Toyota

Principal Engineer - Data Platform Engineer

Toyota • $130K — $155K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or 7+ years of relevant experience
  • 7+ years of experience with enterprise data, analytics, cloud, and AI platforms in AWS, Linux, and Windows environments
  • Hands-on experience with tools like Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, and Datadog
  • Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code and cloud automation using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar
  • Proven experience in developing scalable data engineering and AI solutions using Python, SQL, Spark, and Databricks
  • Knowledge of DevOps, DataOps, MLOps, CI/CD, and environment automation using GitHub or Jenkins
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and optimize enterprise analytics platforms for self-service data products
  • Lead the development of scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud data lakes and warehouses
  • Engineer and automate provisioning and lifecycle management of various cloud services
  • Build and maintain CI/CD and MLOps pipelines to accelerate data product delivery
  • Support large-scale data engineering solutions using Apache Spark and modern ELT/ETL technologies
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to establish platform architecture and technology roadmaps
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams

Benefits

  • Teamwork-oriented work environment with flexibility and respect
  • Professional growth programs and tuition reimbursement
  • Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
  • Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for families
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and annual contributions
  • Paid holidays and time off
  • Referral services for prenatal, childcare, and education
  • Tax Advantaged Accounts for health and dependent care
Full Job Description
Overview

Who we're looking for

Toyota's Enterprise Data Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Data Platform Engineer.

The primary responsibility of this role is to design, develop & maintain scalable, reliable cloud & on-prem infrastructure for data platforms with automated self-service and AI accelerators.

Reporting to the Data Engineering Sr Manager, the person in this role will support the OneTech Enterprise Data Department's objective to build state-of-the-art data platforms and develop platform self service features.

What you'll be doing

  • Design, deploy and optimize enterprise analytics platforms supporting Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, Essbase, and self-service data products while enabling conversational analytics, AI-assisted insights, natural language querying, and intelligent decision-support capabilities
  • Lead the design, development, and continuous improvement of scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud centric data lakes, data warehouses, AI/ML workloads, and agentic solutions using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CDK, or equivalent)
  • Engineer and automate the provisioning, configuration, governance, and lifecycle management of S3, Redshift, Databricks, SageMaker, Bedrock, Lambda, EC2, SNS, ElastiCache, Denodo, Datadog, and emerging AI tooling
  • Build and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD and MLOps pipelines, automated testing frameworks, release governance, infrastructure automation, and environment management processes to accelerate delivery of data products, machine learning models, and agentic workflows
  • Support implementation of large-scale data engineering solutions utilizing Apache Spark, Scala, Python, Databricks, and modern ELT/ETL technologies
  • Collaborate with data architects, Cyber Security and platform stakeholders to establish platform architecture, engineering standards governance frameworks, AI accelerators and technology roadmaps aligned with enterprise strategy
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams by promoting best practices, reusable platform patterns, automation-first engineering principles, cloud-native architectures, and AI solutions while driving continuous innovation and operational excellence
  • Implement comprehensive cloud security controls, automated platform health checks, monitoring, alerting, resiliency, data-quality validation, performance tuning, and cost observability while documenting designs, runbooks, and engineering standards


What you bring
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or at least 7 years of relative professional experience
  • 7+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise data, analytics, cloud, and AI platforms across AWS, Linux, and Windows environments
  • Hands-on experience with administration, observability, monitoring, log management, alerting, and integration platforms including Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, Datadog, and related tools
  • Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code, cloud automation, and platform engineering using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CDK, and/or similar technologies
  • Proven experience developing scalable data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, GenAI, and agentic AI solutions using Python, SQL, Spark, Scala, Databricks, and/or modern ELT/ETL frameworks
  • Strong knowledge of DevOps, DataOps, MLOps, CI/CD, automated testing, release management, and environment automation using GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, Chef, or equivalent platforms
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills with experience defining architecture standards, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across business and technology teams


Added bonus if you have
  • Certifications in AWS & Databricks
  • Experience with enterprise data-platform administration, observability, FinOps, or Site Reliability Engineering practices
  • Experience developing APIs or full-stack capabilities using technologies such as React, Node.js, or REST services
  • Working knowledge of cloud security, IAM, encryption, resiliency, AI governance, model monitoring, compliance, performance optimization, and FinOps cost management practices


What We'll Bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:
  • A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
  • Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
  • Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
  • Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
  • Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
  • Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute (if applicable)
  • Paid holidays and paid time off
  • Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
  • Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)


About Toyota

Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. The company was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda and has since grown to become the world's largest automotive manufacturer. Toyota Motor Corporation produces a wide range of vehicles including cars, trucks, and buses. The company is committed to sustainability and has set a goal of achieving zero carbon emissions by 2050. Toyota Motor Corporation has operations in over 170 countries and regions around the world.
Learn more about Toyota
Size
372,817 employees
Market Cap
$225.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1,531.2 billion
Founded
1937
5 Year Trend
+2.6%
Revenue
$26,625.1 billion
NASDAQ

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Toyota

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Principal Engineer - Data Platform Engineer jobs: