Architect

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 automobile 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.

Everything we do starts with people.
Our human-centric focus is what makes us different from all other car companies, and it’s at the heart of everything we create. If you want to join us in our mission to make people’s lives less complicated, we offer you a chance to grow together with talented people who want to make a true difference.

What’s in it for you?
Within the Volvo Cars Commercial Digital team, we work in customer-centric product teams to make Volvo Cars business fully digital. We build products and systems for Volvo Cars customers and partners, including Retail & Care Platform, volvocars.com, the Volvo On Call app, Care by Volvo, online sales, customer data, Volvo ID, the Volvo Cars Developer Portal and APIs for building new innovative services.

The team is located in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Lund, Sweden, and we also have teams in the US and in China. Many of the people you will be working with have experience from start-ups and global tech companies such as Spotify, Google, Ericsson, Microsoft, Tradera, Klarna, and King.

We are now looking for an Architect for Salesforce Platform

You and Your Skills
We are looking for an experienced application architect for the Salesforce platform, who has a deep understanding of native Salesforce features and functionality. You have experience in designing and developing custom business applications on the Salesforce platform and been part of entire Software development lifecycle – assessing the architecture environment and requirements and designing sound, scalable, and high-performing solutions on the Salesforce Platform. You have a keen interest and understanding of data management on the Salesforce platform, right from designing a data model adhering to Salesforce best practices to designing and maintaining a good security model. You have experience in continuous integration and continuous delivery practices for the Salesforce platform. You also have experience on integration of the Salesforce platform with different systems and products in the Enterprise.

You probably have a degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Collaboration and communication skills are essential when working in a diverse and international setting. It is also important that you are continuously developing your own skills and guide and coach developers on the team.

What You’ll Do
You’ll work closely with the different product teams and help the product teams with technical design and architecture, especially when it comes to development of new features. In addition, you will also be part of programs and projects and responsible for the architecture and design of the project deliverable. You will work very closely with the platform team and support them with proactive maintenance of the Salesforce platform.
To summarize:
* Collaborate with product teams to determine functional and non-functional requirements and help with architecture and technical design (including integrations)
* Work as an architect for programs and projects
* Maintaining of architecture and technical documentation, principles, standards and guidelines for the Salesforce platform and products
* Coordinating and running of the Architecture Review Board (Design Authority) thereby governing the Salesforce platform
* Communicate successfully all concepts and guidelines to development team
* Ensure that the products meet all the requirements of quality including code and design quality
* Proactively manage technical debt on the platform


How To Learn More And Apply
Does this sound like your next challenge? Welcome with your application by submitting your CV and cover letter.  Selections are continuous. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted due to GDPR.