Senior Software Engineer - Backend Developer @ Ingka Centres

Formal qualifications in computer science, software engineering, or any engineering equivalent
Minimum 7 years of professional experience as software engineer with similar level of experience in the specific tech stack for the area
Minimum 5 years experience of working in agileiterative software development teams with a DevOps working setup 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
Preferred: Knowledge of IKEA Brand, culture, values and way of working To succeed in the role, we see that you have: Proven experience as senior developer with demonstrable proficiency in at least one programming language
Advanced understanding of software engineering principles and demonstrable experience on application of software design patterns to real use cases
Strong analytical skills, experience in debugging, code optimization, test
Experience working in agileiterative software development teams and agile development practices
Strong knowledge of design and architecture concepts (i.e. microservices)
Experience in different testing tools and frameworks
Knowledge in coaching techniques, with demonstrated history of mentoring team members including technical knowledge transfer, peer- programming and agile ways of working
A big plus is a verifiable code contribution to open-source projects
Good knowledge of IKEAs corporate identity, core values and vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people We expect you to be tech agnostic. You should feel comfortable working with a variety of technologies. Experience with cloud-native app development on GCP you have a good understanding of cloud storage, databases, serverless and you understand how to use cloud-native in production. 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.
Onprem and Cloud, primarily based on Google Cloud Platform as well as OpenShift and Azure.
Services such as Cloud Functions
SQLNoSql stores, Dataflow and PubSub are used to create data hubs that will promote data democratization across Ingka.
Among others, PostgresSQL is used as database.
Java, JavaScriptNode.js and Python is used as backendAPIsMicroServices for homegrown solutions.
For front end we use ReactJS among others for homegrown solutions and on top applications for bought solutions such as Dell Boomi.
We use Terraform and Cloud Build to create fully automated CICD pipelines.
Work is planned, tracked and documented using primarily JiraConfluence and our code is versioned in GIT. What youll be doing day to day As a Senior Software Engineer you will Lead the transformation of modernizing 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 the many people. Lead and coach engineers, and promote modern software engineering principles, proper tools and increase of automation to enable the specified business outcomes and create a strong software ecosystem for IKEAs digital products and business. 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
Synchronize software design and architecture by aligning with stakeholders in order to ensure expected outcomes
Lead and promote good software engineering practices within an agileiterative development approach in order to improve time to market and
fulfill business needs
Onboard, coach and mentor engineers in order to secure transfer of competence and a high performing team
Design and educate other engineers in ways of working, encouraging good practices to meet consumer expectations on Product or Service
delivery
Take responsibility for cooperation and alignment with key stakeholders within Ingka and Inter-IKEA Systems with interdependencies towards
Group Digital to develop ProductService design and technical roadmaps
Lead and coach in change activities in different environments in order to secure functionality and availability
Identify, continuously explore and evaluate new technologies and benchmark against industry standards, in order to boost innovation and
productivity for optimizationmodifications to the current design
Produce all required design specifications and ensure that Products or Services are aligned, by leading team members and working closely
together cross-functions to ensure end-to-end business delivery
Oversee the various Products or Services being developed, within the area, including code-reviews to ensure technical feasibility and that
solutions are optimized for speed, scalability and reusability
Drive the development of different engineering patterns for different types of Products and Services by working across initiatives within Ingka
Group
Proactively manage relevant organisational processes, to drive an intended outcome