Software Engineering Specialist - Digital Automation

IKEA Group consists of three core businesses: Retail Concept, Range and Supply. IKEA Supply is responsible for ensuring that the product offer is produced and delivered to customers, leading the supply agenda across many functions and business areas to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at the lowest total cost.

• Formal qualifications in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent engineering discipline.
• Formal qualifications within a recognised specialist discipline, or demonstrated expert-level experience within that area.
• A minimum of five years' professional experience as a Software Engineer.
• At least three years of experience within a defined specialist area such as cloud engineering, integration engineering, API development or a similar discipline.
• Experience designing, developing, deploying and supporting enterprise-grade software solutions.
• Experience influencing technical decisions and driving adoption of engineering standards and good practices.
• Experience working within large and complex organisations is considered an advantage.
• Expert knowledge within a defined specialist software engineering discipline.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, methodologies and industry-leading practices.
• Good understanding of software architecture, design patterns and engineering quality attributes.
• Broad technical understanding across multiple technology domains and how they interact within a larger ecosystem.
• Passion for technology, innovation and continuous learning.
• Motivation to stay at the forefront of emerging tools, technologies and engineering practices.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Curiosity and confidence to navigate uncertainty, challenge existing approaches and explore new possibilities.

• Act as a recognised technical specialist within a defined software engineering discipline, driving best practices and providing expert guidance.
• Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain software solutions that enable business outcomes and deliver value to users.
• Apply and promote modern software engineering practices, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, automation and quality engineering.
• Take ownership of complex technical challenges and provide specialist expertise to support delivery teams.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and provide specialist input to solution designs and technical decision making.
• Explore and evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends and engineering practices that may benefit Digital Automation products and platforms.
• Create prototypes, proofs of concept, data models, integrations, configurations or other technical artefacts needed to validate new ideas and technologies.
• Support and coach engineers within your area of expertise through mentoring, knowledge sharing and technical guidance.

Applications are only handled in English, and email applications are not accepted. Application deadline is 9th October.