Software Engineer | Product Development | Range Operations

Hej Software Engineer!

Do you want to furnish the future to make room for everyone?

With us, you can feel at home at work while sharing that feeling with millions of people around the world. We encourage you to stand up for yourself and others, creating an environment where everyone feels welcome. We invite you to open new doors, embrace mistakes, and grow from them. As our Software Engineer, you’ll have many opportunities to try things you’ve never done before.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Digital Product Area supporting IKEA's product development landscape, as part of Range Operations at Inter IKEA.

You will work across digital products and capabilities that support IKEA product development. As our landscape and priorities evolve, your focus may shift between products and problem areas, giving you the opportunity to contribute where your engineering expertise creates the most value.

We are growing our team in Malmö, Sweden, and we're looking for someone who enjoys collaborating with people from different backgrounds, experiences, and locations.

Your new job

We're looking for a Software Engineer who wants to solve complex, real-world problems and create solutions that make everyday work simpler and better.

You will be part of a collaborative engineering team that develops and evolves digital products supporting IKEA's product development landscape. The impact of your work will help enable better products for the many people.

We believe that curiosity and willingness to learn are key ingredients for success. You'll be part of a team that values continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and learning from each other while contributing to meaningful solutions that support IKEA's product development journey.

On a typical day, you will:

• Build and evolve digital solutions that support product development across IKEA.

• Develop and maintain software applications, services, integrations, and cloud-based solutions.

• Contribute throughout the product lifecycle, from discovery and design to delivery and continuous improvement.

• Work across products and problem areas as priorities evolve, contributing your engineering expertise where it creates the most value.

• Collaborate with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders across different locations and time zones.

• Help ensure high-quality software through code reviews, testing, automation, and modern engineering practices.

• Share knowledge, support colleagues, and contribute to a culture of learning, openness, and collaboration.

• Bring curiosity and new ideas that improve both our products and ways of working.

What we’d like you to bring to the table

The role as a Software Engineer requires you to:

• Have experience developing modern software solutions and enjoy solving technical challenges.

• someone with solid experience in backend development, APIs and integrations, who is comfortable navigating existing and sometimes complex application landscapes.

• Experience modernising, simplifying or transitioning existing applications and services is an advantage.

• Have experience working with software engineering practices such as version control, testing, automation, and continuous delivery.

• Have an interest in cloud technologies and modern application development.

• Enjoy working in agile and collaborative environments.

• Have strong communication skills and the ability to communicate in a clear, structured, and honest way.

• Have good interpersonal skills, including active listening, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and coaching.

• Be curious, eager to learn, and motivated by continuous improvement.

• Take ownership and contribute positively to team outcomes.

• Enjoy working together with others and helping people around you succeed.

• Have a mindset and way of working that reflects IKEA values and cultural principles.

It’s a plus if you also have experience with:

• Cloud platforms and services.

• API development, integrations, or backend services.

• Infrastructure as Code, automation, or DevOps practices.

• Relational or document-based databases.

• Working in distributed and global teams.

Be yourself, a Software Engineer and more!

Inter IKEA Group is the group of companies that connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. Every day, we strive to develop, produce, and sell products and services that are affordable and accessible to everyone. With us, you contribute to building a democratic brand and workplace that has a positive impact on both the planet and people's lives.

Your health, wellbeing, and development matter most to us, and our benefits are designed with you in mind. As a co-worker and a person, you are an essential part of our down-to-earth, playful, and inclusive culture, collaborating with others across roles, departments, and even across the globe. In this curious and optimistic environment, you’ll find endless opportunities to grow. Make us the home of your career.

We welcome your application

Get ready to assemble something new! We look forward to receiving your application by 23rd of October at the latest.

This is a permanent role based in Malmö; hence, you need to be based in Sweden and be able to work from the office. We believe that your presence with the team and working most of the time in the workplace are important.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Monaka Perumal, Recruiter, at monaka.perumal@inter.ikea.com. If you have questions about the role, please contact Linnéa Leü, Hiring Manager, at [email protected].

At 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, or 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. We believe that people’s different perspectives, backgrounds, and personalities make us better at understanding our customers’ dreams and needs.

If you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process, just let us know.

We always recruit based on values, competence, potential and diversity. We will first consider co-workers employed at Inter IKEA Group impacted by organisational changes. For this specific recruitment priority will be given to impacted co-workers in IKEA of Sweden and Inter IKEA Technology Services AB, provided competence requirements are met for the role.