Senior System Engineer

OverviewWoven 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.TeamThe mission of the Woven Infrastructure Engineering team is to increase productivity and accelerate the delivery of software and services for both Woven Planet and the larger Toyota organization as a whole. We do this by building and integrating best-of-breed cutting-edge technologies to help engineering teams go faster, safer. By providing modern, agile, and transparent services to our customers, we aim to realize Woven Planet’s vision of ”Mobility to Love, Safety to Live.”Who are we looking for?We are looking for a technical leader with deep systems engineering expertise and the ability to mentor a talented team as they build on-premise and cloud infrastructure systems. You bring a background in designing, building, and operating complex systems in a multi-vendor environment. You are passionate about automation, speed, reliability, scalability, security and the impact your team can have on the business through modern storage and virtualization technologies.ResponsibilitiesManage and scale a multi-petabyte ceph cluster and a fleet of smaller NAS appliancesImplement robust monitoring and alerting for infrastructure systemsHost infrastructure tools on self-managed and cloud Kubernetes clustersSupport the full lifecycle of enterprise storage, virtualization, and compute infrastructureWork with hardware and software vendors to find high-value solutionsRespond to complex issues, ensuring that all problems are worked on until the issue is resolved. Conduct post-mortems, capturing insights and actions.Work closely with the Security team to improve the infrastructure securityMentor and coach other engineers in your area of expertiseYou can come to the office 3 days a week and report to the Head of Infrastructure EngineeringMinimum Qualifications5+ years building large enterprise systems on Linux3+ years deploying containerized tools with Docker on Kubernetes2+ years experience with Python, Go, or similar languagesExperience deploying on-premise server infrastructureExperience with petabyte-scale multiprotocol storage clustersExperience deploying Terraform or OpenTofu IAC via CI/CD pipelinesNICE TO HAVESRed Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Linux Foundation Certified Engineer (LFCE), Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or OpenStack Administrator Certification (COA)OpenStack experience, especially Ceph, MAAS, and JujuSpeak business-level Japanese and English to communicate with our partner companyExperience with Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry or Google Cloud MonitoringNetwork engineering experienceExperience with Infrastructure Security, Zero Trust, SAML IdPCompensationFor positions based in Palo Alto, CA, the base pay for this position ranges from $140,000- $230,000 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 offerWe 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 coverageA rewarding 401k programFlexible vacation policyFamily planning and care benefitsOur CommitmentWe 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-17