Software Engineer - Android

Want to drive digital change in automotive?

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?

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. 

What you’ll do

We are looking for a talented and passionate Android Software Engineer. You will collaborate with other mobile development teams to create great new user experiences for our customers. Your focus will be to greatly enhance and innovate user services that comes as a part of owning a Volvo. This position is located in Volvo’s new Stockholm Software Technology Centre in central Stockholm.

* Design, build applications for the Android platform and ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
* Collaborate with other engineers to define, design, and ship new features
* Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs and help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Do you fit the profile?

We are looking for somebody with great knowledge within Java and Kotlin working in Android enviroment. 

You should be familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services

Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards and understanding of Google's Android app design principles and interface guidelines is good to have.

You should also have:
* Knowledge of user interface design and a passion for making delightful user experiences
* Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries
* Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools
* Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
* Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (preferably Git)
* Knowledge of unit testing

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 automotive 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.