Backend Developer - Architecture & Software Hub

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?
This role is within our Architecture & Software Hub team. Our team is driving, not only where our future digital architecture is headed, but also how we as a company engage with external developers, how we continue to evolve as a software company by embracing new technology, and basically reinventing Volvo Cars from within.

As a Backend Developer in the Software Hub and core member of our engineering team, you will be key in assisting teams to build, test, and validate concepts that drive our transformation to a Software Driven Company. You will help bring innovations from Volvo Cars different tech teams to life for external and internal developers, designers, and partners.

To succeed in this role, you should have a start-up mindset where you quickly develop prototypes, catalyze and engage in technology decisions, and find your way in a fast-paced, fluid product development environment. Of course, you are experienced with agile development and understand the importance of software development best practices. This position will report to the Head of Architecture & Software Hub and is located in Volvo Cars offices in Gothenburg, Sweden.

What you’ll do
You support teams that are experts in their domain but need support in exploring and developing new ideas. You continuously engage with the developer community in Volvo Cars to identify and engage initiatives in the Software Hub. In this role, you will use and create open-source projects so developers can adopt the company’s offerings quicker and more confidently. Actively participating in day-to-day change activities while providing the appropriate levels of support and coaching for Volvo Cars team members. You enjoy engaging in Conferences, Tech events and being a part of hackathons externally & internally.

You and your skills
We see that you are an experienced Senior Back-end Software Engineer. You have Senior Development knowledge in C# or Java.

* You have good knowledge in developing with at least two of these database technologies: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, CosmosDB.
* Good knowledge of at least two additional languages such as Python, Typescript, Go, Node.js
* You are comfortable developing and documenting APIs
* Experience with AWS, Azure, or other major cloud providers.
* Experience in testing, including Unit, Integration, and API/Domain testing.
* Strong knowledge of Service-Oriented Architectures


How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position please contact Mattias Uhlegård at mattias.uhlegård@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Lead Recruiter, Engineering, Ellinor Magnusson at ellinor.magnusson@volvocars.com. We want your application at the latest November 5th, 2021. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.