Software Developer - Lead

IKEA is building for the future.

The goal of IPEX - IKEA Planning 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 for all IKEA retailers. 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.

Our customers should experience an inspiring, fun, simple and rewarding planning journey based on their needs and preferences. Our co-workers and service partners should experience a fun, efficient and unbroken sales process.

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.

IPEX deliver solutions to all IKEA retailers spanning over 60 brands worldwide and over 400 stores and IKEAs digital channels. All solutions are made to help customers and co-workers in all customer meetings, from a mobile phone to the largest IKEA store in the world.

Being a Lead Software developer in the IPEX team

As a Lead software Developer in the IPEX team you will be part of creating solutions that enable customers to design any space in their homes and businesses and configure home furnishing solutions digitally, exploring and utilizing different technologies and approaches.

You will coach and grow members of the team and work closely together with the Product owner to secure the technical requirements and that they are alignment with the overall IPEX technical roadmap. You will work with other Lead software developers supporting and sharing knowledge between each other.

To be successful in this role

You enjoy creating solutions that are playful and intuitive. You are driven by creating value for our customers and co-workers. You are curious and coding is your passion. You do mistakes sometimes that keep you evolving and learning as you are not afraid to find new ways to solve a challenging task together with your colleagues.

You have a great interest and proven track record in creating great solutions/ experiences for users and you understand how future technologies and trends can improve customer and co-worker experiences throughout the product lifecycle. You have lead tech teams before and bring solid leadership experience.

You bring extensive experience and knowledge in software development, maybe also from the gaming industry. You are fully familiar with and have experience from working agile and DevOps.

In the team we are mostly working with the following languages, techniques and frameworks:

• JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Kotlin
• WebGL
• Web development
• NodeJS
• React
• AWS
• Azure

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.

Travelling based on business needs might be necessary.

Is this the challenge for you?

This role is full-time (40 hours per week) and based in Malmö in Sweden. For this position we are interviewing continuously so please don't delay with your application in English and don't forget the cover letter.