Senior Backend & Infrastructure engineer
Software development that makes a difference
At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to lead in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. Now we are looking for curious, creative people who want to change the world through innovative thinking.
What's in it for you?
At Volvo Cars, we're pioneering a new frontier in automotive technology. Our core goals of sustainable transportation, mobility, and electrification now intertwine with an unprecedented focus on vehicle data accessibility and utilization. We're committed to creating a future where our vehicles not only provide safe, sustainable, and personal travel but also serve as data-rich platforms for innovation.
We've recognized that our vehicles and their associated software ecosystem present a unique opportunity. By making vehicle data more accessible, we're opening up new possibilities for integrating third-party products and services, contributing to a more sustainable and connected economy.
To drive this innovative mission at Volvo Cars, we at the Open Information Cluster are seeking an engaged and self-motivated experienced engineer. Your role will be crucial in building and shaping our partner technical capabilities, with a specific focus on vehicle data accessibility and utilization. Our goal is to revolutionize the capabilities and functionality of Volvo vehicles for our customers through data-driven innovation. We collaborate across the organization to enable internal and external developers, create robust APIs for vehicle data access, and support the rollout of comprehensive documentation.
Our team is a melting pot of cultures and genders, bringing together engineers and product managers with diverse backgrounds in computer science, informatics, and electronics. We're united by our passion for solving complex problems and turning vehicle data into valuable insights and applications.
Our expanding portfolio now includes advanced APIs for vehicle data access, comprehensive documentation, and open data initiatives. We're at the forefront of this new data-driven paradigm, eagerly participating in internal hackathons and external competitions to showcase our expertise and innovative ideas—often bringing home awards for our groundbreaking work.
While this position is primarily based in our Gothenburg, Sweden office, we embrace a hybrid work model and collaborate closely with our teams in Stockholm, Sweden, and other locations worldwide.
Join us in this first-of-its-kind engineering challenge as we redefine the future of automotive data accessibility and utilization.
What will you be doing?
- Assessing the design, implementation, and deployment needs of a containerized cloud infrastructure.
- Collaborating with colleagues to enable a pioneering, first-class data platform in the cloud.
- Utilizing design patterns and modern frameworks to build, maintain, and implement products and services within the Open Information Cluster cloud platform.
- Participating in design and development tasks while assisting peers with operational and implementation challenges.
- Applying modern software principles to evaluate options and performance trade-offs, while embracing the exploration and testing of new technologies.
Your experience?
- You are an experienced software engineer in an agile environment and are proficient in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Go, Java, or Python).
- You have experience of event-driven and microservices architectures and with cloud-native platforms.
- You prioritize end-to-end developer experience, recognizing its role in guiding and influencing other developers to improve their products and services.
- You have good understanding of API communication protocols and frameworks—such as GraphQL, gRPC, REST, or webhooks—and enjoy building scalable, performant, reliable, and highly available services.
- You have knowledge of cloud-native platforms and their usage, preferably Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services.
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.
Gothenburg, SE, 40531