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.

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.

We are focused on improving the human capital of Woven by Toyota, Toyota Group, and millions of adult learners across corporate Japan. We are a diverse team of international experts who are building a skill-based talent management and learning management system. Our mission is to empower the mobility of people at a societal level by guiding them to discover and attain new digital skills through clever use of data, design, and technology.

We are looking for a Head of Engineering/CTO who thrived in a start-up environment to join our leadership team and take an active role in shaping our engineering culture, talent, and complex challenges within Product & Engineering. You will make a direct impact on the business, not only at a leadership level, but also at an organizational, product, and customer level.

Reporting to the Head of Learning, Woven Dojo, you will be an advocate for modern development practices and achieving our vision of staying "highly aligned and loosely coupled" across our teams.

We have a hybrid work style and our office is in Nihombashi, Tokyo.

・Manage a team of experienced engineers (including external contractors)

・Drive delivery, operational, and architectural excellence within Dojo

・Establish a technology roadmap aligned with our product roadmap and growth goals

・Evolve our talent and resourcing strategy within the engineering space that matches our needs

・Make build or buy decisions to deliver capabilities that allow us to become a leader within our industry

・Oversee our controls and governance standards in close collaboration with our teams from compliance, legal, risk, security, and Product and Data functions within Dojo

You will have the chance to help us shape our current implementation, based on the following technology stack, as we scale:

・AWS, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, GoLang, React (NX)

・PostgresDB/DocumentDB/MySQL

・AWS SQS or equivalent event-driven architecture

All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.

・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)

・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.