Senior Data Software Engineer

Position:  Senior Data Software Engineer

Sector: Automotive

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Position Type: Contract or Permanent

*Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in Sweden*

About the company

Contechs are recruiting on behalf of their client who builds on a strong legacy of automotive innovation, combining expertise in vehicle engineering, advanced technologies, and product development. With a focus on future mobility, the organization develops next-generation vehicle architectures, intelligent systems, digital technologies, and advanced engineering solutions for international markets.

Through close collaboration across its engineering hubs, the client accelerates innovation, supports the development of world-class mobility solutions, and strengthens the group's global research and development capabilities.

To strengthen the team, we are looking for an individual who shares our passion for technology and

possesses a customer focused mindset. You will join the Data Solutions and Products team as part of a Cloud Platform and Data. The team is now aiming to build and operate a strategic B2B API platform to monetize vehicle and connected car data externally. The platform will support secure data sharing with various external data aggregators and fleet customers and 3rd party partners such as insurance and charging companies directly to monetize the data value as well as enhance the market competitiveness of the brands in

Europe. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build microservices, data APIs, and core

platform services that enable external B2B data products. You will also contribute to overall solution

design, including API contracts, service architecture, integration patterns, and deployment design.

Development is primarily based on AWS, with integration needs across Azure and potentially Ali

Cloud. The role will be based in Gothenburg Sweden.

Job Description

- Design, develop, and maintain backend services, microservices, and APIs for the external B2B

service platform

- Build platform capabilities for authentication, authorization, tenant access, vehicle

management, subscription management, entitlement, metering, billing support, and

monitoring in AWS environment

- Design and implement secure OAuth 2.0 / OIDC and system-to-system integration patterns

- Develop REST APIs and integration services for external customers and partners

- Implement logging, monitoring, alerting, tracing, and service health checks

-Troubleshoot issues in APIs, microservices, deployments, and integrations across

environments

- Contribute to solution design, including API contracts, service boundaries, integration

patterns, and deployment considerations

- Collaborate with data engineers to expose data products from the Databricks + AWS platform

as secure external services

- Work with product owner, architect, and engineers to translate business needs into scalable

technical solutions

- Support integrations with external partner platforms and cloud environments such

as AWS, Azure, and potentially Alicloud

- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment workflows, and release

verification

- Support Infrastructure as Code based deployment and environment management

- Ensure software quality through unit, integration, API, and regression testing

- Support external partner onboarding with technical integration guidance and secure access

setup

- Document APIs, service designs, workflows, and technical decisions to ensure maintainability

and collaboration

- Take ownership of assigned technical areas from design to deployment and operational

follow-up

Qualifications / Skills needed

- At least 5 years of experience in software engineering, backend engineering, or platform

engineering

- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or equivalent experience

- Strong experience building backend systems, APIs, and microservices

- Good understanding of solution design, distributed systems, and API architecture

- Experience with authentication and authorization, especially OAuth 2.0 and OIDC

- Good knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes, software testing, and release practices

- Strong hands-on experience with backend-oriented languages Java, Python, TypeScript /

Node.js

- Strong hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native service development

- Experience with Infrastructure as Code is preferred

- Experience with Databricks, data platforms, or data product environments is a plus

- Experience with Azure, Alicloud and cross-cloud integration is a plus

- Experience in automotive, mobility, or connected vehicle domains is an advantage

- Experience with monitoring, observability, and production support is beneficial

- A team player with strong collaboration skills

- Comfortable working in agile, cross-functional product teams

Who you are

- Pragmatic, self-driven, and solution-oriented

- Comfortable working in ambiguous and evolving environments

- Curious, flexible, and eager to learn new technologies

- Proactive, self-starting, and able to manage multiple tasks effectively

- Strong sense of ownership and accountability

- Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset

Why work through Contechs?

Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

How to Apply

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