Software Engineering Leader

Are you someone who likes to do things differently and wants to be part of a force for positive change for people and the environment  

Were looking for a curious Software Engineering Leader to join us in creating solutions for a better tomorrow. Youll be part of a product team that contributes to Insight products that would help shape IKEAs experiences strategy and plans. These products cover: 

• How People Live  
• Insights Platform 
• Brand and Range Performance 
• Customer Experience 
• Strategic Market Insight  
• Competitor Insight  

About the role  

As the Software Engineering Leader you will leave your mark in many ways. The Software Engineering Leader is a critical role within the digital transformation that IKEA is currently undergoing so there is no more exciting time to join us than now. As a handson Software Engineering Leader you will:  

• Lead & influence the technical roadmaps for digital insight products in light of overall Data & Product technology and architecture roadmaps. 
• Be responsible for the architecture of the product making sure that technical and nontechnical components work together in the product to deliver the customer needs. 
• Lead and contribute to the handson Development and operations of the product. (60/40) split 
• Steer the technical excellence of the application and consistency with relevant digital frameworks best practices and standards. 
• Coach influence and enable other product team members to deliver best in class products. 
• Ensure reusability of product components and contribute to relevant tech communities across IKEA. 
• Work closely with product owners data engineers data scientists software engineers and  architects across IKEA as well as in your Agile product team. 

About You

• Youll bring solid experience in leading teams (directly or indirectly) and demonstrate a breadth of knowledge across digital technology digital infrastructure and IT services.
• You have proven stakeholder management experience working in complex teams. 
• We see leadership as an action not a position. Were looking for a handson creative team player who can lead by example while finding simple solutions to complex Insights problems.  
• You will apply what you know bringing your experience building ETL pipelines data modelling and visualisation to create the best data analytic products.
• You will bring your expertise on Python Spark and Azure Cloud to develop data pipelines optimise the current flows and increase efficiency of the whole system
• You will help the users to understand the data by building reports in one of our dashboard solutions (Power BI) or via web interfaces when needed
• Ideally you will have experience working with cloudbased solutions and contribute to the automation and monitoring of our processes (using tools like Github Actions Terraform NewRelic or Splunk) and will be comfortable working in an agile environment.

Additional Information :

This position is fulltime (3240 hours per week) and is located in Delft (NL) and you will be reporting to the Software Engineering Manager. Although not regular some travel may be required in this role. 

Please send your application (CV) in English to us by May 28th 2025. We really want to get to know you so please be sure you tell us why you want to work at IKEA and why you would be a good fit for this role. If you have questions about the recruitment process please connect with  

At IKEA we are looking for people who believe everyone deserves a seat at the welcome no matter where you come from what you believe and what you look like. We dont even care how you have furnished your home. Were interested in you simply because youre if your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply believe that peoples different perspectives backgrounds and personalities make us better at understanding our customers dreams and needs. At IKEA wereall on the same project.  
  
If you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process just let us know. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime