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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

You will be an integral part of a team responsible for delivering a powerful, scalable next-generation vehicle platform for future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. This platform will comprise a new centralized electrical architecture powered by Arene, Woven Planet’s flagship programmable automotive software system that integrates on-vehicle OS and data collection services with the cloud.

This team will deliver concept hardware and software solutions driven by high-quality UX research that defines an end-to-end product definition for Toyota’s next-generation vehicles. This concept work will produce a full-stack solution starting with the digital services, the programmable software system, and the underlying compute and electrical architecture of the vehicle.

This team represents the cutting edge of software and hardware development at Toyota. Your work will marry the speed and agility of Silicon Valley software development with the standards of functional safety, craftsmanship, and time-tested quality of Toyota products in a fast-paced, prototyping environment.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As a member of the Products and Special Programs team, you will work on developing applications for a modern vehicle operating system and platform, focusing on utilizing LLMs and NLP for delivering unique product experiences in next generation vehicles.

RESPONSIBILITIES

We design, develop and deploy software for vehicles
We develop software modules which enable user interactions through natural conversations
Develop applications and software for both Linux and RTOS platforms
Fine-tune LLMs for domain-specific prompts and applications
Deploy and optimize LLMs for inference on edge AI hardware
Work closely with team members with different skill sets and expertise (designers, researchers), other teams, and external partners.

QUALIFICATIONS

B.S., M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Strong experience in machine learning and deep neural networks
Experience using and building applications powered by LLMs
Experience with LangChain or similar LLM management frameworks is a plus
Strong programming skills in C++ and/or Python
Multi-threaded, multi-core and multi-system programming is a plus
Software development for User Interfaces (IVI, IC) is a plus
Experience with expert systems and NLP processing a plus
Passionately motivated to take ideas from R&D phase to a product
Good team player with great communication skills (making presentations)
Experience implementing computer vision or VLLMs in a system is a plus

For 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 OFFER

We 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 coverage

・A rewarding 401k program

・Flexible vacation policy

・Family planning and care benefits

Our Commitment

・We 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.

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