Senior Backend 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.

About The Team

The Daily Usage Cluster is a part of the Commercial Digital organization, and our mission is to provide our customers with a personalized, hassle-free, and cost-efficient everyday experience. We are responsible for building the customer facinge features for our battery electric vehicle users, to allow them to optimize their charging in their home environment.Would you like to influence and craft the technical solutions that enables Volvo Cars to grow and reach our goal of being an electric car company by 2030?

Great, then we would like you to join our Cluster as a backend Engineer with experience in Java!

We’re looking for someone to support us in crafting a high-quality data ecosystem that spans multiple product teams and clusters. We have only just begun this journey in earnest, and you’ll be joining us at a time when you can really have a great impact and contribute to setting the tone for the next chapter in our company's history!

What You’ll Do

You will be innovating our customer experience with a focus on building backend services primarily using REST APIs and GraphQL. We use mainly Java and SpringBoot to set up services. We also use Kibana and Grafana for our dashboards. We deploy our applications in Kubernetes and AWS/Azure, using tools like GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, among others. You will work together with software, quality and design engineers as part of a cross-functional team. Your focus will be to support new initiatives and solutions for electric vehicle owners. Since it is a new project it will also include exciting explorations and opportunities to bring your expertise and knowledge to the table.

You And Your Skills

We believe that you…

• Are an experienced backend engineer who’s worked on several products in the past
• Have knowledge of Java, and you feel comfortable working in a platform with a Docker/Kubernetes/Cloud setup.
• You have a solid understanding of microservices, and frontend know-how is a bonus.
• To be effective in this role, you need to take charge as well as being a collaborator.
• You should have the ability to drive and create commitment.
• It is important that you have integrity and a change management mindset.
  
  

Want to know more? We hope so

We welcome you to apply in English before 31st 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.

Location : Stockholm (Hybrid)

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.