Staff Engineer - Mobile

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them.

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

What’s in it for you?
In the Mobile Platform team, we work to empower the development of experiences that make owning a car better. We empower products delivered mainly through Volvo Cars app, such as Connected Car Cloud Platform, Service Booking, Connected Safety, Customer Care Chat, Volvo ID, over-the-air updates, and car connectivity. The team is located in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Lund, Sweden, and we also have teams in the US and in China. Many of the people you will be working with have experience from start-ups and global tech companies such as Spotify, Google, Ericsson, Microsoft, Tradera, Klarna and King. We’re looking for a Staff Engineer to help us craft our technical architecture and strategy that will allow the Volvo Cars app to scale to new features, markets and car platforms. 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:
* Provide technical leadership within mobile experience cluster and being closely plugged into and impacting the clusters we have dependencies with. 
* Contribute to the cluster product vision and strategy
* Be an integral part of a multi-discipline set of teams and work closely with our internal customers and product teams
* Be a cluster-level expert in your particular field and a go-to person for solving problems within it
* Be a mentor and role-model for other engineers and leaders in the organisation
* Encourage sound engineering practices while driving our technical strategy and roadmaps
* Guide and drive technical initiatives that span multiple teams within our cluster, and beyond
* Be an influencer and thought leader in the company-wide mobile engineering community
* Demonstrate and nurture a growth mindset and never stop growing as an Engineer and leader
* Share your knowledge to help others grown by being visible and e.g. leading learning sessions, publish your thoughts on external and internal blogs, represent Volvo Cars on external conferences and meetups, etc 

Who you are:
* You have proven experience as a technical leader (formal or informal) for a sizable organisation
* You have a proven experience in working hands-on as a Software Engineer in an agile environment, and still love doing it
* You enjoy collaborating with product- and UX leaders and team members to build outstanding products
* You fully embrace a growth mindset, and inspire 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, architecturally sound; you care about quality and you know what it means to ship high quality code
* You know how to ensure technical debt is both incurred consciously, and repaid in a reasonable time
* You can comfortably navigate ambiguity and have the ability to exercise good judgment and decision-making when necessar
* You have empathy and understand that every individual and situation has their specific needs and can adapt your leadership style and interactions accordinYou like to have fun at work and take great pride in making sure everyone always feels welcome and included

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