Backend developer of digital products

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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