    • Strong understanding of common software development practices and DevOps.
    • Proficiency in CI/CD tools and practices with demonstrable experience in production environments.
    • Expertise in design, implementation, and operation of automated testing systems and release branch management.
    • Experience with release management using GitHub Enterprise or similar tools.
    • Track record of delivering robust products to internal and external customers.
    • Management or mentoring experience.

NICE TO HAVES

    • Experience shipping automotive production software, either OEM or Tier1. OTA specialization a bonus
    • Proficiency in data science, statistics, root cause analysis, failure analysis.
    • A generalist or robotics background, and a strong desire to learn new technical skills.
    • Strong grasp of automated driving technologies spanning planning, control, perception, and localization.
    • Experience with Python, C++, and Linux
    • Experience with Jira, Confluence, JAMA, test management tools
    • Japanese language proficiency
For positions based in Palo Alto, CA, the base pay for this position ranges from $161,000 to $264,500 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.