Software Engineer

At IKEA, we do things a little different. We think, differently. Act, differently. And work differently as well. We like to break things. Like rules. And then make things. Like music-playing lamps. And beds disguised as sofas. Even plantballs that help us look after our planet. It's all part of our vision - to create a better everyday life for the many. And it's been keeping our co-workers going for over 75 years. By 2030, we hope to help millions more look forward to going home.

IKEA of Sweden, or IoS, is responsible for developing the IKEA range and making it available to stores and customers all over the world. IoS is based in Älmhult – the heart of IKEA and the center of IKEA range development.

We are now looking for the next teammate who is ready to take the IKEA Home Smart app to the next step. We are currently building the next generation of eco-systems with our mobile application, cloud & backend services, and embedded systems.

We are now looking for the next teammate who is ready to take the IKEA Home Smart app to the next step. We are currently building the next generation of eco-system with our mobile application, cloud & backend services, and embedded systems.

To be successful in this role, we believe you have:

• A couple of years of Kotlin experience, with a good understanding of modern Android design patterns (MVVM, dependency injection, etc) and constructions (Jetpack components, ViewModel, Flows, etc)
• We are currently re-writing our app to Jetpack Compose.
• Good knowledge about standard toolsets (Android Studio, Gradle/Gradle Wrapper, GitHub Actions, etc)
• Good understanding of the Android application stack (lifecycle, view hierarchy, navigation, state keeping etc)
• Good understanding of the developer testing infrastructure (Unit testing, mock frameworks, concurrency model testing etc)
• Previous experience of working in scrum teams. There is a generous onboarding process in the team, but team members are expected to soon take (shared) ownership of the codebase and the backlog.

A Typical day in your role:

• Development of new features and enhancements for our IKEA Home Smart app
• Cross-team collaboration between app, cloud & backend, and embedded systems
• Bringing in third party open-source tools as needed
• Contribute to setting up and tuning the organization and ways of working.
• Prototyping new ideas, both individually and across teams (we love prototyping!)

You will report to our Software Engineering Manager for our Frontend team (Android, iOS and QA). At IKEA Home Smart we value cross-team collaboration, and you will get the opportunity to work with all the other technical teams, giving you the opportunity to broaden your own knowledge.

We look forward to receiving your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English latest by 17th of November 2023. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate.

This is a permanent onsite position located at Älmhult and/or Malmö, Sweden.