Senior Data Engineer – Content and Findability, Customer Domain

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer who can be a thought leader and a hands-on expert in developing existing and new digital products related to Content and Findability on IKEA.com, the IKEA App, and stores.

Our diverse team within Data & Analytics is growing even more and we would love to talk with you, if you recognize yourself in some of the following:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience as Data Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer or Software Developer (or a combination of these)
• Extensive knowledge of programming languages (Python, Go, Java or Scala), and comfortable developing APIs using modern web frameworks
• Good grasp of technologies used in conjunction with big data projects (for example Spark, Kafka, Beam)
• Comfortable collaborating with the rest of the team on developing and deploying pipelines for large-scale machine learning models
• Ideally, you are familiar with technologies used for orchestrating the data workflows in machine learning projects (for example Airflow, Kubeflow, dbt)
• You enjoy collaborative software engineering practices (Agile, DevOps), in which solutions evolve through the effort of self-organising cross-functional teams
• 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
• A curious world class problem solver who wants to keep learning!

This is our wish list! If you don’t recognize yourself in all these points, you might still be an excellent candidate for the role. We like to think long-term and invest in people’s development together with us.

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 http://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 using ikea.com or the IKEA App. As a Data Engineer you will work closely with Data Scientists and Data Analysts to drive the development of data products within the customer domain.

What You'll Do Every Day

• Create and maintain data pipeline architecture, data stores.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimising data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and big data technologies on GCP
• Support analytics tools that utilise the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics.
• Work with stakeholders to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
• Work with data and analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data systems.

And perhaps you have your own ideas on problems to solve? We are on a journey towards becoming a data-driven company and you will have the opportunity to help shape our path, based on your knowledge and experience.

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 a mix of understanding business needs, designing data solutions – and of course writing code.

As part of IKEA’s journey to strengthen our digital capabilities, we are building a Data & Analytics function. 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.

What we can offer you

• Work on some very interesting problems 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 on Google Cloud Platform and we use a lot of open source tools across the board.
• 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.
• Modern and well-equipped office in Malmö Hylie – less than 30 min away from both downtown Copenhagen and downtown Malmö
• Relocation support where applicable

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 Pietro Mattei at [email protected]. Please apply with your application in English. Note that we can’t process any applications through email. Thank you!