Software Engineering Manager

Hej Software Engineering Manager, 

Do you want to furnish the future with innovative solutions? 

With us, you can feel at home in your 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, discover new tech possibilities, embrace mistakes, and grow from them. As our Software Engineering Manager, you’ll have many opportunities to try things you’ve never done before. 

Your new job 

We’re looking for a Software Engineering Manager who wants to solve complex, real-world problems to make life at home simpler. Join us on our journey as we level up our technology to enhance everyday experiences. Your primary focus will be on leading a dedicated team, focused on creating solutions for IKEA product range development. You’ll oversee a specific domain and your team’s development, operations, and delivery, while setting strategic direction and managing both vendors and employees. You will report to a Software Engineering Area Manager. The impact of your work will touch homes and hearts around the world. On a typical day, you will: 

• Secure a competent and high-performing team.  

• Provide thought leadership and innovation to address business challenges.  

• Lead and support DevSecOps and an agile culture  

• Establish and implement common ways of working.  

• Collaborate with stakeholders, including governance, process, operations, shared service counterparts, suppliers, and other digital units.  

• Coach and guide the team with up-to-date technology expertise. 

What we’d like you to bring to the table 

The role as a Software Engineering Manager requires you to: 

• Have some form of technical background, ideally within software engineering or a related technical field, with enough understanding of software development to lead and manage engineers. 

• Proven experience in people management, including setting clear expectations, providing continuous feedback, and supporting individual performance and development. 

• Ability to build and develop high-performing engineering teams by creating an inclusive environment based on trust, collaboration, and accountability. 

• Experience in coaching and developing software engineers, supporting both their professional growth and long-term career development. 

• Ability to lead through change and create clarity and direction in a complex and evolving technology environment. 

• Experience in handling challenging people-related situations and addressing performance or team dynamics in a constructive and timely manner. 

• Ability to empower team members and delegate responsibility, enabling people to take ownership and make decisions. 

• Experience in workforce and competence planning, identifying current and future capability needs within the engineering team. 
   

Be yourself, a Software Engineering Manager, 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. 

This role is positioned in Core Business Range, Range Operations, Technology. You will belong to a domain within the Range Core area. Range Core supports key flows in managing the range offer as well as the capabilities needed to create physical products and their core information. Our mission is to simplify and enable product and information creation and maintenance through software.    

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 in english by 20th of November. 

This position is based in Malmö. We believe that your presence with the team and working the majority of the time in the workplace is important.   

Please also note that we only handle applications in English and no applications coming in by email. If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, feel free to connect with the Recruiter, vera.bendz1@inter.ikea.com. 

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.   

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