Senior Backend Engineer (all genders) - Vehicle Foundation

Senior Backend Engineer (all genders) - Vehicle Foundation

To make the vision of an autonomously driving mobility service a reality, the teams in our Vehicle Integration domain develop the applications and tools needed to enable autonomous passenger management within our MOIA vehicles in a world without a driver. How do passengers authenticate themselves in an autonomous vehicle? How do we ensure a safe cabin during boarding and the ride? Which content should be displayed on the vehicle screens to provide a safe and informative user experience for the passenger?

The Vehicle Mission team addresses these challenges by building the mission control backend that orchestrates autonomous vehicle operations. The team develops the orchestration of driving tasks to autonomous vehicles, coordinates passenger boarding workflows, and ensures reliable communication between backend systems and on-vehicle components. This includes integrating with external self-driving system providers and providing test infrastructure and tools for autonomous vehicle development.

The team has the necessary roles to take full responsibility for the given value streams: from backend and embedded developers to quality specialists, cyber security experts and product owners. Join the team if you want to solve these challenges in an agile and customer-driven environment.

What you will 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.
• Integrate AI coding assistants in the development process.
• Interface with VW Group, vendors, and other partners to align software interfaces, tooling, and hardware.

What will help you to fulfill your role

• 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.
• General interest in embedded development.
• Knowledge of current trends in software design, event-driven architecture, DevOps, and a strong interest in further development.
• Interest in applying agile development practices and a proactive, flexible, and hands‑on mindset.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds— even if you don’t meet every requirement.

Our benefits in a nutshell

• Competitive salary (including bonus)
• Hybrid work setup: Work from home or one of our offices – you and your team decide how often to meet, blending flexibility with collaboration!
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of flexible work arrangements depending on your needs (parenting, care work, volunteering, etc.)
• Budget and monthly expense allowance for home office setup
• Possibility of remote work from outside Germany for up to 6 weeks per year from over 35 countries – learn more in our blog !
• Public transport ticket (fully subsidized "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides
• Subsidized fitness club membership or bike leasing
• Learning environment with continuous learning days, job rotation, trainings and workshops, coaching, conferences, books, and language classes
• Mental health support, 1:1 sessions with external professionals and mental unload workshops
• 30 vacation days, sabbatical and unpaid leave option
• Relocation support with service provider (visa, administration, etc.)
• Dog‑friendly offices