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Senior SW engineer (python)

Aggregate function: Technology

Business Area: VT Netw. Strategy Archit. Eng.

Posting Country: Spain

Date Posted: 25 Apr 2025

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same. Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.

Would you like to be part of our new adventure? Vodafone Group launched its new technological HUB in 2021, an international center of excellence dedicated to research and development of technical solutions, such as Secure Networks, 5G and 6G development, Open RAN, IoT, MPN & MEC and UCC for Vodafone Business, platforms and enterprise solutions.
This vacancy is part of VOIS Spain, legal entity part of Vodafone Group.

Network as a Platform is a key strategic enabler for customer facing product platforms that will sit on top, delivering a rich set of capabilities that can be called upon via APIs which will massively enhance agility in delivering new/enhanced products and opportunities to grow revenue.

Role purpose

Develop software (APIs & microservices) for a continuously growing platform for the different Product Platforms and 3rd parties to consume
Deploy robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure in cloud architectures
Be part of a team that aims for technical excellence based on state-of-the-art technologies such as TDD, CI/CD Pipelines, Elastic Systems and best coding practices
Participate in Agile projects building the required solutions
Scout new technologies and vendors to enable innovation and identify technical enablers

What you’ll do

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

Deliver the Network as a Platform – NaaP – API catalogue and ensure the solutions being delivered are aligned with Vodafone strategy, best practice and business objectives.
Work closely with NaaP API Design and Architecture teams to understand NaaP APIs needs and develop relevant solutions for those needs.
Develop sw in cloud architecture environments with state-of-the-art technologies
Participate in Agile projects building the required solutions
Scout new technologies and vendors to enable innovation and identify technical enablers.
Contribute to definition of strategy and to design of E2E NaaP solutions
To define and deliver 3 Year Network as a Platform Roadmap

What you bring

At least 4 years of experience as a SW engineer
Proficiency in microservices development in dynamic environments with Python as main programming language.
Experience designing Restful API's following standards like Open API
Experience with IaC (Insfrastructure as a Code) tools to automate infrastructure provisioning
Sw engineering best practices, such as in-line documentation, linting, structured code, and Object-Oriented Programming.
Knowledge of Virtualization technologies & Container solutions (Kubernetes, Docker)
Experience with cloud architectures (e.g. AWS, Azure, or Google)
API automation testing including working experience with unit test automation frameworks (TDD or automated testing), such as pytest or unittest
Experience with relational databases (SQL)
CI/CD and version control knowledge
Testing implementation.
Experience of working with an agile methodology
Modern security practices
Ability to work in fast-paced international team

NICE TO HAVE:

Additional Programming language: Go
Terraform as IaC tool
AWS
Non-relational databases (MongoDB)
Technical expertise in Network technologies
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Experience with performance/load test (JMeter, Gatling, Locust)

What's in it for you

We offer hybrid (2 days in the office).
Competitive salary.
Intensive schedule every Friday and in summer.
Health & Life Insurance.
25 days holiday + December 24th and 31st.
Restaurant tickets.
Online training.

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Join Us

At Vodafone, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We take pride in our commitment to providing equal opportunities to individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We firmly believe that diversity includes a spectrum of experiences, and we welcome and support individuals with functional diversity.

Our mission is to create an accessible workplace where all team members can thrive, regardless of their unique abilities or challenges. We are committed to making reasonable accommodations to ensure that everyone can fully participate and excel in our organization. We value the unique perspectives and talents that individuals with functional diversity bring to our team and consider them an integral part of our success and innovation.
We recognize and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workplace so that we are as diverse as the customers and communities we serve. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social or marital status.
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job advert, we encourage you to apply as you may be just the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help see how your skills fit in.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

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