Senior Backend Software Engineer – Cloud & DevOps

WirelessCar’s Journey

WirelessCar drives the future of mobility by connecting vehicles and developing cutting-edge digital services. We help leading brands—like Volkswagen, Volvo, and Jaguar Land Rover—innovate, enhance mobility, and accelerate their digital transformation. Join us and shape the next era of automotive technology!

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer – Cloud & Backend to join our cross-functional DevOps team.

In this role, you will design, build, deploy, and operate cloud-native, microservice-based solutions end-to-end. You will provide technical leadership for complex systems and critical components, contribute to architecture and technical direction, and take ownership of the quality, reliability, and sustainability of the services you help build.

You will work with modern technologies including Java, AWS, Kubernetes, microservices, and CI/CD, while collaborating closely with developers, architects, Product Owners, and other stakeholders.

Beyond individual delivery, you will help shape engineering practices, reduce technical debt and systemic risk, mentor engineers, and contribute to the long-term technical evolution of our systems and platform.

Here’s what you’ll focus on

• Design, build, deploy, and operate cloud-native, microservice-based solutions end-to-end.
• Lead architecture and technical direction for complex systems and critical components.
• Translate business and technical requirements into robust, scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions.
• Own delivery outcomes including quality, reliability, performance, and sustainability.
• Drive continuous improvement of systems, services, and engineering practices.
• Define, promote, and uphold engineering standards, security practices, operational excellence, and quality.
• Identify, prioritize, and reduce technical debt and systemic risks across services and teams.
• Make technical decisions with awareness of customer value, cost, business impact, and operational considerations.
• Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Mentor and support engineers through knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and daily collaboration.
• Lead technical initiatives and improvements when needed.
• Collaborate in cross-functional Agile teams to clarify system context, dependencies, risks, and the bigger picture.
• Take responsibility across the complete DevOps lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis and long-term improvements.
• Contribute to engineering culture and support the wider organization with deep technical expertise.

We Offer You

• A people-focused company with a healthy work-life balance and a hybrid way of working.
• A flat organizational culture built on trust, openness, and autonomy.
• The opportunity to work with modern technologies and connected mobility solutions.
• A global workplace with international collaboration and opportunities for professional growth.
• Hands-on work with Java, AWS, Kubernetes, microservices, and CI/CD.
• A strong DevOps culture with complete lifecycle ownership.
• The opportunity to influence technical direction and engineering practices.
• Opportunities to mentor engineers and contribute to the wider engineering community.
• A personal tech fund where you can choose the tools and equipment that support your work and development.

We Believe That You Bring

You are an experienced software engineer who combines strong technical expertise with ownership and leadership. You enjoy solving complex problems, making pragmatic technical decisions, and helping teams build reliable and maintainable solutions.

You are comfortable taking the lead when needed while working collaboratively with engineers, architects, product stakeholders, and customers.

Technical Skills

• 8–12 years of professional experience in software engineering, backend development, cloud engineering, or a related field.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java 11 or higher.

• Strong experience with AWS, including several of the following:

  • Lambda
  • EC2
  • ECS
  • SNS / SQS
  • IAM
  • DynamoDB
  • CloudFormation
  • CloudWatch
  • API Gateway and REST APIs
• Strong experience with Kubernetes, including building, deploying, and administering solutions.
• Strong understanding an…