Overview

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is the finance and insurance brand for Toyota and Lexus in North America. TFS is building next-generation products that redefine mobility for millions of customers worldwide. This role is based in Plano, TX and requires the selected candidate to reside within a commutable distance. Toyota does not offer immigration sponsorship for this role now or in the future.

Role Summary

We are looking for a Sr Lead Engineer - Frontend, an individual contributor at the principal level, who brings deep front-end expertise, strong backend instincts, and the technical leadership to raise the bar across the entire engineering organization. This is not a management role. You will shape architecture, mentor peers, dig into the hardest problems, and leave every codebase better than you found it.

Key Responsibilities

• •Serve as the technical authority for front-end architecture across one or more product domains, making high-impact decisions on patterns, tooling, and standards
• •Design, build, and maintain full-stack features from pixel-perfect UIs to the APIs and services that power them
• •Lead technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and RFC processes, driving alignment across engineering teams
• •Identify and resolve systemic issues including performance bottlenecks, reliability gaps, scaling constraints, and tech debt
• •Own complex debugging and troubleshooting across the full stack from browser rendering issues to API latency to infrastructure misconfigurations
• •Define and champion engineering best practices covering code quality, testing strategies, observability, and deployment safety
• •Collaborate closely with Engineering Managers, Product, and Design to shape roadmaps and ensure technical feasibility
• •Mentor and grow engineers at all levels through code reviews, pairing, design feedback, and technical guidance
• •Contribute to hiring by conducting technical interviews and helping define standards for front-end engineering
• •Proactively communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to engineering and non-technical stakeholders

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• •7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong front-end focus and a track record of operating at a principal or staff engineer level
• •Deep expertise in React and Next.js including App Router, SSR, SSG, ISR, streaming, and advanced rendering patterns
• •Strong proficiency in TypeScript with a habit of advocating for it across the codebase
• •Hands-on experience with Tailwind CSS and component libraries such as shadcn/ui or similar design system tooling
• •Solid command of state management patterns using Zustand, Redux Toolkit, or equivalent
• •Experience with schema validation and form handling using Zod or similar libraries
• •Proven ability to design, build, and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs including contract design, versioning, error handling, and type-safe client generation such as tRPC or OpenAPI codegen
• •Experience building serverless backend services on AWS including API Gateway and Lambda, CloudFront and Lambda@Edge, S3, and DynamoDB or RDS
• •Strong understanding of front-end performance including Core Web Vitals, code splitting, lazy loading, image optimization, HTTP caching, SWR/React Query, and bundle analysis
• •Deep experience debugging complex issues across the full stack using browser devtools, network traces, distributed tracing, log analysis, and profiling
• •Experience with testing at all levels including unit testing with Vitest or Jest, component testing with Testing Library, integration testing, and E2E testing with Playwright or Cypress
• •Familiarity with monorepo tooling such as Turborepo or Nx and modern build systems such as Vite, esbuild, or Webpack
• •Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to write clear RFCs and lead design reviews

Preferred Qualifications

• •Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• •Experience in financial services, banking, or insurance industry
• •Experience building and owning a design system or component library used across multiple teams
• •Familiarity with micro-frontend architecture patterns
• •Experience with event-driven architecture on AWS using EventBridge, SQS, SNS, and Lambda
• •Experience with React Native or cross-platform mobile development
• •Exposure to GenAI tooling integration in front-end products such as streaming AI responses, prompt UIs, or RAG-powered features
• •AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect or Developer Associate
• •Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source front-end projects
• •Experience defining engineering standards, writing ADRs, or leading org-wide technical initiatives

What TFS Offers

• •A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
• •Professional growth and development programs and tuition reimbursement
• •Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount and Lease Vehicle Program
• •Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• •Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and annual retirement contribution
• •Paid holidays and paid time off
• •Tax-Advantaged Accounts including HSA, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA
• •Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, and schools