Senior Backend Developer @ MDM
Lisbon
Innovation & Engineering Hub – MAN Innovation & Engineering /
Perm Contract /
Hybrid
The Innovation & Engineering Hub by Volkswagen Group Services, in Portugal, delivers groundbreaking solutions together with our stakeholders, by developing sustainable and market-oriented products as well as innovative services.
Volkswagen Group Service is positioned in the market with a broad range of automotive services and supports the core business of Volkswagen, other brands and organizations.
Side by side with MAN Truck & Bus, one of Europe's leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles, we are hiring a dedicated team in our Hub. 🚚
MAN Truck & Bus is focusing on four key areas
• Alternative drive systems;
• Digitalization;
• Automated driving;
• Road Security;
Thus transforming itself from a commercial vehicle manufacturer to a provider of intelligent and sustainable transport solutions.
About the team
Our MDM team is revolutionizing the automotive landscape with a robust and scalable platform, ensuring the rapid deployment of new products and services to vehicles. We prioritize our customers' needs, delivering state-of-the-art solutions using agile practices. Our mission is to optimize end-to-end delivery, ensuring a continuous stream of value.
Your responsibilities:
- Lead the development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of backend solutions and internal tools using modern cloud infrastructure in the automotive IoT context;
- Drive the implementation and maintenance of functionality for our trucks using agile methodologies, significantly contributing to our technical roadmap;
- Design and create products, prototypes, and MVPs for near-vehicle services;
- Architect and manage cloud-native microservices using containers, serverless functions, RESTful APIs, and event streaming;
- Take full ownership of the products you build, including validating compatibility with embedded systems using hardware test setups;
- Provide expert advice to your team and other teams on backend and tool development in an automotive IoT environment, continuously improving service, tooling, and processes;
- Proactively identify and solve problems, acting as the interface between electrical engineers, IT technology, and users;
- Embrace a results-oriented approach with a commitment to learning new technologies and solving problems innovatively.
Your skills:
- Bachelor's degree in related field or comparable job expertise
- Extensive Experience: Over 5 years of backend development experience, demonstrating advanced knowledge and leadership in the field;
- Java/Kotlin Expertise: Deep expertise in backend development using Java/Kotlin, with significant focus on RESTful APIs and event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, MQTT);
- Framework Proficiency: Mastery of frameworks, particularly Spring Boot, with the ability to leverage its full capabilities;
- Database Management: Advanced knowledge and experience with SQL and NoSQL database management systems, capable of designing and optimizing complex database solutions;
- Cloud Services Mastery: Extensive experience with cloud services (preferably AWS), including cloud paradigms such as Infrastructure-as-Code, PaaS, alerting, and monitoring, with a proven ability to integrate and optimize these services;
- CI/CD and Microservices: In-depth experience in designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines and microservice architectures;
- Software Principles: Solid understanding and application of Clean Code and Clean Architecture principles, with a strong emphasis on quality, maintainability, and usability.
What can we offer?
- Attractive remuneration
- Flexible work hours and hybrid mode
- Attractive workspace
- Active Health Care
- Employee Benefits
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