Android developer

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

What’s in it for you?
In the Mobile Platform team, we work to empower the development of experiences that make owning a car better. We empower products delivered mainly through Volvo Cars app, such as Connected Car Cloud Platform, Service Booking, Connected Safety, Customer Care Chat, Volvo ID, over-the-air updates, and car connectivity.
The team is located in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Lund, Sweden, and we also have teams in the US and in China. Many of the people you will be working with have experience from start-ups and global tech companies such as Spotify, Google, Ericsson, Microsoft, Tradera, Klarna and King.
You will be working with a group of skilled people, currently engaged in agile product development for the Volvo Cars Android app.

What you’ll do
As a developer in the mobile platform team your goal is to empower teams developing experiences in the Volvo Cars app. APIs that allows us to reduce the complexity of our product and allows us to scale it in terms of developers, users, and service offerings. Common components that are used by multiple teams. Framework’s things like for logging, analysis, testing. Your job will help experience developers enhance the experience of using a Volvo and ensure that we can create a product where multiple experiences come together as a well-functioning whole.
* Design, build platform components and ensure their performance, quality, and responsiveness
* Collaborate with other engineers to define, design, and ship new components
* Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs and help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

You and your skills
We are looking for a talented and passionate Software Engineer with great knowledge of Android, Kotlin and/or Java. You should have:
* Clear understanding of Google's Android app design principles
* Clear understanding of Android SDK and its key components
* Passion for learning and pushing barriers
* Passion for writing readable, beautiful code
* Knowledge of Unit and Integration Testing techniques


How to learn more and apply

For questions about the position please contact Andreas Agvard at andreas.agvard@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Hannes Westerlund, at hannes.westerlund@volvocars.com. We want your application at the latest 2nd of November. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.