Senior Kubernetes Software Engineer, Multicloud Platform

Software Engineer

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.

You will join the Multicloud Platform team in developing enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms that serve as the underlying infrastructure for core applications across Woven by Toyota. We push the boundaries of cloud native technology to create highly available, robust, and secure platforms that enable our developers to build the future of mobility.

The Multicloud Platform team is looking for a software engineer passionate about cloud-native technologies and Kubernetes platform development. You stay ahead of emerging trends in the Kubernetes and CNCF ecosystem, and are excited to explore new technologies and ways of working. You enjoy collaborating with both your immediate teammates and engineers across domains to deliver resilient, secure, and scalable solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement highly available, cost-efficient, and secure multi-cloud Kubernetes solutions and cloud services
• Develop backend software and Kubernetes controllers, mostly written in Go
• Write automated tests and health checks to validate critical components
• Design modular infrastructure deployment patterns for Kubernetes configurations with common tools like Kustomize, Helm, and Terraform
• Collaborate with engineers across disciplines to define engineering requirements and deliver customer value
• Partner with and advise Site Reliability and Observability engineers to triage, troubleshoot, and mitigate production issues
• Advise manager, peers, and senior leaders across domains on Kubernetes and platform engineering best practices and architecture patterns
• Mentor junior engineers in both functional and related teams

Minimum Qualifications:

• Extensive experience developing and maintaining a large-scale Kubernetes cloud platform in an enterprise environment using configuration tools like Kustomize or Helm
• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes infrastructure and security, including service meshes such as Istio
• Significant experience developing with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) using technologies such as Terraform or Ansible
• 5+ experience developing highly available cloud platforms on cloud providers such as AWS or GCP
• 5+ years of experience in backend software development using languages such as Go or Python
• Experience creating CI/CD automation workflows using tools such as Github Actions or Jenkins
• Working knowledge of cloud security and networking best practices
• Working proficiency in English

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo or Flux CD
• History of contribution to Kubernetes open source technologies
• Experience developing and maintaining a least privilege, multi-tenant platform
• Ability to express complex topics to a broader audience, including engineers in other domains, product managers, and other technical leadership
• Experience in a multi-national team environment working across time zones
• Fluent in Japanese

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.