Principal Engineer, Software Development

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Department

Operations - Labs

Job posted on

Dec 19, 2025

Employment type

FTE

About Toyota Connected:

If you want to change the way the world works, transform the automotive industry and positively impact others on a global scale, then Toyota Connected is the right place for you Within our collaborative, fast-paced environment we focus on continual improvement and work in a highly iterative way to deliver exceptional value in the form of connected products and services that wow and delight our customers and the world around us.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable cloud-native solutions on AWS, leveraging microservices architecture.
• Develop, manage, and execute the technology roadmap in line with CTO Office objectives, ensuring alignment with business and tribe needs
• Drive architectural reviews and establish technology standards, best practices, and frameworks for cloud and microservices adoption.
• Build rapid prototypes and scale them to production-grade solutions, ensuring performance, security, and reliability.
• Champion DevOps and CI/CD best practices, ensuring robust automation and high-quality delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate with product owners, tribe leads, and stakeholders to shape and deliver features that meet customer and business needs.
• Own end-to-end delivery of features and solutions, from concept through to production and ongoing support.
• Drive operational excellence through cost management, performance optimisation, and business continuity planning.
• Mentor and nurture technical teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and technical excellence.
• Promote knowledge sharing, mentorship, and the development of comprehensive learning paths for associates
• Engage in global engineering collaboration, tech innovation initiatives, and external conferences to keep the organisation at the forefront of technology trends.

Required Skills & Experience

• 14+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant exposure to AWS cloud, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Proven expertise in designing and building large-scale, cloud-native applications using AWS services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, DynamoDB).
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java or Golang, and experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Deep understanding of microservices design patterns, API management, and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).
• Solid grasp of non-functional requirements: performance, security, scalability, reliability, and cost optimisation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, conduct architectural reviews, and drive technical excellence.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, delivering significant functionality in iterative sprints.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity, taking initiative, and operating with minimal direction.
• Willingness and ability to "roll up your sleeves" and be hands-on in technical problem-solving.
• Experience with learning and development initiatives, mentorship programmes, or technical career pathing is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or equivalent cloud certification.
• Experience with AI/ML tools and integrating AI capabilities into cloud solutions.
• Exposure to global engineering collaboration and open source/patent initiatives.

What is in it for you?

• Top of the line compensation

• You'll be treated like the professional we know you are and left to manage your own time and workload.

• Yearly gym membership reimbursement & Free catered lunches.

• No dress code We trust you are responsible enough to choose what's appropriate to wear for the day.

• Opportunity to build products that improves the safety and convenience of millions of customers

• Cool office space and other awesome benefits

Our Core Values: EPIC

Empathetic: We begin making decisions by looking at the world from the perspective of our customers, teammates, and partners.

Passionate:We are here to build something great, not just for the money. We are always looking to improve the experience of our millions of customers

Innovative: We experiment with ideas to get to the best solution. Any constraint is a challenge, and we love looking for creative ways to solve them.

Collaborative:When it comes to people, we think the whole is greater than its parts and that everyone has a role to play in the success