Software Engineer – IKEA Marketing & Communication

Company Description
What if you could inspire to make everyday life just a little bit better?
The answer is simple: You can. This is what motivates us at IKEA. We’re constantly searching to find new ways to be better. We use insights from real life at home all over the world, learning about the needs and dreams of people. We use our home furnishing knowledge to help inspire people with ideas and solutions that will help them live the life they want.
At IKEA Marketing & Communications AB, we are people-centric, have a passion for making great stuff, and we aim to be the best communication partner for the whole of IKEA. We work closely and together with our colleagues across IKEA, creating state-of-the-art communication at the lowest price. Located in Älmhult, Sweden, we are melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Because to make things better for the many, we want to involve people from all parts of the world. Nonetheless, we never forget our Swedish heritage that forms the backbone of who we are today.
We are on the lookout for passionate doers, idea makers, creative thinkers - people who want to find answers to everyday problems in people’s lives, for society and the planet.
Job Description
We are looking for a Software Engineer for the PTAG team. PTAG Mobile is an IKEA-built application with capabilities supporting the business needs of today and in the future.
You will work with solution designs and configure internal and external business systems/applications, systems interfaces, databases, integrations or business intelligence systems, and develop as required to deliver new systems functionality supporting business objectives.
As a Software Engineer you will mainly work with following:
Design and develop/configure solutions for the PTAG area.
Design and develop application/integration microservices using technologies such as Angular, Java, Apache Kafka hosted on Akamai, GCP and Opens Shift
Translate business requirements into data models & IT solutions

Qualifications
We believe you have worked as a senior developer for at least 3-5 years.
We believe you have experience of both legacy and digital development processes
Strong experience with software development in Object Oriented Programming and OO Design concepts knowledge (e.g. .Net, Angular, Java, Apache Kafka)
Strong experience with software development with API’s
Good knowledge in Akamai, GCP and Opens Shift
Good knowledge in Unit and integration testing
Experience working with GitHub
Experience working with JSON structures
Good knowledge of the software development process using Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and CI/CD
You are interested in and understand the IKEA business and like to see how digital capabilities can enable people to achieve business results. You feel comfortable to explain technical information to people in a simple and easy-to understand way.

Additional information
Sounds interesting? Submit your application, in English, as soon as possible however not later than April 13th.
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact hiring manager Chad Randver-Baker, at chad.baker@inter.ikea.com
For information about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Recruiter, Jakob Bergström at +46 70-147 48 90