IoT Software Engineering Lead

Join Us At Vodafone, we're not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers - we're shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you're part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact. What you'll do Role purpose: By connecting people, places and things, Vodafone IoT helps organisations succeed in a digital world. With our expertise in connectivity, our leading IoT platform and our global scale, we can deliver the results our customers need to progress and thrive. We are helping businesses of all sizes and sectors connect for a better future. The Vodafone Internet of Things (IoT) suite of products and services are designed specifically to meet the needs of new and evolving business verticals, its connection base has grown 20 % per YoY to reach more than 200 million connections at the end of financial year 24/25. Vodafone IoT is a leader in the IoT Connectivity Gartner Magic quadrant and has been for 10 consecutive years. To fulfil the Technology requirements of IoT, Vodafone has developed its own IoT Connectivity Management Platform to target the key strategic growth opportunity specifically to meet the needs of Global IoT customers. Vodafone are also in the process of carving out and separating the IoT Connectivity business to secure additional external investment and maintain our leading position in the industry through the following: > Continue accelerating and enhancing our Platform as a Service for Vodafone customers on footprint. > Launch service proposition in markets that are off Vodafone's current footprint (US and France). > Address long tail lower volume segment through digital self-service platform globally. The successful candidate will be part of an engineering team responsible for design, develop, test and deliver solutions for all business-critical systems within the IoT Connectivity Management Platform. The candidate will integrate an existing Scrum team which works following Agile methodology to deliver value to the Business at a fast pace. The team is responsible to support new product development and track and improve system performance and robustness to support the growing number connections to our Platform. Accountabilities: Delivery Ownership: Design, develop and test complex business-critical systems using C., covering both business and technical requirements. Code Maintainability: Ensure the reliability and availability of all services through tracking and managing systems technical debt levels. Incident Troubleshooting: Replicate and troubleshoot production incidents, ensuring minimal downtime and quick resolution. Legacy Code Optimization: Maintain, improve, and optimize legacy code to enhance system performance and reliability. Knowledge of CI/CD and Cloud technologies: Ability to work with existing CI/CD and test automation frameworks. Knowledge on how to build Cloud Native solutions with seamless integrations and that leverage the available scalability capacity. Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all developed systems and processes. Who you are Proven experience in C development, particularly in complex, business-critical systems. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot production incidents effectively. Experience with maintaining and optimizing legacy code. In-depth knowledge of concepts like multi-threading, memory management, race conditions and asynchronous calls. Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices, test automation, containerization, and public cloud services. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. High autonomy to handle complex tasks Ability to work with cross-functional teams Experience working using Agile/SAFe frameworks Fluent in English. 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. What's in it for you 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 and Skillsoft). Local and International Mobility - Internal recruitment with local and international rotation opportunities across departments and roles. 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.