Staff Engineer

We're creating our own future. So are you.

At Volvo Cars, we have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer experience, and we’re developing new technologies to lead in safety, autonomous driving and electrification. If you want to grow together with talented people who are creating a new automotive future, we have a job for you.

What we offer

This role is within our Commercial Digital org, which is using digital technologies to reinvent the experience of becoming a Volvo customer. There is no reason the experience of buying and using 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 create the end-to-end experience for online sales/subscriptions of cars, global campaigns as well as frameworks for other parts of Volvo cars. Your responsibilities as a Staff Engineer will be to define, architect, and build solutions that delight our customers and provide the support needed for an unmatched customer experience. As a Staff Engineer, you will work closely with engineering leads and other Staff Engineers building solutions across teams, while having a large impact within your immediate product team.

You should have start-up (or similar) experience where you have quickly developed prototypes and catalyzed product development in a fast paced, fluid environment. You are hands-on Salesforce and Full stack. You are experienced with agile development and a champion of software development best practices.

Main responsibilities

· Ideate and Create Solutions: Spearhead the development of innovative solutions that align with our business goals for the cluster.

· Define and Shape the Roadmap: Actively contribute to roadmap development within your team and influence broader strategies across the Product area, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.

· Uplevel Team Processes and Health: Lead initiatives to optimize team processes for efficiency and effectiveness, while nurturing a positive and collaborative team environment.

· Support your colleagues' Growth: Mentor and support your team members, playing a key role in their professional development and contributing to the evolution of our engineering culture.

· Architect and Develop Systems: Design and build clean, testable, and scalable systems using Salesforce, Java, Spring, MongoDB, Cassandra, JavaScript, Typescript, ReactJS, Storybook, Backend for Frontend, GraphQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, Github Actions, and other/similar technologies.

Do you fit the profile?

· Bachelors in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience

· 8+ years in software development, with a strong foundation in complex system design and implementation.

· Significant experience designing and developing solutions on the Salesforce platform including working with complex integration landscapes.

· Significant experience of Apex, Triggers, Lightning Web Components (LWC), SQL, SOQL, REST APIs.

· Significant experience of Salesforce Data Model, Data Management best practices, Sharing and Security Model, Integration Patterns.

· Experience developing microservices using spring in Java or similar.

· Experience developing with frontend frameworks such as ReactJS, Typescript, or Vue.

· Experience working in agile teams, working with continuous integration and delivery.

· Strong self-awareness and a true teamwork spirit, with demonstrated experience upleveling those around you.

· Exceptional communication skills, with a track record of collaborating across teams and defining team processes.

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.