Senior Software Engineer
Eskilstuna, SE, 405 08
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
Drive our Digital Transformation as a Senior Contributor
We are looking for Senior Software Engineer to join our competent agile team. This is a critical role where you will be instrumental in the support, maintenance, and evolution of a set of core applications hosted on the ServiceNow platform.
This role requires you to take ownership of complex challenges and drive best practices. You will be expected to guide technical direction within the team and ensure the robustness and scalability of our solutions. You will be part of the Chapter ServiceNow Sweden Team and report to the Chapter lead Sweden manager.
Key Responsibilities and Impact:
• Architectural Guidance: Serve as a trusted technical expert within the team, offering direction on design and implementation decisions to ensure solutions align with ServiceNow best practices and the broader IT strategy.
• Solution Development: Dive deep into complex business needs to design and build high-quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions that make the most of the ServiceNow platform.
• Agile Collaboration: Play an active role in our Scrum team, contributing to dynamic 3‑week sprints that balance strategic initiatives, platform improvements, and essential maintenance work.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner closely with business stakeholders, the Solution Leader, and team members to craft technical solutions that deliver meaningful and measurable business value.
Required Expertise:
This is a senior-level position requiring demonstrable, in-depth experience and technical leadership capabilities.
• Platform Experience: 6+ years of hands-on experience as a Software Developer/Engineer, specifically within SaaS platform architecture and development.
• Technical Proficiency: Expert-level command of technologies including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, and experience with server-side scripting languages like Jelly or similar platform-specific equivalents.
• Integration Expertise: Strong practical experience with REST/SOAP integrations and custom API development to connect ServiceNow with the broader enterprise landscape.
• ServiceNow knowledge (Strong Merits)
• Solid, proven understanding of the ServiceNow architecture, its core APIs (especially Glide API), and advanced best practices.
• Expertise in delivering maintainable custom-made solutions/applications on the ServiceNow platform.
• Previous demonstrable experience in leading development and comprehensive management of the ServiceNow platform ecosystem.
Who are you?
You are a seasoned, detail-oriented professional with a highly structured approach and a passion for developing reliable, large-scale solutions. As a person, you are a pragmatic problem-solver with strong social skills, eager to continuously learn and adapt to new challenges. You want to contribute to innovative digital solutions that make a positive impact on society and help shape the future.
Location:
This role is on-site in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The entire team is based out of this office, and collaboration requires your physical presence. You are required to work on-site at the office for this role.
What’s in it for you?
With us, you can work on complex, global problems, leveraging new and emerging technologies to drive the transformation of an industry on a global scale—and have a positive impact on society at large. We value flexibility, work-life balance, and believe in open dialogue, feedback, and transparent communication. By joining us, you will contribute to shaping future innovations and advancing existing breakthroughs.
Ready for the next move?
Make sure your time matters. Join us and shape the world into the bright place you want to live in.
In case you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Johan Bäcklin, Chapter Lead ServiceNow Sweden, johan.backlin@volvo.com
In some countries and for specific positions within Volvo Group Digital Technology Operations, background checks may be required, in accordance with local laws & regulations. If this is applicable to the role you have applied for, you will be informed.
Union representatives for Swedish applicants:
• Akademikerna – Mikael Johansson, +46 73 902 34 30
• Unionen – Lajla Dahlsjö, +46 31 322 45 75
• Ledarna – Carina Sachade, +46 73 902 40 83
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
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Joining the new DTO division means being part of a fast-moving digital product-oriented organization where teams truly own what they build from idea to delivery. In DTO, we work in agile, cross-functional teams, mastering the latest technology, and creating outstanding digital experiences that make a real difference for our colleagues and Volvo Group customers around the world. We put people first and build our culture on trust, passion, customer success, change, and performance. If you want to grow, collaborate across functions and entities, and help shape the future of digital products within Volvo Group, DTO is a great place to be.