Senior Data Platform Engineer

A data platform to create the future together

At Volvo Cars, we believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. We are people who care about other people, working together to create new technologies and innovations for safe, sustainable and convenient mobility. Want to join us?
 

We are mandated to define and build a data platform based on modern technology to host our company-wide data mesh for the rapidly growing data community at Volvo Cars.
 

What you’ll do

As a Data Platform Engineer in Data Platforms you will design, develop, and maintain robust end-to-end platform capabilities that enable data and analytics teams across the organization to deliver value from data, whilst building a culture of collaboration and data excellence. 
 

In your role, you will be responsible for DevOps of business critical data platform capabilities in collaboration with the team, product managers and the data engineering community. 
 

By contributing with expertise and teamwork you will be instrumental in our mission to transform the data ecosystem to empower our company with trusted data. We are in an early phase of our transformation journey so you will have a key role in contributing to our technical direction and forming a great team culture.  
 

What you’ll bring

As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be an empowered member in one of our committed teams that develops our Data & Analytics platform in collaboration with other teams. In this role, team contributors thrive best. You want to contribute to team commitments and are committed to learning and development. We envisage that you embrace agile working principles and enjoy solving problems. You should also have experience in software engineering, modern data stacks, cloud infrastructure and be fluent in spoken and written English.
 

Other key competencies for the position include:
•    Experience in Python and in at least one other programming language (Javascript if possible but C, C++, Java or Go will be considered)
•    Experience with Azure
•    Experience with Kubernetes
•    Experience with infrastructure as code and development frameworks
•    Experience in building self-service platform and tools from scratch
•    Practical experience with Data Engineering and the accompanying DevOps & DataOps workflows.
•    Experience with designing and delivering data platforms with built-in lineage, federation, governance, compliance, security, and privacy 

This is a full time position. Location can be in either Gothenburg or Stockholm. We have a hybrid work setting. 
 

Sounds interesting? We hope so 

We’d love to receive and review your application. Please apply as soon as possible, we go through applications on a regular basis.  We do not accept applications via email.
 

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 43,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. 
For the right person, an inspiring, and creative workplace awaits. 

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 this exciting ourney as we pioneer the driving and electrification technologies of the future.