Software Engineer - Product Development Support

Volvo Cars - Driving change together

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations so you can reach your full potential.

For the right person, an inspiring, and creative workplace awaits. Did you know that every Volvo Cars employee worldwide has the right to our Family Bond, our new all-gender, paid parental leave policy? You’ll also enjoy a culture and benefits package that’s made us one of the world’s most awarded and progressive employers.

By 2025, we aim to sell 1.2 million cars annually, 50% of which will be electric vehicles and sold directly to customers through digital channels. Join us on the journey of a lifetime as we create the driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

What you’ll do
In our cluster Quality & Compliance, we are now hiring one Software Engineer in Product Development (PD) Support team.
The cluster consists of 5 different products where Product Owners and team members work alongside in an agile way to deliver value to the Products that are aligned to the architectural runway.
As a Software Engineer you enable product development by working as a liaison among different stakeholders to understand the customer benefits and needs, and by supporting backlog refinement in accordance with the Product Owner’s and the team’s agenda. You will be part of the whole development lifecycle, not only the actual implementation in code.
Your responsibilities will be to facilitate a grounded way of working with focus on value creation and enhanced user experience.
What you’ll bring
We believe that you have a master’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and some years of work experience. You have experience and technical knowledge in React (TypeScript), .NET Core (C#) and SQL. You are used to creating CI/CD pipelines. You have experience in A/B testing and Service Mesh principles as well as test oriented development and test automation.
Moreover, you have experience with web development (backend and frontend) and MS Azure cloud. You know how to design enterprise applications. You have experience of integrating data from various back-end services and databases. You are used to writing well designed, testable, efficient code by using best software development practices. You want to participate in software release and post-release activities. You are familiar with agile methodologies (DevOps, project management, organizing backlog and tasks). Furthermore, we believe that you have: 

▪ Experience of SAFe, Scrum, and writing epics, features, and stories in an effective format.
▪ Ability to pinpoint value creating activities in relation to a vision.
▪ Servant leadership in complex situations to achieve great, holistic results.
▪ Analytical Skills – ability to conceptualize and visualize gathered information in a structured and pedagogic way.
▪ Critical thinking and problem solving - ability to evaluate and examine a situation from different parties’ perspectives so that everyone involved understands and then holistically create a base for decision making.
▪ Ability to understand customer/end user needs and then convey them into backlog items that enable the team delivery. Experience in UX Process and User journey’s is meritorious.
▪ Capability to define the business value of the product area value and surrounding value streams.
▪ Collaboration, facilitation, and delegation skills to involve and engage stakeholders and team members to create ownership and gain results.
Who are you?
You are innovative, collaborative with advanced communication and documentation skills. You have a positive attitude, and you are a supportive person to your colleagues. You find problem solving interesting and you have a growth mindset.
You are eager to learn from your colleagues but also teach what you know. You establish trust and work transparently. You have an agile mindset and have a genuine interest helping Volvo cars and your colleagues to deliver value and reach their goals. 
Want to know more? We hope so
We’re excited to receive and review your application. Kindly apply for this position through our jobs portal, enclosing your CV in English by no later than 14th of November 2023. We will not accept applications via email. Please note that selections will be running continuously so don’t delay with your application.
For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact hiring manager Håkan Sterner at hakan.sterner.2@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Jonathan Allirol at jonathan.allirol@volvocars.com. 
Welcome with your application!