Senior Backend Engineer (Node.JS)

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 you'll do.
You will work in one of the software development teams to create great new user experiences for our customers and our partners. Your focus will be to greatly enhance and innovate user services that come as a part of owning a Volvo.
* Solve interesting engineering challenges and problems as we grow;
* Ship new features, squash bugs, and constantly improve the maintainability of our codebase;
* Turn ideas and designs into well-tested, modular architectures that are easily re-used;
* Work with designers, engineers, program managers and other disciplines to hit deadlines while maintaining a high-quality product;
* Refactor as you go and help peer review others to always improve the codebase;
* Communicate product and process needs back to relevant teams and work closely with those teams to execute on them;
* Work with 3rd party teams and develop deep and solid integrations enabling the customers to do more with their Volvo;
* Support team in maintaining and improve automation tests using BDD.


You and your skills.
We are looking for a talented and passionate Senior Backend Engineer with great knowledge of Node.js, Javascript and/or Typescript, and GraphQL. You should have 4+ years of building backend on Node.JS and have some knowledge of Azure DevOps or AWS. Proficient in the use of version control, ideally Git. Experience with developing complex software systems that scale. Ability to manage a hosting environment, including database administration. Bonus points for having relevant experience using docker containers and orchestration with kubernetes. Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.