Staff Engineer

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

Would you like to influence and craft the technical strategy that supports Volvo Cars to grow and reach our goal of being an electric mobility company by 2030? Excellent, then we would like you to join our Assisted Shopping org as Staff Engineer!  

“Assisted Shopping” is part of the Global Online Experience (GOX) area and our mission is to facilitate our prospective customers to find the offer that is best for them (Buy? Lease? Subscribe? Electric? Hybrid? Which model? ….).  We do that through a number of digital products that range widely in terms of technology (web forms, mobile apps, AI-powered chat bots, AR/VR, etc...) 
We’re looking for someone that will influence the management and the teams in shaping the world-class technical architecture and strategy that we need to become best-in-class. 
We have only just begun this journey in earnest and you’ll be joining us at a time where you can really have a great impact and make us set the tone for the next chapter in our company's history!  

What you'll do:  

In this role you will get the opportunity to work extremely close to our Senior Engineering Lead. This means that you will be their “right arm” when it comes to tech side of things (yes, we checked: they are right-handed!). You will also provide technical leadership across the Assisted Shopping Cluster as well as initiatives that span our sister organisations and strategic partnerships. This includes chipping in to the overall product vision and strategy for the organisation, and support Engineering Managers in technical matters. You will act as a mentor and role- model for other senior engineers and leaders in the organisation and encourage sound engineering practices while driving our technical strategy and roadmaps. Being a role model includes to sometimes get your hands dirty and be hands-on with coding, be a doer and inspiring leader in the company-wide engineering community. You demonstrate and champion an appetite for knowledge and never stop developing as an Engineer and leader, share your knowledge to help others grow by being visible (e.g. coordinate lunch-and-learns, publish your thoughts on external and internal blogs, represent Volvo Cars on external conferences and meetups, etc...) 

Who you are: 

To be a good fit for this role we believe you are someone with extensive demonstrable experience as a technical leader (formal or informal) for several teams. You also have solid previous experience in working hands-on as a Senior Software Engineer in an agile environment, and still love doing it (when time allows). You are a person that enjoys collaborating with all levels of engineering-, product- and UX leaders to build outstanding products with a growth mindset and can encourage others to do the same. As a person, you get a kick out of mentoring and supporting your fellow engineers and teams, so they can grow to their full potential and you understand the importance of having a solution that is scalable, sustainable, architecturally sound; you care about quality and you know what it means to ship high quality code. Navigate ambiguity feels comfortable to you and when required can exercise good judgment and decision-making. We are looking for a compassionate person who understands that every individual and situation have their specific needs and can adapt your leadership style and interactions accordingly. We hope you, like us, enjoys having fun at work and to take great care in making sure everyone always feels welcome and included. 

Application:

We are continuously screening applications and will fill the position as soon as we find a good match. We encourage you to apply as early as possible and to reach out to hiring manager "Mac" Giulio Maistrelli, [email protected] for questions about the position and Senior Talent Acquisition Partner Lovisa Ermell,  [email protected] if you have any questions regarding the process.  Please note that applications via email will not be accepted due to GDPR. 

We offer our employees excellent benefits such as: 

- Plenty of leave to let you take time off for what's most important in life 
- Collective Agreement and ITP pensions 
- An annual allowance to spend on your health and wellbeing 
- A private health insurance