Back-end Software Engineer | Polestar Order Management

Let us describe the challenge we offer

At Polestar we are determined to improve the condition of our planet by bringing the greenest performance car ever made. We work hard to create a unique experience for the customer, owner, and driver. The thrill of driving the car, and the digital experience of buying, owning and controlling a Polestar require us to push the limits of technology and software development.

This position is located at our Lindholmen office in Gothenburg. We understand that work-life balance isn’t easy, and of course, welcome our employees to work flexible hours and from home a couple of days per week if needed. We believe in empowerment.

What you'll do

When purchasing a car, our customers are taken through a journey that starts at Polestar.com and provides them with a digital experience all the way through receiving their new Polestar. At the back-end of this journey, we have an order management system that is crucial for us and to the customer experience - a joint heart of the Polestar commerce solutions.

We are now in need of strengthening our development team responsible for the order management solutions. We will soon start the quest of building a new order management layer meanwhile our current solution is up and running. That is why we are looking for you!

The responsibility for this position will be to develop the new system with TypeScript in AWS, serverless, but it will also be helpful to understand the current system built in PHP.

Other tasks you will be accountable for/for example, you will:

- Work closely with Domain and Solution architects to design the solution

- Work closely with the ERP team to develop integration points

- Write both unit and integration tests, as well as develop automation tools

- Maintain a close relationship with Competence Group Leads and Architecture & Standards team to ensure the latest guidelines and guardrails are followed when developing digital solutions

- Optimize our ways of developing and maintaining applications



Who you are

To be successful in this role we believe you have 3-5 years of experience in software development.

You also tick most of the following boxes:

- Back-end developer background, already familiar with Typescript

- Sound experience from developing applications in a cloud environment, preferably AWS

- Experience from working with event-driven microservices

- Can write effective unit and integration tests

- Experience from a cross-functional agile team

- Solid problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process and analyze information

At Polestar, you will be part of a cross-functional and international team, with English as a natural language for written and spoken communication. Since Polestar’s in a scale-up phase you thrive by working in a fast-paced environment.



People at Polestar

We know that a change is needed. We also know that each one of us can help bring about that change. Our commitment to becoming climate-neutral by 2040 is just as important to us as being inclusive, diverse, and innovative. Together, we are creating, collaborating and experimenting to usher in a new era of sustainable mobility.

We are an electric performance brand, determined to improve the society we live in.



Is this you? If you are interested in joining the Polestar family, don't wait with submitting your application. We apply a continuous selection process and the job post will be open until the position is filled.

Are you ready for the journey? Which is electric by the way...

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