Staff Engineer - Backend

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.

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 Cluster as Staff Engineer!

This role is within our Global Online Digital team, which is using digital technologies to reinvent the experience of becoming a Volvo customer. There's no reason the experience of buying a car should be painful and difficult – it should be as enjoyable and exciting as actually having a new car. That is our mission.We have only just begun this journey in earnest, and you’ll be joining us at a time where you can really have a great impact and help us set the tone for the next chapter in our company's history! 

We have only just begun this journey in earnest and you’ll be joining us at a time where you can really have a great impact and help us set the tone for the next chapter in our company's history!

What you'll do:
Chip into the overall Cluster product vision and strategy, and advise and guide cluster leaders in technical matters
Support work to architect, design, develop, deploy and operate services and systems that form the core of the Volvo Cars data-driven transformation initiatives
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 other senior engineers and leaders in the organization
Encourage sound engineering practices while driving our technical strategy and roadmaps
Be a doer and inspiring leader in the company-wide engineering community
Demonstrate and champion an appetite for knowledge and never stop developing as an Engineer and leader
Share your knowledge to help others grown 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 demonstrable experience as a technical leader (formal or informal) for several teams
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)
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 get a kick out of mentoring and supporting your fellow engineers and teams, so they can grow to their full potential
You understand the importance of having a solution that is scalable, sustainable, and 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
A compassionate person who understands that every individual and situation has their specific needs and can adapt your leadership style and interactions accordingly
Someone who likes to have fun at work and takes great care in making sure everyone always feels welcome and included


We offer our employees excellent benefits such as:
Plenty of leave to let you take time off for what's most important in life
Collective Agreement and ITP pensions
An annual allowance to spend on your health and wellbeing