Solution Architect

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?
Would you like to influence and craft the technical strategy that helps Volvo Cars to grow and reach our goal of being an electric car company by 2030? Excellent, then we would like you to join our Electrical & Software Engineering ART (Agile Release Train) as our Staff Engineer!

The Electrical & Software Engineering ART are in the heart of the company’s transition journey, covering areas such as Autonomous Drive (AD), Continuous integration (CI) and Software development tool chain (Software Factory).
We are looking for someone that will join us on this exciting journey and help us craft a technical architecture and strategy that spans across multiple products or ARTs and drive technical initiatives with our neighboring areas of Volvo Cars.

We have only just begun this journey and you will be joining us at a time where you can really have a significant impact and help us set the tone for the next chapter in our company's history! This position is located out of our office in Gothenburg.

What you'll do: 
Provide technical guidance across the Electrical & Software Engineering ART in initiatives that span into our neighboring departments (e.g. R&D) and strategic partnerships (e.g. Zenseact) and will support work to architect, design, develop, and operate services and systems that form the core of the Volvo Cars data-driven transformation initiatives, and beyond.
Be a guide in your particular field and a go-to person for setting strategic directions within it, be a mentor and role model for senior engineers and leaders in the organization and be a doer and inspiring leader in the company-wide engineering community
Encourage sound engineering practices while driving our technical strategy and roadmaps; will demonstrate and champion an appetite for knowledge and never stop developing as an Engineer and leader and, will share your knowledge to help others grow by being visible and e.g. coordinate lunch-and-learns, publish your thoughts on external and internal blogs, represent Volvo Cars on external conferences and meetups, etc.

Who you are: 
Someone with extensive proven experience as a technical leader (formal or informal) for a large organization; can see strong and transparent collaboration with people, communities and organizations as a key success factor and you have been part of a large-scale transformation in a previous company and know how to navigate that.
Someone that have solid previous experience in working hands-on as a Senior Software Engineer in an agile environment, and still love doing it (when time allows); you are a person that enjoys collaborating with all levels of engineering-, product- and UX leaders to build outstanding products.
You fully adopt a growth mindset and can encourage others to do the same, you can get a kick out of mentoring and supporting your fellow engineers and teams, so they can grow to their full potential and you can understand the importance of having enterprise solutions that is scalable, sustainable, architecturally sound; you care about quality and you know what it means to ship high quality code
You can comfortably navigate ambiguity and when required have the ability to exercise good judgment and decision-making; you are a compassionate person who understands that every person  and situation have their specific needs and can adapt your guidance style and interactions accordingly and you are someone who likes to have fun at work and take great care in making sure everyone always feels welcome and included.

How to learn more and apply?
Does this sound like your next goal? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter no later than March 5th, 2022. Please note that due to GDPR, we can’t accept applications via email. 
For questions about the position, please contact Nicklas Johansson, Team Manager Electrical & Software Engineering, nicklas.johansson@volvocars.com.  
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Abigail Glez: abigail.gonzalez@volvocars.com.