Backend Engineer - Vehicle

The Vehicle Mission team develops the mission control backend that orchestrates autonomous vehicle operations. You will develop the orchestration of driving tasks to autonomous vehicles, coordinate passenger boarding workflows, and ensure reliable communication between backend systems and on-vehicle components.

What you'll do

• Research and develop passenger management systems for autonomous mobility services
• Bridge the data flow of the AWS-based backend infrastructure and the in-vehicle components using AWS IoT services (e.g., commands, events, metrics, logs)
• Develop and improve the backend services used to orchestrate a vehicle's mission
• Work in a bottom-up managed, autonomous, cross-functional team together with other talented engineers
• Participate in the full development life cycle, from design to implementation, quality assurance and maintenance
• Interface with VW Group, vendors, and other partners to align software interfaces, tooling, and hardware

What you'll need

• Proficiency in Typescript, or another modern typed programming language used on the backend
• Experience with AWS IoT and Serverless technologies, ideally such as Lambda, DynamoDB, and SQS
• Familiarity with communication protocols used to connect edge devices, such as MQTT
• Experience with CICD tools such as Github Actions or AWS CodeBuild
• Knowledge of current trends in software design, event-driven architecture, DevOps, and a strong interest in further development

Nice to have

• General interest in embedded development
• Interest in applying agile development practices and a proactive, flexible, and hands-on mindset

What they offer

• Competitive salary (including bonus)
• Hybrid work setup with flexible working hours
• Home office budget and monthly expense allowance
• Public transport ticket (fully subsidized Deutschlandticket) and MOIA ride discount
• Learning environment with continuous learning days, trainings, workshops, and conferences
• 30 vacation days, sabbatical and unpaid leave option