Software Developer

Stockholm Headhunting has been commissioned to find a Software Developer for the mobile operator company Vimla!, owned by Telenor, one of the fastest growing startup communications companies in Sweden. Vimla! are making a big shift towards becoming an engineering-driven company, where you will have instant impact from day one. Vimla! are not interested in being just another smart mobile operator, they want to break new ground and challenge the existing Swedish market.

About Vimla! 

Vimla! is one of the fastest growing communications companies in Sweden, starting from a small beta in 2014 to a big and lively community in 2018 and are well financed. Vimla! are focusing on user experience based on where, when or how we use our mobile phone today. Based on the results of qualitative interviews, they will now develop new features to challenge the user experience. Vimla! values the health perspective for their users, and also aims becoming the operator for developers, where developer can make changes in Vimlas open source product, and customize the application in order to suit them.

They are owned by Telenor but operates completely separate with full technical freedom. The office is located in Solna, in the same building as Telenors head office, but they also operate in the A-house which is in the central of the city. Vimla! are a group of 22 people, passionate about what they do. They like to think of themselves as a small team with huge dreams. They are honestly convinced that they are on to something really big. Team Vimla! is a mixed bunch with complementing super-powers. Since they are a relatively small team they can work alongside, transparently and collectively. 

Vimla! help bring friends, families, communities and many others closer together! You can read more about Vimla! here.

About the role 

In this role you would work on further development of Vimla! application filter as well as Vimla!’s internal system. This Includes application development, development of new tools and various AI projects for automation. You will be a big part of starting up and forming Vimla!s Software Development team. Since the Software Development team is in its starting phase, you will not have fully defined tasks. You will be a part of deciding your own tasks and there for work on what suits you best. You will be working in a small team, with virtually no legacy code base, building something unique from the ground up.

They have thrown away all the legacy of yesterdays telecom and are beginning to build a whole new communication experience for people in Sweden based on cutting edge software hosted in the cloud with full control over the user experience. You will innovate Vimla!’s vision to modernize the phone experience and get involved in setting the norm for how Vimla! works.

Vimla! is looking for

Preferably you have experience from working both in front and backend development. You have experience from working with Java, Node, React, Docker and AWS but other experiences is valued as well. If you have experience in developing mobile applications in iOS and/or Android then that is a big plus. It is a bonus if you also have an understanding of Agile & Continuous Delivery workflows.

Vimla! are in other words looking for either a skilled generalist or a skilled specialist who is looking for even more experience. You need to be fluent in English. As a person you are humble, confident, a good communicator and creative team player with and strategic mind set. 

Do you wanna be a part of Vimla! and build the future of communications in Sweden? Please apply through our webpage as soon as possible as we go through the applications as we receive them. If you have any questions about the company or position, do not hesitate to contact Paulina at [email protected] or +46 (0)70 891 81 00

Keywords: Software developer, Fullstack, Backend, Frontend, Node, React Native, AWS, Java, Docker, Agile, mobile application, iOS, Android