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This journey requires passionate people who embrace change, challenge the status quo and want to make a difference.\nAs part of Data & Engineering, we are establishing a new Data Enablement team with a mission to make it easy for coworkers, digital products and AI solutions to find, trust and consume data across IKEA.\nThe team will build a unified experience layer connecting platforms such as Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Collibra, SAP, M3 and other enterprise systems. Together, we are creating the products, services and experiences that make trusted data easier to discover, understand and use across the organisation.\n As a Software Engineer in Data Enablement, you will help build the products and services that sit at the intersection of software engineering, data and user experience.\nYou will work on capabilities that help users navigate IKEA's data landscape, discover trusted data products, understand data through metadata and lineage, and access data through intuitive self-service experiences.\nWorking as part of a newly established product team, you will contribute to building a strategic platform that brings together data platforms, governance capabilities and enterprise systems into a seamless experience for consumers of data.\nAs part of this role, you will:\nDesign, build and operate software products, services and APIs that enable data discovery and consumption. \nDevelop integrations across platforms such as Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Collibra, SAP, M3 and other enterprise systems. \nBuild capabilities that improve metadata visibility, data lineage, self-service access and trusted data consumption. \nCreate reusable platform services, automation and engineering tooling that simplify the user experience. \nContribute to modern engineering practices including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing and observability. \nPartner closely with Data Engineers, Data Management specialists, architects and platform teams to create integrated solutions. \nHelp establish engineering standards, patterns and best practices within the team. \nContinuously improve scalability, reliability, performance and usability across the platform. \nThis is not a traditional software engineering role.\nYou will be part of building a completely new capability that sits at the heart of IKEA's data, analytics and AI journey. Rather than developing a single application or supporting a specific business process, you will help create the products and experiences that thousands of coworkers and digital solutions rely on to find, trust and consume data.\nYou will work across a broad technology landscape, connecting modern cloud platforms, metadata solutions and enterprise systems into a unified experience. The challenges are complex, the impact is significant and the opportunity to influence both the product and the engineering culture is substantial.\nMost importantly, you will help shape how data is used across IKEA for years to come.\n We believe you are a curious and pragmatic software engineer who enjoys building products that simplify complex technology and create value for others.\nTo be successful in this role, you have:\nStrong experience in software engineering and modern development practices. \nExperience building applications, APIs, microservices or platform capabilities. \nStrong programming skills in one or more languages such as Python, TypeScript, Java, Go or similar. \nExperience working with cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS. \nExperience with CI/CD, automation, Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices. \nUnderstanding of distributed systems, system integration and scalable software architecture. \nInterest in data platforms, metadata, governance and developer experience. \nStrong collaboration and communication skills. \nA genuine passion for building products that enable others to succeed. \nApplication date will finish on 18th November. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible .If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, or if you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process, feel free to contact the Recruiter . Please also note that we only handle applications in English and do not accept applications coming in by email.\nAt IKEA, we are looking for people who believe everyone deserves a seat at the table. You’re welcome no matter where you come from, what you believe, and what you look like. We don’t even care how you have furnished your home. We’re interested in you simply because you’re you. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. We believe that people’s different perspectives, backgrounds, and personalities make us better at understanding our customers dreams and needs. At IKEA, we’re all on the same project. 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