About the Role
As a Digital Innovation Back-End Developer, you will join a cross-functional and multicultural team within Vodafone Network Operations, contributing to the development of innovative digital products, web and mobile applications, automations and services supporting European Network Operations. You will play a key role in Vodafone's digital transformation, creating reliable and scalable solutions that simplify processes, improve efficiency and deliver tangible business value.
Responsibilities
•Develop and maintain high-quality Back-End digital solutions, services and reusable components supporting web and mobile applications
•Drive continuous improvements across our digital products, with a focus on performance, reliability, security, scalability and maintainability
•Participate in requirements analysis, technical design and solution definition for new business needs and product evolutions
•Develop solutions based on modern Back-End architectures, including microservices, APIs and web services, ensuring effective integration with Front-End applications and enterprise systems
•Design, develop and maintain system integrations, enabling reliable and secure data exchange between applications, services and internal/external enterprise platforms
•Ensure code quality through appropriate testing, code reviews and adherence to development standards and engineering best practices
•Contribute to defining, sharing and continuously improving Back-End development and system integration standards, coding guidelines and best practices across the team
•Work within Agile delivery frameworks, actively contributing to planning, refinement, development and delivery activities
•Embrace a continuous delivery approach across development, integration, testing and deployment, leveraging CI/CD practices and automation
•Troubleshoot application and integration issues, contributing to the continuous improvement, reliability and evolution of existing digital products and services
•Stay up to date with emerging Back-End and system integration technologies, frameworks, architectural patterns and development practices, assessing their potential value and applicability to our digital ecosystem
Requirements
•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
•5+ years of Back-End development experience, ideally within complex enterprise environments and large-scale digital solutions
•Strong hands-on expertise in Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript and JavaScript (ES6+), building modern, scalable and reliable Back-End services
•Solid experience with microservices, REST APIs, web services and system integration, connecting applications and distributed enterprise platforms
•Experience delivering solutions in cloud-based environments, using containerisation, orchestration and CI/CD pipelines
•Strong understanding of secure development practices, API security, authentication, authorisation and data protection
•Experience with automated testing, including unit, integration and API testing, combined with a strong focus on software quality and maintainability
•Good command of Git and modern development ecosystems, including package management, build and code-quality tools
•Experience across the full software development lifecycle, working in Agile environments such as Scrum and/or SAFe
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ownership, attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset
•Comfortable working in cross-functional and multicultural teams, engaging effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
•Fluent English (C1), written and spoken
Conditions & Benefits
•Hybrid Work Model - Flexible hybrid work model with 8-10 in-office days per month, managed by team leaders
•Vodafone Products and Services - Employees get a mobile phone, free communication plan, data card, and various discounts on services and products
•Recognition - Recognition programs for innovative, creative, high-potential employees and exemplary behaviors
•Health and Well-being - Well-being Program offers nutrition and psychological consultations, webinars, workshops, and discounts on various services and products
•Learning - Access to Communities of Practice and a customizable digital training platform with high-quality content (namely Harvard Business Publishing, Skillsoft and Speexx)
•Local and International Mobility - Internal recruitment with local and international rotation opportunities across departments and roles
