Software Engineer Analyst - Fullstack (Backend) (Multi-year contract opportunity)

Software Engineer Analyst - Fullstack (Backend) (Multi-year contract opportunity) - SOF000002 - Hybrid

Primary Location

 - United States-California-Belmont

Description

 

VW. Two letters. Endless opportunities. A bright future.

Innovation. Sophistication. Optimization. This is our Passion.

 

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN.  Here in the US, we are blending German engineering with American ingenuity.

At the Innovation & Engineering Center California (IECC), we represent the Volkswagen Group in applied research and development. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, we create bold new ideas for the Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Porsche brands. We’re a team of engineers, designers, scientists, and psychologists looking to develop innovations for future generations of cars, and to transfer technologies from many industries and research institutions into the automotive domain. Our mission is to drive change which means we are not only impacting one of the world’s largest car makers, but also the lives of millions of people. Are you ready to join us?

 

Software Engineer Analyst - Fullstack (Backend)

Role Summary

Software Engineer - Fullstack (Back-end) (Multi-year Contract opportunity)

Description:
The ICC and Global Group Innovation projects are pushing the limits of backend infrastructure for a range of purposes, including developing scalable machine learning infrastructure as well as scaling realtime mobility services to millions of clients. To support this, the ICC is adding backend developers to build and evolve these capabilities and ultimately help with the transition to production within Volkswagen Group brands. Backend developers appropriate for this role will be driven self-starters and have experience with some/all of the following tools/environments/techniques.

This role allows the IECC to keep a finger on the pulse of the Silicon Valley. This role impacts multiple Software Platforms initiatives through the presentation of ideas, definition of new experiences, building of prototypes to validate ideas; and when successful, its productization. This role leads and influences interdisciplinary teams which might include mobile engineers, backend engineers, industrial designers, graphic artists, mechatronics engineers, psychologists, and workshop technicians.

Role Responsibilities:
• Investigate and develop technical concepts and solutions for new generation of connected and autonomous vehicle services
• Design, develop, and maintain cloud services and distributed systems, with particular attention to RESTful interfaces, microservice architectures, and potential for scalability
• Maintain coding standards through writing unit/integration tests and active participation in code reviews
• Out-of-the-box thinking by adding to the existing infotainment ecosystem

Qualifications

 

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) with 2+ years of related experience
• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field with1-3 years' experience

Required Skills:
• Experience developing scalable, robust, secure software in public clouds (AWS, Azure), including managed and unmanaged services as well as key APIs and frameworks
• Proficiency with relevant programming languages and paradigms (Java, Python, Scala, Golang, OOP, functional programming, SQL and NoSQL databases, concurrency, sharding, etc.)
• Experience with container-based development and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with key CI/CD principles and technologies
• Mastery of key development tools such as git, and familiarity with collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence or similar
• Scoping work, with focus ranging from rapid prototyping to production readiness.

•       Readiness for international business trips to visit Audi AG, Volkswagen AG, Porsche AG.
• Flexibility to travel within US, Europe and China.

 

In Belmont, California, the salary range for this role is $90000 - $120000, depending on education and experience.

 

 

Volkswagen's roots in Silicon Valley sprout the tech-driven future of transportation

 

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V.  We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us to request accommodation.