Data Engineer

The goal of Range Experience - 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. Utilising data around and about our products to create more personalised experiences is an integral part of the work we do.   

Range Experience deliver solutions to all IKEA retailers spanning over 50 markets 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 Data Engineer in the Range Experience team:
As a Data Engineer in the Range Experience team, you will be responsible to design, build and maintain the data pipelines and tools that enable our teams to work in a data driven way. You will work very close to other Data engineers, Data scientists, Product teams and other stakeholders. 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 utilising different technologies and approaches to achieve the best result is a natural part of everything you do. With your data driven mindset you are a strong ambassador and driver for the data literacy and culture in Range Experience.  

As a  Data Engineer you will:  

• Transform data into an analyzable format (ETL/ELT) to deliver business benefits.
• Develop and maintain infrastructures for data sourcing, processing, and sharing.
• Optimize, test, and implement tools to enhance data quality and monitor drift and decay.
• Manage data integration, processing, and modeling.
• Provide APIs for standardized data sharing and access.
• Translate business data needs into technical solutions and architectures.
• Ensure compliance with security, legal, and delivery standards.
• Support and coach teams in data-driven development.
• Document and share knowledge on data infrastructure within IKEA.
• Apply best practices in CI/CD and maintain cost-effective solutions.

We are looking for new colleagues with:

• Extensive experience in designing data pipelines, data warehousing, data modeling, and database design.
• Strong expertise in Python, SQL, and other database scripting languages, as well as general-purpose data handling languages.
• Good knowledge of industry-standard software development languages and deep understanding of on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures.
• A team player who takes ownership, builds cross-functional relationships with senior peers, and enjoys mentoring junior team members.
• A curious, world-class problem solver with a passion for continuous learning.

Of course, you share our values, not only by thought but also clearly mirrored in how you carry them out in your everyday life. To learn about what it means, please explore more here; https://en-global-jobs.about.ikea.com/lifeatikea. 

This role is full-time (40 hours per week) and is based in Malmö, Sweden. Travelling based on business needs might be necessary. This role sits within Range Experience and reports to the Niklas Skarstam the Software Engineering Manager.

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