Backend Software Engineer

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.

You and your skills

As a back-end developer you will work in an agile and cross-functional environment. You'll have a lot of space to influence not only what we build, but also how we work. You'll work together with other passionate people to come up with what's next for our product.  

You are experienced as a back-end software engineer. To succeed in this role, you need to have work experience building efficient and scalable Node.js server-side applications, having expertise with Javascript or Typescript, using GraphQL and REST backend APIs. Knowledge of Node.js oriented frameworks and libraries is an additional advantage.

Experienced in using one or more cloud providers like AWS or Azure is beneficial, and you should know your way around a deployment pipeline and CI/CD. Having experience in performance measurement and designing efficient and optimised backend systems is highly valued. You should be a person who enjoys challenging tasks and quickly iterating on a solution together with stakeholders.

We offer our employees excellent benefits such as: 

Plenty of leave to let you take time off for what's most important in life At Volvo Car Group, all new parents with one year’s active permanent service now receive 24 weeks of parental leave, paid at 80 percent of their base pay. The policy is for everyone – whether you’re a designer or a plant operator, whether you work in China or the USA. Read more here: https://group.volvocars.com/careers/family-bond-by-volvo-cars. 
Collective Agreement and ITP pensions.
An annual allowance to spend on your health and wellbeing.

How to learn more and apply 
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter, Sara Zinad at sara.zinad@volvocars.com. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.