Software development engineer in test (SDET) i Göteborg

Let's create the future together.

At Volvo Cars, we believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. We are people who care about other people, working together to create new technologies and innovations for safe, sustainable and convenient mobility. Want to join us?

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.

What’s in it for you?
This role is within our Global Online Digital team, which is using digital technologies to reinvent the experience of becoming a Volvo customer. There is 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.  
The primary role on the team is to improve the quality through testing. We work in a cross-functional and highly collaborative Agile team. You will as well actively contribute to building productivity tools & libraries. You will be on a team that is responsible for both new product development and feature enhancements of existing products. You are experienced with agile development and a champion of software development best practices.
 

What you'll do

Develop the QA & automation practices and strategies for our software development teams.
Write tools and libraries which can be used by other QA/devOps engineers .
In collaboration with the agile teams set the guidelines and requirements on the test practices in the development process.

Building a path for successful cooperation between testers of different levels.

Controlling and managing difficulties that arise in different projects during testing related activities.
 

You and your skills:
Strong coding experience on at least two language from (Javascript, typescript, java, python, C#, Go, Scala).
Strong, object-oriented design and coding skills (Javascript preferably on a UNIX or Linux platform).
Strong exposure with test frameworks Webdriverio, Cypress, Protractor, TestNG.
Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases.
Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
Deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly.
Coding experience with automation framework, tools and services for web. Experience in API testing.
Understanding of QA methodologies, life cycle and processes.
Shows creativity and initiative to improve product coverage and effectiveness.
Knowledge of perl,  bash or other scripting languages a plus.
Good knowledge of build pipelines (you have yourself written different kinds of build pipelines)
Elastic search (KQL), Kibana, AWS, Azure experience is a plus.
 

We think you share our passion for technology and software quality and have the desire to work closely with developers, business analysts, Agile leads and other quality analysts in high collaborative environment to create and prioritize Test plans.
As a person we think you are inspiring, motivating and moving the testing process forward in a positive and driven way. If you understand Continuous Delivery, experience from QA Lead or any other leadership skills we see them as desirable.

How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position please contact hiring manager anand.kannan@volvocars.com or Senior Recruiter Henrik.jansson.3@volvocars.com. We want your application at the latest 20th of June 2021. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted due to GDPR. We are looking forward to your application!

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.