Software Engineer – Backend with AI Range Experience

IKEA is building for the future 

The goal of Range Experience is to support and empower customers to find their personal best home furnishing solutions. We run and develop digital solutions used by customers and co-workers enabling them to design homes and home furnishing solutions for the entire IKEA range. Part of our portfolio are planning solutions for Kitchens Bathrooms Storage solutions Beds... Our next big step ahead will be to enable customers to design their full homes.  

The solutions and capabilities we develop are an integral part of the entire seamless buying and selling experience and a key contributor to converting visitors into happy customers and to engaging with our customers from the start. Utilizing data around and about our products to create more personalized experiences is an integral part of the work we do.  

Our end user is not only people planning their homes from their home. We also deliver solutions to all IKEA retailers. Do you want to be part of our journey to create a better everyday life for the many people 

About the job  

As an engineer in the team you will be part of creating solutions that enable customers to design any space of their homes or businesses from the comfort of their homes or wherever they are. You will be working towards configurate home furnishing solutions digitally exploring and utilizing different technologies and approaches. 

Meet Erika Alfredsson who is working as a Lead Software Engineer: 

In my role I get the opportunity to create intuitive high-performing solutions used by people all around the world! I also get to work in an open climate closely with colleagues that I learn from every day and with techniques that makes my everyday fun and inspiring. 

You will work closely together with your experienced team members and together you will maintain a high level of product delivery while working agile with a DevOps mindset. We believe a hybrid solution between the office and working remotely will create the best environment for us to be creative productive and finding a work-life balance. 

What about you 

As a person you see the joy of sharing your knowledge and experience with your colleagues cross different teams. Being curious and innovative is at the core of everything you do and you know that making mistakes sometimes is part of your own development and learning journey. 

You enjoy an agile and iterative yet structured way of working and achieving results together with a team in a flexible environment; but also have a strong individual drive to deliver high-quality results on time. You have great communication and networking skills and are fluent in written and spoken English. 

Want to build AI experiences that make a real difference 
 
Were looking for a software engineer who has experience of building AI solutions who is at the forefront of AI innovation emerging technologies with a strong focus on improving customer value. 
 
Youll thrive in this role if you have experience with: 

• TypeScript/NodeJS 
• Building MCP servers 
• RAG vector search and knowledge retrieval 
• AI frameworks such as LangChain 
• Large Language Models (LLMs) and context engineering 

Youll help create intelligent conversational experiences connect data with business value and ensure solutions are scalable reliable and responsible.

Depending on the assignment there may be a need to be on-call (third line support).

If youre excited about applying AI to solve real business challenges and create great user experiences wed love to meet you. 

Even if your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. If you share our values and want to make a difference then perhaps IKEA is for you. 

Additional Information :

We look forward to receiving your application. Please apply bysubmittingyour CV. Closing date for the role will be the 3rd of September 2026.

Please also note that we only handle applications in English anddonotacceptapplications coming in by email. If you have any questions about the recruitment process feel free toconnect withrecruiter Jord Menick () if you have any questions about the role.

We always recruit based on values competence potential and diversity. We will first consider co-workers employed at Inter IKEA Group impacted by organisational changes. For this specific recruitment priority will be given to impacted co-workers in Inter IKEA Systems Service AB Inter IKEA Technology Services AB and Inter IKEA Systems BV provided competence requirements are met for the role. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time