Data Engineer, Customer Domain Group Digital, Ingka Group (Malmö/Amsterdam)

IKEA is taking huge steps in its digital transformation and our Data Engineers are working in cross-functional teams to transform IKEA into a more data driven company by building state-of-the-art data products
WHO YOU ARE
You like solving hard problems with code. You are not afraid to innovate to find a better answer. And you like working on state-of-the art technologies. All the while you solve real problems for IKEA customers and co-workers.
You are a hands-on Senior Data Engineer who can build great data products.
You will join a diverse team within Data & Analytics consisting of data analyst, data scientist and data stewards based across Sweden, Netherlands and Spain.
You recognize yourself in the following:
A curious world class problem solver who wants to keep learning!
Extensive knowledge of designing, developing and deploying efficient data pipelines using modern technologies.
Extensive programming experience
Broad knowledge of new and emerging tools for extracting, ingesting, and processing of large datasets (Apache Spark, Beam, Kafka, or equivalent). And curious to learn the ones you don’t know yet!
Good knowledge of Machine Learning models and strong understanding of what requirements ML puts on data pipelines
Broad knowledge of digital product development: you know how to make trade-offs between speed and quality
Broad knowledge of collaborative software engineering practices (Agile, DevOps)
Excited about IKEA’s core values and vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people
A team player who takes ownership, builds cross-functional relationships with senior peers and loves sharing knowledge with more junior team members
Eager to drive the implementation of best practices for data engineering in our growing community
Keen to explore and test new tools and ways of working for the customer domain and build Proof of Concepts.

The IKEA culture and values are very much a part of our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
This role will find a home in our Customer Domain meaning that majority of the work will focus on making the IKEA experience better for our customers.
Concretely, this Senior Data Engineer role will be driving the development of data products for our customer meeting points (ikea.com, IKEA App, Store). The Senior Data Engineer will not only be expected to work hands-on with data pipelines and logic, but will also be a thought partner on questions like:
How can data products enable the transformation of IKEA into a data driven company?
What data products do we design, build, test and maintain to make data more discoverable and easier to use?
How should we ingest, merge, transform and serve data to enable usage at global scale?
What user needs do we prioritise first , making the optimal choice between quick business impact and building for the future?
What data products and mindsets should we evolve to empower not only our Data Analysts/Scientists/Stewards, but all co-workers?
How can we ensure the reliability and quality of the data, and how do we educate team members in cross-functional teams about the importance of it?
How do we coach and develop our junior team members to become world class Data Engineers?

Perhaps you have your own ideas on problems to solve? Our ultimate goal is to create a better everyday life for the many people by creating a unique partnership with each customer. To do so, we want to give customers the most beneficial offer for them, exactly when they need it, and support them throughout their journey with IKEA in the best way possible.
OUR TEAM WITHIN IKEA
You will work in Data & Analytics together with other Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Data Stewards and Data Architects. Together you will be joining cross-functional teams consisting of colleagues from Technology, Product, Design, that designs, implements and deploys products that help to solve these kinds of problems. Your job will be a mix of translating business needs into data products, designing data solutions for scale, coaching other data engineers – and of course writing code.
IKEA has long been a global leader in home furnishing. We are proud of our vision to improve the everyday life of the many people. But our industry is quickly changing, and we need to adapt to stay competitive.
As part of IKEA’s journey to strengthen our digital capabilities, we are building a Data & Analytics function. This team is working on problems across the company, ranging from customer modelling, pricing, online shopping, visual intelligence to logistics optimization.
We see so many opportunities for what we can accomplish and have the ambition to be a world class team. At the same time, we believe that our work is not just about building models, but also about learning and having fun together.
We can offer you:
Work on some very interesting problems as described above, and you are encouraged to spot new opportunities or to collaborate with Data & Analytics colleagues in other specialist teams.
Opportunities to have global impact with your work.
Flexible and modern tools: we deploy mainly on Google Clou[SS8] d Platform (and other cloud providers like Azure, Ali etc. when needed)
We use a lot of open source tools across the board.
We use the latest programming languages Python, Java/Scala, Go, Rust
Hardware and OS of your choice.
A team of great colleagues to learn with and from (with world-class experience across all aspects of Data & Analytics).
Continuous learning (we aim to spend 20% of our working time on learning).
Flexible and friendly working environment.

QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT? LET’S CONNECT!
Does this sound like your next challenge? IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global workplace. And as the world’s leader at life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us.
If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment Specialist Annette Björkquist-Åstedth at annette.bjorkquist-ahstedt@ingka.ikea.com. Please apply with your application in English. Note that we can’t process any applications through email. Thank you!