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Head Engineer, Automated Driving

Woven by Toyota · Palo Alto, CA · Hybrid

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About Woven by Toyota

At Woven by Toyota, we’re bringing people, mobility technologies and infrastructure together to shape the future of movement.

About the role

Develop a long-term technical strategy for data-driven infrastructure and automated driving stack with the leadership team. This also includes amplifying the Head of Automated Driving in collaboration with executive leadership and Toyota Motor Corporation. Lead cross-functional lead engineers to identify complex technical challenges, develop robust solutions, and guide execution toward a unified, data-driven automated driving stack. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 10+ years of professional experience in data-driven software development, robotics, or autonomy, or safety-critical systems
  • Deep understanding of ML and Data operations, experience with big data and cost-efficient data flywheel infrastructures, based on cloud or on-prem devices
  • Extensive experience in leading and facilitating cross-functional teams and engineers in complex technical discussions, identifying technical blockers and solutions and steering them toward a common goal
  • Prior experience in deploying software in Automated Driving products, designing scalable architectures, and leading end-to-end system integrations
  • Experience in driving code quality and systems safety processes for production code delivery, with expertise in real-time system development, large-scale data handling, and robust model validation
  • Strong leadership presence, excellent communication skills, a skilled collaborator, and a bias toward action and outcomes
More about this role

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.

Woven by Toyota's Automated Driving organization is developing the core algorithms for safe and robust driving of complex and uncertain real-world environments and the data flywheel that powers rapid iteration. Our teams are contributing to next-generation autonomy and Automated Driving active safety systems through core algorithms, data-driven approaches, and efficient architectures.

We are seeking a head engineer...

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