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Date posted: 05/06/
Who you areHere at IKEA, we are looking for passionate engineers, excited about technology and innovative ways of working to shape the future of IKEA. In People Planning you will be part of a mature team that operate and continuously develop and improve our solutions used in 20+ countries as well as implement solutions for new countries. A rollout project is ongoing to phase in new solutions to our countries; this requires the team to develop country specific APIs to our library to fulfil our decoupled architecture, thus we safeguard the standard and parameterisation for the new landscape.
What you'll need to have
If you are Software Engineer we look forward to your application. We are also looking for:
a formal qualifications in computer science or any engineering equivalent
Minimum 7 years of experience as a software engineer with a similar level of experience in the assigned tech stack
Minimum 5 years of experience working in agile/iterative software development teams with a DevOps working set-up and with an emphasis on self-organization and delivery to agreed commitments
Demonstrable experience with cloud computing environments
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
A strong interest in learning about the IKEA Brand, culture, values and way of working
To succeed in the role, we are looking for you to demonstrate:
Strong knowledge of software engineering practices and cloud technologies using industry standard toolsets
Broad knowledge of working in agile/iterative software development teams and with agile development practices
Proven record of business acumen, a good team player and understand the importance of working with colleagues.
About this work area
Our tech stack consists of (but not limited to):
Our mindset for design and process includes ETL, API 1st mindset, REST API design and event-based architecture
Building, deploying cloud-based serverless applications and services using Node.js & Typescript.
Strong understanding of SOLID principles, coding standards, and design patterns.
We use Infrastructure as code tools, particularly Terraform, for provisioning and managing GCP resources
SQL/NoSql storage are being used to create data hubs that will promote data democratisation across Ingka, including BigQuery
Solid understanding of CI/CD practices and experience with GitHub Actions for automating build, test, and deployment processes
We try to use Trunk-Based development principles and work in agile software development environments (using Jira)
May have exposure for front-End where we use ReactJS among others for homegrown solutions.
Your responsibilities
As a Software Engineer you will be part of the transformation of modernising the digital landscape by designing, developing and delivering high-quality software and engineering in order to support consumers across Ingka and Inter-IKEA Systems to be more efficient and reach many people.
You will:
Be responsible for developing, running, monitoring and supporting software for the assigned Product or Service using the right toolsets required and applying Ingka Software Security Directives, in order to deliver according to requirements and compliance
Synchronise software design and architecture by aligning with stakeholders in order to ensure expected outcomes
Oversee the various Products or Services being developed, within the area, including code-reviews to ensure technical feasibility and that solutions are optimised for speed, scalability and reusability
Proactively manage relevant organisational processes, to drive an intended outcome
Questions and support? Let's connect!
Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don't apply for jobs unless they're % "qualified". If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.
From: "Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're % Qualified" by Tara Sophia Mohr, August "
The position is placed in Sockerbruket, Helsingborg.
If you have questions regarding the recruitment process or other practicalities, please get in touch with Rosie Geraghty-
Please note that we will be interviewing continuously. We look forward to hearing from you!
In this recruitment there is no relocation support provided by Ikea, hence we are looking for people living in the mentioned location.