Software Engineer Manager - Back End

Your leadership will make a difference.

At Volvo Cars, we are always looking for world-class leaders who bring out the best in our people. If you want to be part of leading and inspiring our mission to change the automotive experience and make people’s lives less complicated, then we have the job for you.

What you’ll do
This role is within our Consumer Commercial Digital Products (CCDP) team, which is using digital technologies to reinvent the experience of becoming a Volvo Customer. There’s no reason the experience of buying a car should be painful and difficult – it should be as enjoyable and exciting as actually having a new car. That is our mission. This is a rapidly growing team, and we are looking for outstanding people who will be some of the earliest hires in their function, helping to establish it at Volvo Cars.

You will be responsible for developing back-end software and services for consumer facing products and e-commerce solutions available in more than 80 countries.  Your responsibilities will include rapid development of prototypes/concepts along with regular development.  Initially, we are starting with a small team to create and test concepts, and then productize the promising ideas.  You are experienced with agile development and a champion of software development best practices.
You will also be responsible for hiring a team of software engineers to design and create new consumer applications that reach Volvo’s customers.  You should have start-up experience where you have quickly developed prototypes and catalysed product development in a fast paced, fluid environment.  You are a hands-on developer with backend experience while you are hiring and building the team.  You are experienced with agile development and a champion of software development best practices.
This position is located in Volvo’s new Software Technology Centre in central Stockholm or in our office in Gamlestaden in Gothenburg.

You and your skills
• Experience as a back-end software engineer, designing and writing code, served as a tech lead.
• Expert in back-end development, including data models, persistence layers, back-end services (REST APIs), app frameworks, caching and messaging services, as well as using 3rd party APIs.
• Understanding of Service Oriented Architectures
• Knowledge of designing data models, using ORMs/data access layers, and using SQL and noSQL databases
• Strong understanding of multiple languages - at least 2 of these must be C#, Python, Java, Ruby, Scala, or JavaScript
• Experience of developing code with AWS, Google App Engine, Azure, or other major cloud providers
• Technical interviewing, and helping to build a highly functioning software development team

To success in this role you need to have a bachelor’s degree and a minimum 5 years of experience developing back-end software. You got strong software design skills and knowledge of design patterns. It’s important that you have experience and expertise in developing consumer-facing products and experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and associated tools (Jira).
We think you have a passion for cars and development in the auto industry. It is preferred if you have understanding of CMS systems, such as Drupal or Sitecore and also understanding of Microsoft .NET and Azure technologies. Experience in developing mobile applications is also preferred.
You will spend the majority of your time hands on development of software and you will spend the rest of your time as the manager of a development team, responsible for hiring, compensation, and employee career development.

How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position please contact Senior Director Engineering, Mike Chow at [email protected]. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter, Martin Karlsson at [email protected]Help. We want your application at the latest May 15th 2018. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.

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.

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