Senior Platform Engineer

Volvo Cars is on an ambitious journey to redefine the customer experience in automotive through digital technology. Electrification, Autonomous Drive and Shared Mobility are enablers for the purpose – freedom to move in a personal, sustainable, and safe way.
Software engineering is an increasingly important area in the automotive industry. Volvo Cars is bringing more of the software development in-house to better handle continuous integration and the complex interactions between different functions. The data vision at Volvo Cars is powering innovation and every decision with trusted data and manage obstacles through innovative, robust designs and design for change.

This is a unit within Software Engineering, with a clear purpose to make the consumers feel special and rewarded by delivering leading Scandinavian design and seamless connectivity. They work in a fun and high-paced organization, and you can now join the department. The mission is to provide trusted data and insights to understand product & process performance and customer behavior, enabling improved efficiency and better customer experience.

They are growing and they are therefore now looking for curious, creative people who want to change the world through innovative thinking. They are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer within Data and Analytics

This team is working to accelerate and streamline the use of data, analytics, and AI. The team innovates and collaborates to offer a great user experience, and to provide a unified self-service platform.

What will you do?
As a Platform Engineer, you will be at the forefront of designing and building a Platform to bolster the data and analytics capabilities of the Volvo Cars Engineering organization. Your responsibilities will include configuring and setting up cloud infrastructure, deploying and operating data-oriented applications on Kubernetes, and working closely with other teams and platform users to gather requirements and maintain seamless operations.

This is an early development phase, which means you will have the unique opportunity of contributing directly to the Platform’s foundation. Your input will directly shape its trajectory, setting the stage for its future growth and success.

Who are you?
Volvo Cars is looking for a proactive individual with a solution-oriented mindset, who is proficient in the following areas:
Public cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or equivalent).Implementation of scalable infrastructure through an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approach.CI/CD with tools such as GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, etc. Deployment and operation of applications and services on Kubernetes.Design and implementation of internal developer platforms.

In addition, experience in any of the following is highly valued:
Networking, security, and reliability in enterprise cloud solutions.Tools and technologies for working with Big Data, including event streaming (e.g. Kafka, MQTT), large-scale data processing (e.g. Apache Spark, Ray), and storage solutions for Big Data (e.g. Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake).User and device authentication, data and resource access control, and data privacy protection.