Sr. Software Engineer

Senior Backend Developer – Join Us in Building the Future of Dairy Farming at DeLaval

Are you a seasoned backend developer who enjoys solving real-world problems with clean, scalable code? Do you want your work to have a meaningful impact beyond the screen? At DeLaval, we’re looking for a technically driven and collaborative Senior Backend Developer to join our cross-functional team developing DeLaval Plus – our digital platform supporting modern dairy farmers around the world.

Role And Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll work closely with Product Owners, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, UX Designers, QA Engineers, and other developers to build and maintain the backend services powering the DeLaval Plus website. You’ll be involved in the entire feature lifecycle – from design and development to testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident handling.

You’ll help shape robust, secure, scalable, and observable backend services using modern, cloud-native technologies. This role is ideal for someone who’s excited to deliver reliable systems at scale, enjoys working with data-intensive applications, and is passionate about making a difference in the lives of real users.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, build, and maintain backend services for DeLaval Plus
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to deliver high-quality features end to end
• Write secure and testable APIs following OWASP and clean code principles
• Manage infrastructure and deployments using modern IaC and DevOps tools
• Work on data-heavy services that are central to our platform’s performance and reliability
• Monitor services in production, respond to incidents, and continuously improve system resilience
• Contribute to our culture of learning and knowledge sharing
  
  

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone with at least 7 years of backend development experience. You should also have a solid foundation in computer science, with strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and system design.

You also have hands-on experience with most or all of the following:

• Languages & Runtime: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, npm
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, VPC), CDK, Kubernetes, Terraform
• Architecture & Patterns: REST API development, API security (authentication, authorization, OWASP best practices), event-driven architecture
• Testing & Quality: Jest (unit testing), Cypress (E2E), JMeter (load testing), SonarQube
• DevOps & Observability: Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Grafana, Loki, Sentry, OpsGenie
• Best Practices: Clean code, secure coding, code reviews, production monitoring, incident response
• Special Focus: Experience working with data-intensive and high-traffic applications
• Computer Science Fundamentals: Algorithms, data structures, system design
  
  

Who You Are

You’re not just a developer – you’re a team player and a problem solver. We believe you’ll thrive here if you:

• Take responsibility for your work and follow through
• Have strong technical curiosity and a drive to continuously learn
• Are proactive and enjoy taking initiative
• Value collaboration and helping others succeed
• Have experience handling incidents and working with customer service to improve production systems
• Have worked with production-grade systems and understand the importance of qu ality, reliability, and supportability
• Are fluent in English (required) and preferably also in Swedish
• Are able and willing to work from our Tumba office at least 3 days per week
  
  

Why DeLaval?

DeLaval is a global leader in dairy farming technology. We combine over 135 years of experience with cutting-edge digital innovation. By joining us, your code won’t just power a website – it’ll help farmers feed the world in a more sustainable way.

Additional Information

This is a full-time permanent position based at DeLaval’s headquarters in Tumba, south of Stockholm. We offer a hybrid workplace model, allowing flexibility to work remotely.

Applications close on September 26. Please ensure your application is submitted before then. We do not accept applications via email, however if you have any questions regarding the role or the recruitment process don’t hesitate to contact us. Apply today and help us shape the future of farming — one clean, simple line of code at a time. We’re growing our team and looking for more developers! Visit our careers page to explore all open roles.

Contact

Hiring manager: Magnus Storbjörk, [email protected]

Recruiter: Agnes Edbom, [email protected]

About DeLaval

Our vision is to make sustainable food production possible. As a company built on innovation, we constantly work to find ways of helping our customers, dairy farmers, do more with less by providing world-leading milking equipment and solutions. Today, DeLaval has approximately 4,500 passionate professionals operating in more than 100 markets around the world. DeLaval is part of the Tetra Laval Group. See more at corporate.delaval.com