Senior SW engineer (python)
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)
Benefits
- Hybrid work model.
- Bonus on top of the gross salary.
- Meal voucher (Ticket Restaurant), additional to gross salary.
- Flexible working hours from Monday to Thursday, and an intensive schedule on Fridays.
- Intensive Summer Schedule during July and August.
- Up to 20 days per year of 100% remote work from other locations.
- Private Health and Life Insurance for employees.
- 25 vacation days, plus December 24th and 31st off.
- Optional Pension Plan.
- Access to an online learning platform for continuous training.
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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.