Backend Software 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 do we offer?
Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to become truly data driven? Then this will be of interest for you. We make innovative human-centric car technology available that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable. We are continuously developing new connected services, new features for our autonomous vehicles and new monitoring/prediction services for aftermarket as well as R&D. We are now accelerating our development of capabilities for data collection, measurement and analytics. Faster feedback with the vehicle and customer in the loop is essential for our insights and product development. Our mission is to ensure that customers’ vehicles are diagnosed accurately, reliably as quickly as possible, and with the feedback mechanisms such as continuous integration to enable continuous improvement. We are a society of highly skilled engineers inspiring and creating solutions with data analytics, data communication, cloud application, Machine Learning and AI. Join us to become part of a new future within intelligent automotive!

What do we do? 
Our team develops and maintains an end-to-end solution that uses the mobile network to collect information about cars. The data is published within the company and used by other teams to draw conclusions about the car, improving ownership experience. The solution is today used on many cars in several countries. Our technology roadmap is exciting, and you will be part of an amazing journey when we scale up with vehicles and features.

What will you do?
In your role as backend software developer, you are a member of a tight agile development team which is responsible to deliver the end-to-end solution for the data collection and measurement capabilities. You will develop backend software that is deployed in cloud environments. Examples include server applications written in Java that communicate with the car using a REST API, and a Big Data backend using Apache Spark and written in Scala in order to make it possible to efficiently handle data from millions of cars. 

What do you need to know?
You are passionate about high quality code development in Java, Scala and Python. You have experience from system engineering and software testing. You are fluent in English (verbal and written).
You have a M.Sc. in Software Engineering and have 5+ years' work experience with: 
•    Big Data environments, e.g. Apache Spark
•    Continuous Integration / Delivery using Git
•    Cloud Infrastructure, e.g. Azure
•    Agile methods including DevOps 

It is meritorious if you have a driver license, have GDPR compliance knowledge and experience from cybersecurity Law. 

Who you are?
You are person with a proactive approach, a problem solver and a flexible team player. Together with you we will have even more fun. You are structured, enthusiastic, self-driven and results oriented. We believe that you have strong communication and analytical skills. 

How to learn more and apply
If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact Hiring Manager, Kristina Bjelkstål kristina.bjelkstal@volvocars.com. Please apply no later than December 20th, 2020 but note that selections will be running continuously. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior recruiter Catharina Skog at catharina.skog@volvocars.com. Kindly register your application as soon as possible, we work with continuous selection. Please note, due to GDPR application through E-mail is not accepted.