Software Engineer, Tooling (Internship)

Overview Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota's 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; Arene; Woven City; and Cloud & AI. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute toward a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all. About Arene 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. Internship Opportunities 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 Details 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 the US. Several teams focus on the software stack, test automation, and user-facing infrastructure. These teams deliver the underlying infrastructure for large-scale, resilient, and maintainable test execution and ensure a unified, robust, and scalable experience for vehicle software validation. 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. The ideal candidate will roll up their sleeves to work with product, engineering, and test teams to address the needs of our customers and partners. The team integrates with multiple layers of our software stack, communication interfaces and protocols, aiming to simplify vehicle software development and enhance deployment frequency while maintaining safety and 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 by creating innovative solutions across development, testing, emulation, and simulation. We enable faster, higher-quality software releases with safety at the forefront, providing environments and tools that empower automotive software engineers and facilitate collaboration with hardware and software suppliers. We are 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. You will help deliver solutions that enable TMC engineers to model, simulate, validate, and integrate complex automotive software. This role provides 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 Able to commit to a 12-week internship beginning in May or June of 2026 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 Compensation and Duration For positions based in Palo Alto, CA, the base pay for this position ranges from $30 - $55 per 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. Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details. J-18808-Ljbffr