Software Engineer, Tooling (Internship)

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

Arene's mission is to empower Toyota and its partners to deliver next‑generation vehicles with hardware‑agnostic software that can be updated to support new features at any time.

We are currently hiring multiple software engineering interns who may be placed across several teams within Arene. Your exact team assignment will be determined during the hiring process. Potential teams you may join include:

• Team 1: Test Systems (Palo Alto, CA, USA)
• Team 2: Services (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
• Team 3: Tools Engineering (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)

No matter which team you’re on, you will collaborate with diverse groups, gain hands-on experience, and contribute to projects shaping the future of Toyota’s software ecosystem.

TEAM

Team 1: Test Systems (Internship Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA)

Our teams working on test system tooling are part of the broader function in Arene Engineering, collaborating across Japan and in the US. Several teams focus on the software stack, test automation, and user-facing infrastructure. While other teams deliver the underlying (cloud/on-premises/hardware) infrastructure for large-scale, resilient, and maintainable test execution. These global teams jointly ensure that Arene delivers a unified, robust, and scalable experience for vehicle software validation - whether testing runs on laptops, in the cloud, or on hardware benches.

Team 2: Services (Internship Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA)

The Arene NA Services team's mission is to support the delivery of the Arene product suite to build, deploy and test vehicle software. In this growing team working on an early stage product, the ideal candidate will be ready to roll up their sleeves to work directly with product, engineering, and test teams to address the needs of our customers and partners. Our team integrates with multiple layers of our software stack, communication interfaces and protocols. With a goal of simplifying vehicle software development and enhancing deployment frequency without compromising safety or security.

Team 3: Tools Engineering` (Internship Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA)

The Tools Engineering team’s mission is to streamline software delivery and accelerate development within the automotive industry by creating innovative solutions that support the entire spectrum of automotive software engineering—including general development, testing, emulation, and simulation. We enable faster, higher-quality software releases while maintaining an unwavering commitment to safety. Leveraging a varied technical stack tailored to diverse engineering challenges, we provide comprehensive technical environments and tools that empower automotive software engineers and foster effective collaboration with hardware and software suppliers—advancing the entire development process through a shift-left approach.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are seeking software engineering interns to join Arene in developing and enhancing internal tooling platforms and related systems used by Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and partner teams. These tools support large-scale, safety‑critical in‑vehicle software development across global engineering organizations.

As part of Arene’s external tooling initiatives, you’ll help deliver solutions that enable TMC engineers to model, simulate, validate, and integrate complex automotive software efficiently. This role will give you hands‑on experience with large codebases, distributed development environments, and cross‑team collaboration at enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing, implementing, and maintaining internal tooling related platforms used in TMC workflows
• Develop automation, validation, and integration capabilities aligned with safety‑critical automotive development needs
• Support CI/CD pipelines and build processes for large-scale, multi‑team projects
• Collaborate with Toyota Motor Corporation engineering teams to gather requirements and adapt tools to real-world development scenarios
• Help improve developer-facing CLI tools and GUIs that interact with Arene’s ecosystem
• Participate in debugging and troubleshooting tooling issues reported by external teams
• Contribute to technical documentation and onboarding materials for TMC engineers using the tools

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with at least one scripting language (Python, Shell, Javascript, etc.)
• Familiarity with a lower‑level programming language (Go, Rust, C/C++, etc.)
• Understanding of version control systems such as Git
• Interest in developer productivity, automation, and improving engineering workflows
• Business‑level proficiency in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to developer CLI tools or CI/CD pipeline automation
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, etc.) and containerization (Docker)
• Interest in multi‑team collaboration and large codebase management
• Experience with cloud‑based development environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Basic knowledge of automotive or safety‑critical software development
• Proficiency in Japanese

For positions based in Palo Alto, CA, the base pay for this position ranges from $30 - $55per hour.

This internship is a temporary, non-permanent position designed to provide practical experience and learning opportunities. The duration of the internship is 12 weeks. The total compensation offered to an intern will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and level.

Our Commitment

・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.

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