Who you are

Hej, my name is Aysenur. I work as an Engineering Manager within the Order Promise and Allocation subdomain at IKEA.
Our team takes full ownership of their services, from development to deployment and maintenance. Our product is focused on improving the accuracy and consistency of the availability and lead time promise for the home delivery and collection options, adding Mexibility and accuracy in handling picking capacity more efficiently, enabling a more efficient, flexible and transparent return process.
At the same time, we give a lot of customization power to each market in the way this should behave. Are you a software engineer who wants to join our team and be part of shaping the future of IKEA's customer fulfilment?

You are a passionate and curious engineer who loves tackling backend challenges while fostering a fun and collaborative team culture in which you learn and teach. Take pride in writing high-quality, scalable code and are always eager to explore new technologies and best practices. You communicate effectively with stakeholders and thrive in an environment that values innovation and teamwork. You remain motivated and adaptable in the face of uncertainties, maintaining a positive and solution-oriented mindset. You have a strong ability and interest in learning new things and continuously improving your skills and knowledge to stay ahead in the field.

Key Highlights:

• Passionate about backend engineering, system architecture, and scalable solutions.
• Effective communicator, able to collaborate with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Adaptable and resilient in dynamic environments with changing requirements.
• Committed to writing high-quality, maintainable, and efficient code.

Your responsibilities

Your Responsibilities as a Software Engineer, you will:

• Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Code Quality & Best Practices: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while following best practices.
• Collaboration & Communication: Collaborate with product owners/specialists, data engineers, and other stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• System Optimization: Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Troubleshooting & Debugging: Identify and resolve technical issues to ensure smooth operation of backend systems.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to process improvements, automation, and optimization of development workflows.

At IKEA, we firmly believe that we can help people and the planet while creating an affordable and better everyday life at home. We think it is our responsibility to find a greater purpose and create space to innovate. We believe that innovation comes from daring to fail; these stories inspire us to explore and dare to try again. We believe that we thrive when meeting incredible people who are on the same mission at IKEA. People who are very humble, supportive, and committed to leading into the future and creating a better life for more of the many people by putting the customers and their homes at the heart of all we do.

Together as a team

We’re the ones who make it possible for people to have a smarter life at home and a hassle-free and rewarding shopping experience. Together we work to find new digital solutions for every business need to help make IKEA a great and efficient place to work. We like to think of ourselves as innovative and modern, and we believe that nothing would actually work without us.

Questions and support? Let's connect!

The home office for this role is Amsterdam. There might be limited travel globally to meet your stakeholders, teams, and partners. We believe a healthy and flexible life balance is important, so together we will strive to create a work environment where you feel in control of your life balance, can be yourself, grow, and excel in both your personal and professional life.

In line with our value of togetherness we believe the best way for us to collaborate and co-create is when we meet in the office. This is why we expect you to spend the majority of time in the office.