Engineering Manager i Göteborg

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.

Does the thought of being the leader in an amazing organisation that serves one of the core areas of the Volvo Cars business that will help us achieve the goal of being a fully electric car company by 2030 excite you? Excellent, then we would love for you to be one of our new Engineering Managers that will guide one of our teams on this exciting journey we have ahead of us.

What’s in it for you?
This role is within our Global Online Experience (GOX) area and our mission is to ensure we provide a transparent and reliable experience for our customers that have bought or leased a vehicle with us.

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

You should have start-up mind set where you have quickly developed prototypes and catalyzed product development in a fast paced, fluid environment. You have or have recently had hands-on development experience. You are experienced with agile development and a champion of software development standard methodologies. 

What you’ll do:
•    Grow and reshape teams with dedicated engineers.
•    Mentor and coach individual engineers and teams as well as removing obstacles in their way to deliver software at scale and speed.
•    Lead and develop technology strategy in your domain and together with the product manager make sure the architecture and strategy enable the product vision.
•    Drive and champion collaboration, diversity, and engagement.
•    Advocate and advance software development, operation, and engineering practices.
•    Always find ways to learn and continuously improve our products and practices.
•    Individually contribute to developing our solutions. Examples of Technologies/languages used Java, C#, Typescript, JavaScript, React with solutions running in Azure and AWS.

Who you are:
We are looking for an experienced software engineering manager, who have previously built and led software engineering teams.You will likely spend some time on hands on development or technical design of software in a team and the rest of your time as the manager of a development team, responsible for hiring, compensation, and employee career development.

You probably have a degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. You have a passion for transforming and developing digital products, architecture and standard methodologies, love to interact with development teams to understand their needs and product missions, and with servant leadership and a strong technical foundation you strive to create a fast and fun developer experience. Strong people management, collaboration and communication skills are important in this role.

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.

How To Learn More and Apply
Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter via the link below, no later than 20th of November 2022. If you have any questions regarding the position or recruitment process you are welcome to contact Robert.Smith@volvocars.com or Senior Tech Recruiter rinor.alihajdaraj@volvocars.com. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted due to GDPR.
 

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.