Software Engineering Manager (Front-End)

Volvo Cars is on an ambitious journey to re-define the customer experience in automotive through digital technology. We’re committed to giving Volvo customers an entire week of quality time back per year by 2025 through these types of innovations that simplify their lives.  We’re looking for team members in this Digital organization who think about technology problems and opportunities in exciting and different ways – creative and critical thinkers who want to change the world with us here at Volvo.

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 front end (or full stack) software for consumer facing products and e-commerce solutions across more than 80 countries.  Your responsibilities will include rapid development of prototypes/concepts, and regular product development. 

You will also be responsible for hiring, leading, and managing 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 front-end 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 Stockholm Software Technology Centre or in Volvo’s Gamlestaden office in Gothenburg.
 

Required Skills:
* Experience as a front-end software engineer, designing and creating code, and served as a tech lead
* Knowledge of front end development, including responsive interfaces, single page applications and using modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, or Bootstrap.  We are using React
* Knowledge of HTML5 and CSS along with authoring tools
* Understanding of Service Oriented Architectures
* Experience with SiteCore or CMS development important
* Strong understanding of multiple languages, including 2+ of JavaScript (required), Java, C#, Python, Java, Scala, or Ruby
* Experience developing code with AWS, Google App Engine, Azure, or other major cloud providers
* Ability to do technical interviewing, to assist with building a highly functioning team of software engineers
* You will spend the majority of your time hands on development of software
* You will spend the rest of your time as the manager of a development team, responsible for hiring, compensation, and employee career development

Minimum Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s Degree
* Minimum 3 years work experience developing front-end software
* Strong software design skills and knowledge of design patterns
* Expertise in and experience developing consumer-facing products
* Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and associated tools (Jira) and CI/CD best practices

 
Preferred Qualifications:
* A passion for cars and developments in the auto industry
* Full-stack development experience is a big plus (e.g. developing back-end REST services)
* Understanding of CMS systems, such as Drupal and SiteCore
* Understanding of Microsoft .NET and Azure technologies
* Experience developing mobile applications