Java Engineering Lead

Toyota Connected Europe is part of Toyota's transformation into a mobility services company, focusing on big data, cloud intelligence, and connected services. The company is expanding its engineering presence in Wrocław, Poland, to build connected services for millions of vehicles and billions of journeys processed annually.

• Strong hands-on software engineering experience in Java (17+) with a clear sense of ownership and pride in building high-quality code
• Experience with testing frameworks JUnit5, Mockito, and Testcontainers
• Experience with messaging and streaming technologies such as AWS SQS, SNS, and Apache Kafka is desirable
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider (ideally AWS), ideally provisioning infrastructure and services through code (IaC)
• Strong experience designing and building APIs and web services, ideally with OpenAPI
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, containerised workloads, and cloud-native development practices, including tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience of building and designing event-driven and/or streaming data services
• Passion for agile practices such as Kanban/Lean, DevSecOps, incremental delivery, continuous improvement
• Experience of running and optimising distributed teams
• Passion for excellence in engineering, cloud, and secure practices
• Able to identify and champion areas of innovation in tooling and techniques and understand timing for adoption
• Experience and expertise of implementing best practice engineering patterns, including those used in highly scalable, distributed, and resilient systems
• IoT domain experience would be great but not essential

• Lead the design and development of scalable, distributed software systems and services in Java
• Set and promote high standards for engineering quality, security, reliability, and maintainability
• Work closely with Product, Engineering, and other stakeholders to shape solutions, solve business problems, and influence product direction
• Make sound technical decisions across architecture, design, and implementation, balancing functional and non-functional requirements
• Support delivery across the full software lifecycle, from concept and design through to production and continuous improvement
• Drive engineering best practices in areas such as CI/CD, testing, observability, cloud-native development, and DevSecOps
• Help build robust integration and delivery capabilities through automation and modern engineering tools and practices
• Partner closely with peers across Product, Quality, Delivery, Operations, and Engineering to ensure strong collaboration, operational quality, and service reliability
• Coach and support engineers through mentoring, code reviews, pairing, and hands-on technical leadership
• Contribute to the growth of engineering capability in Wrocław, helping shape ways of working, engineering culture, and future team direction
• Support the evolution of technologies, engineering practices, and team capabilities to meet changing product and organisational needs
• Take ownership of the services and platforms your team builds, with responsibility for build, run, availability, and ongoing improvement

Toyota Connected Europe is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. The role is open to all sections of society. Candidates with disabilities or additional needs are encouraged to apply and can request accommodations during the recruitment process.