Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer
 

We're creating our own future.
At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to be the leader in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. What we all have in common at Volvo Cars is our passion for protecting lives, our endless curiosity, and our dedication to create a new future for the automotive industry. Our human centric focus is what separates us from other car companies. Would you like to influence and craft the technical strategy that helps Volvo Cars to grow and reach our goal of being an electric car company by 2030? Excellent, then we would like you to join us in the role as Senior Software Engineer
 

What you’ll bring
We think you are a very experience engineer who’s worked on several products and led various initiatives. You are self-driven, embrace ownership and take pride in your work. You possess senior expertise in Java and have experience from developing and handling micro service based solutions in production environments. You have a solid understanding of modern software engineering practices and the ability to weigh different options against each other and make informed decisions regarding the most suitable technical solutions to cater for our needs.
To be successful in this role you must be a strong team player with the ability to inspire, drive and create commitment amongst your peers and colleagues. Last but not least, we expect you be passionate about learning and keep building on top of your current skill set while supporting others doing the same.
 

What your days with us might look like
You’ll be part of a devoted team developing and maintaining both new and existing solutions within our area. The team will be building Java Spring Boot applications as backend for web-based user interfaces, for performing data processing, providing data service platform functionality, integrating with external systems, etc.
 

In your role you will among other things get to

• Develop a holistic view of our services and how they fit within the broader organisation.
• Collaborate with the tech leadership within the cluster on modernising software practices.
• As a senior developer, take ownership of the development, testing, monitoring and maintenance of our systems.
• Participate and drive ideation and brainstorming sessions to devise creative and disruptive digital solutions
• Keen on playing multiple roles within the team (e.g. individual contributor, lead, teacher, mentor, solution designer). We strive for the team to have complete ownership over the solutions we are developing.
• Collaborate with representatives from supported business area(s)
• Communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Evaluate options and the performance tradeoffs / benefits in collaboration with others
• Promote quality in our deliveries
• Develop some level of understanding of .NET and engage in high level conversations

What we are using
 

• Java, Spring Boot and Docker
• Kubernetes
• REST and GraphQL APIs
• MQ integrations
• SQL and NoSQL databases
• Kafka for event streaming
• ArgoCD and Github actions for CI/CD
• Suitable cloud native services
• Snowflake for data warehouse services
• Elastic for observability

We welcome you to apply in English by 31th May the latest. 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.