Software developer

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.

What do we offer?
While Volvo is pushing the boundaries on several fronts – autonomous driving, vehicle electrification, cutting-edge vehicle engineering design, and more – some of the most exciting action is happening in the Consumer and Enterprise Digital area.

We are uniquely positioned with our talent within CED to shape what’s next in automotive. We are taking consumer-facing technology around the driving experience to places most players are only dreaming about – and changing how people think about transportation as a result. 

We’re fully committed to giving Volvo customers an entire week of quality time back per year already by 2025 through digital innovations that simplify their lives. 

Within the enterprise, digital technology will provide vast opportunities to change the way we develop, produce and market cars. We are delivering leading enterprise products to power the digital future for Volvo Cars.

What’s in it for you?
Within Enterprise Digital a new Operating Model will be implemented enabling ED to increase flexibility, productivity and create a home for our experts. The model is centred around persistent teams focusing on business outcomes within product areas. People will belong to a chapter focusing on competence, career development and methods and tools. We believe that this is the best way forward to empower our teams and delivery resources with an embraced agile mind-set and culture.

What you’ll do
Providing competence for the team to succeed and deliver expected outcomes through skills to design, build and operate robust and resilient software and platforms through a T-shaped profile with a specialization in one or more engineering areas.

You will also continuously build knowledge about agile practices used and actively participate in ceremonies & be participating in developing work methods, processes, procedures and other applicable to enable sensible consistency across teams.
Actively participating in experimentation and innovation to bring accelerating value and understanding to myself, the team, the chapter and in communities of practice.
Providing input for the design and construction of test cases and scenarios and help validate executed test results.

You and your skills
We believe this experience is needed;
A BSc in software engineering or equivalent proven on-the-job experience (certifications, courses or similar)
At least 2 years explicit experience within the software engineering field
Expertise in specific software technology areas such as mainframe, Java, .Net or similar technologies. Understanding of modern software engineering practices for DevOps and automation such as continuous integration, testing, delivery and monitoring. Knowledge about specific applications, modules or platforms used within ED

You as a person will be acting as a team player with peers in a distributed environment with a multi-vendor and multi-cultural setting. We think you are curious and open-minded. You are continuously striving to develop skillsets by networking internally and externally.
Understanding, applying and following agile team principles and ceremonies.
Understanding and showing an interest in the user needs and user journey for the product teams’ outcomes.
Willingness to network with stakeholders for technical elicitation.
You have an agile mind-set and understanding with the ability to mentor and coach peers. Documentation and visualization skills with strong ability to communicate complex aspects within area of specialization.
Fluency in English.

Deep understanding of technical aspects within an area of specialization.
Understanding of DevOps and how it applies to the engineering role within area of specializations(s). Knowledge of architectural concepts and designs to be able to realize technical solutions based on this. Understanding of what platform technologies and solution architectures are appropriate for different technical solutions. Understanding of how to build secure solutions in adherence with security frameworks and architecture.

Education
BSc, or equivalent experience in a relevant field

How to learn more and apply
We would like your application at the latest 5th of January 2019. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted and that interviews will be held continuously.