Sr Software Engineer - Tools & Insight

Software, the fuel for mobility
​We bring bold digital visions to life. So we’re on the lookout for more curious and creative engineers who want to create change – one line of high-quality code at a time. Our transformation isn't for everyone, but if you're excited about solving the leading-edge technological challenges facing the auto industry, then let’s talk about your next move.

Let's introduce ourselves

We are expanding our team of digital talents – and are now looking for a Senior Software Engineer – Tools & Insights.

We’re creating our own future 

At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to be the leader in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. What we all have in common at Volvo Cars is our passion for protecting lives, our endless curiosity and our dedication to create a new future for the automotive industry. Our human centric focus is what separates us from all other car companies.

India Digital Tech Hub – Bangalore

The Digital Tech Hub is an integral part of the digital transformation journey for Volvo Cars. The Tech Hub is a strategic player, providing skills and competencies in areas such as cloud solutions, data science and analytics, SAP, UX/UI and we are part of managing key technology platforms within various domains such as R&D, manufacturing & logistics and the commercial area.

A career designed around you

Share our passion for customers and cars. Share our desire to make life less complicated for people. Join us at Volvo Cars.

What you'll do

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with 5–8 years of professional experience and a strong DevOps mindset to join our Tools & Insights team.

An opportunity to be part of the Tools & Insights team, owning and maintaining a broad range of third-party tools and services used across Volvo Cars digital landscape.
A role in a team that is transforming from hands-on operational support to focusing on automation, quality-related metrics, and engagement.
Exposure to a wide and evolving range of services, with the opportunity to embrace change and continuously take on new challenges.
A collaborative, close-knit team environment built on shared trust, respect, and access to systems.
The chance to work closely with development teams across the Commercial Digital business unit, supporting them through efficient service management and automation.
A dynamic role where the range of services evolves over time, requiring flexibility and willingness to take on new tasks.

Main responsibilities 

Support and maintain a broad range of third-party tools and services owned by the Tools & Insights team.
Debug problems and find solutions to increase automation of system management.
Work on providing insights into various metrics of the tools for a wider audience.
Support stakeholders while identifying opportunities to reduce manual workload and dependency on human interaction.
Collaborate closely with other team members while sharing knowledge and responsibilities across systems.
Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to operational support.
Adapt to changes in services and responsibilities as the team’s scope evolves.

What you'll bring

Required:

Understanding and preferably experience with CDN service (configuration, troubleshooting, performance optimization, security features), Akamai obviously a strong bonus.
Understanding and preferably experience with managing DNS.
Strong cybersecurity expertise in web-based distribution, with the ability to support teams in understanding and solving security challenges beyond basic server or path-level configurations.
Proven ability to analyze system performance, proactively identify issues, and work closely with cross-functional teams to drive efficient and effective resolution.
Strong collaborative team-oriented skills. We work as a team with total trust and respect for each other’s individual abilities and differences.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

 Nice to have:

Experience with modern monitoring and alerting tools, such as Grafana, Kibana, Apica, or similar platforms, for observability and incident analysis.
Working knowledge of Power BI, including building dashboards, reports, and basic data modelling.
Experience in Python (automation, data processing, scripting).
Hands-on experience with Power Automate for workflow automation, integrations, and process optimization.

Volvo Cars. For Life.
For nearly a century, Volvo Cars has empowered people to move freely in a personal, sustainable and safe way. Today, we are driving bold advancements in electrification, sustainability and automotive safety. To realise our ambitious vision, we are seeking innovative minds who are ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow – today.

In our company, we believe extraordinary things are achieved by ordinary people with the drive to make a difference.