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.

About the team

The Volvo Cars Car Configurator team is seeking a Senior Fullstack Engineer with a passion for developing efficient, scalable, and user-friendly interfaces. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of React, NextJS, and server-side rendering. Our application serves millions of customers monthly across 80+ countries around the world. When a customer needs to customise a new car on volvocars.com, that’s where we come in. Help us bring the best possible shopping experience to Volvo customers!

What you will do

• Develop and maintain highly reliable and scalable web applications using React and NextJS.
• Implement server-side rendering to improve the performance and user experience of our web applications.
• Write comprehensive unit tests and end-to-end tests to ensure the robustness and reliability of the frontend applications.
• Collaborate with the backend team to integrate APIs and services.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain a high-quality codebase.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects from conception to production deployment.
• Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and clients to ensure requirements are met and to discuss any potential challenges.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders, including product managers, designers, and backend engineers, to ensure that the frontend applications align with the company’s goals.
• Provide and refactor a code base that enables the other engineers on the team.
• Lead technical initiatives or coach and mentor other engineers to own features from start to finish themselves.
• Balance tech-debt vs delivering value.

You and your Skills

• Proven experience as a Frontend Engineer or Fullstack JavaScript/TypeScript Engineer.
• Proficiency in React, NextJS, TypeScript and server-side rendering.
• Experience with frontend testing frameworks and strategies, such as Playwright and Storybook.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to take ownership of projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including documentation and sharing knowledge with colleagues.

Bonus Points

• Familiarity with backend JavaScript frameworks and runtimes, such as Node.js and Bun.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure in AWS/Azure or similar.
• Container orchestration engines, e.g. Kubernetes.
• GraphQL.
• Content Distribution Networks, e.g. Akamai.
• A passion for vehicles and the car industry!
• Leading technical initiatives in a collaborative fashion.

Location: Stockholm, Hybrid

Want to know more? We hope so

We welcome you to apply in english before 19th October the latest. We will go through applications on a regular basis. Please apply through the provided link. Applications submitted via email will not be retained or taken into consideration. Once you receive a confirmation email from the system, your application will be acknowledged.

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.