Software development that makes a difference

At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to lead in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. Now we are looking for curious, creative people who want to change the world through innovative thinking.

This role is within our Commercial Digital – Content Platform 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. 

What you'll do

You will be responsible for developing software for consumer facing and internal products across more than 100 countries. We create the end-to-end experience for online sales/subscriptions of cars, global campaigns as well as frameworks for other parts of Volvo cars. Your responsibilities will include rapid development of prototypes/concepts, and regular product development.

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 and backend experience, obsessed with efficient, well-architected software. You have a sense for “good enough”. You are experienced with agile development and a champion of software development best practices. You are also experienced in leading and supporting your teammates with technical decisions. 

You and your skills

• You are a well-rounded software engineer. To succeed in this role, you need to have a minimum of 8 years of work experience developing software for web applications and workloads.  
• Expert in JavaScript programming and in building UIs with HTML and CSS
• Experience using Docker, Kubernetes, Microservice architecture.
• Experience with .NET, Swagger/OpenAPI, MongoDB, Kafka
• Expertise in React.js, Typescript, Next.js framework
• Experience in using one or more cloud providers like AWS or Azure
• Experience in building accessible and performant websites
• Experience with headless content management systems 
• Understanding of Service Oriented Architectures
• Finally, share our passion for cars and developments in the auto industry.

Please note that this position include on-call. You will have office-hours support and after-hours on call support for our CMS systems on a rotary basis.

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.