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# Head of Infrastructure Engineering at Woven by Toyota

- **Company:** Woven by Toyota
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/woven-by-toyota/0b1f39f3-c0e3-44fb-8289-1fa795611c41

## Job description

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.

## TEAM

Software development in the automotive industry comes with unique challenges. From deploying artifacts to cloud, mobile devices, and vehicles, to meeting vehicle security certifications and navigating different types of testing and simulation, it can be overwhelming for automotive software developers. That's why the Enterprise Technology Engineering Team (EnTec) builds solutions that enhance productivity, so developers can focus on their true passion – software development – without being bogged down by setup and customization tasks. At EnTec, our mission is to make software development for Woven by Toyota and the greater Toyota organization as a whole more productive and efficient. We use the latest technologies to help engineering teams go faster, with safety as our top priority. Our modern, agile, and transparent services are designed to bring to life Woven by Toyota's vision of "Mobility to Love, Safety to Live." WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? We are looking for a Head of Infrastructure Engineering in our Palo Alto office to lead a global team responsible for Woven by Toyota’s corporate infrastructure systems including network, cloud, productivity and AI tools.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- Cultivate the success of an internationally distributed team of 40+ employees and contractors managing network infrastructure, server infrastructure, productivity tools, and MDM;

- Act as a leadership figure by engaging people and caring for them;

- Adapt established processes, frameworks to deliver quality tools and infrastructure to the business;

- Establish a team culture to enable engineers to be successful, engaged and open to collaboration with other engineering and security teams;

- Inspire engineering best practices for developing high-quality, maintainable, and safe systems;

- Define roadmaps, metrics, and budgets to shape the success of the organization

- Engage and contribute to architecture discussions to empower sound technical decision-making;

- Inspire ambitious but achievable goal setting;

- Relentlessly enforce the quality and integrated testing standards and other Woven policies, leading by example and mentoring the team members to operate accordingly

- Engage and participate in strategic activities toward global vision execution by maintaining strong relationships with other organizations within Woven by Toyota

## MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

- Excellent English communication and people engagement skills;

- 5+ years as  senior  manager in more than one IT domain (networking, systems engineering, software engineering, DevOps, corporate SaaS tools, MDM)

- Bachelor degree or higher in information technology, computer science, and/or related field

- An empathic leader capable of understanding human beings and identify their strengths and their weaknesses;

- A leader capable of enabling a security-first culture;

- Excellent technical abilities, capable of quickly understanding complex technical situations that usually involve people, processes and products;

- Experience working in multicultural teams and openness to various cultures;

- Excellent knowledge of project & product management practices;

- Mindset for ownership, growth, and a bias for progress;

- Deep commitment to quality.

- Hands-on experience deploying office and/or datacenter infrastructure

- Experience creating and managing infrastructure and tool budgets

## NICE TO HAVES

- Linux, Networking, or Cloud certifications (AWS, Palo Alto, Juniper, GCP, Cisco, etc.)

- Experience with Microsoft Identity services, Slack, GWS, JAMF, Intune, and/or Puppet

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## Experience managing AI tools for corporate productivity

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## Experience in hybrid cloud environments

- Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure environments

The base pay for this position ranges from $161,000 - $264,500  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.

## About Woven by Toyota

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Woven by Toyota is a wholly owned Toyota subsidiary that develops software-driven mobility technologies, including an automotive software platform, automated driving systems, and the Woven City test course.
- **Entity Type**: Private (wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation)
- **Headquarters**: Tokyo, Japan (US offices in Palo Alto, CA; Seattle, WA; Ann Arbor, MI; Brooklyn, NY)
- **Founded**: April 2023 (predecessor company Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. was established in March 2018)
- **Founders**: Not applicable (subsidiary; the company was formed from Toyota’s internal R&D unit)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Automotive software, mobility technology, automated driving, cloud infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2B primarily – automotive OEMs, Toyota Group companies, and mobility ecosystem partners
- **Mission**: “To challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation.”
- **Purpose**: Drive the future of movement and enhance well-being for all

## Products & Services
- **[Arene](https://woven.toyota/en/)**: A state-of-the-art software platform that unifies and accelerates automotive software development (SaaS/platform).
- **[Automated Driving](https://woven.toyota/en/)**: AI- and data-driven automated driving technologies designed to pursue zero traffic accidents (software/hardware).
- **[Woven City](https://woven.toyota/en/)**: A test course for mobility where Weavers and Inventors co-create new mobility products and services (physical testbed).
- **[Cloud & AI Infrastructure](https://woven.toyota/en/)**: Foundational infrastructure for cross-company collaboration, providing tools, resources, and workflows for internal and partner teams (internal platform).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (wholly owned subsidiary; not independently valued)
- **Key Metric**: ~2,500 employees (as of 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: 100% owned by Toyota Motor Corporation; collaborates with Toyota Group companies and external mobility partners.
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid headcount growth from predecessor (TRI-AD) to ~2,500; expansion of Woven City and Arene platform; multiple US office locations (Palo Alto, Seattle, Ann Arbor, Brooklyn).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Toyota Group backing**: Access to decades of automotive craftsmanship, safety standards, and global manufacturing scale.
- **Human-centric innovation**: Focus on safety, quality, and responsible innovation as core differentiators.
- **Unique testbed**: Woven City provides a real-world environment to validate mobility technologies.
- **Cross-functional culture**: “Kakezan” (multiplication) – combining diverse strengths across global teams.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Scaling the Arene platform, advancing automated driving capabilities, and operationalizing Woven City as a co-creation hub.
- **Direction**: Transforming Toyota from an automaker into a mobility company; achieving zero traffic accidents and expanding the definition of mobility.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Guided by “The 7 Threads” values – Drive Change for Others, Start the Momentum, Embrace Kakezan, etc. Emphasis on trust, mutual respect, and thoughtful debate.
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Hybrid options, no core hours, practices designed for global teams across time zones.
- **Notable perks**: Mobility support (relocation assistance, cross-cultural guidance), opportunities to collaborate with engineers across the Toyota Group, hands-on cross-functional teamwork.
- **Engineering culture**: Global by design (Japan, US, UK); open communication and shared ownership; focus on quality and speed.

## Sources
1. [woven.toyota – Careers](https://woven.toyota/en/careers/)
2. [woven.toyota – Company Profile](https://woven.toyota/en/company/profile/)
3. [woven.toyota – Homepage](https://woven.toyota/en/)
4. [woven.toyota – Company Overview](https://www.woven.toyota/en/company/)
5. [woven.toyota – Culture](https://woven.toyota/en/careers/culture/)

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