Job ID: 256947
Date posted: 05/09/2024
Why we will love you

At IKEA we strongly believe that we can help people and the planet while creating an affordable and better everyday life at home. Joining our Checkout Services team means being at the forefront of innovation. Here, we're not just building APIs; we're architecting the foundation of our sales platform within the INGKA Retail Platform (IRP). The storefront APIs we build are a crucial part of our sales ecosystem, empowering features such as Cart, Lists, and Checkout scaling to millions of customers all over the world.

We are here to give our Experience teams access to everything they need to build the best-ever checkout process, in any channel.

As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Kotlin development for our Checkout Services team, you'll be instrumental in designing, implementing, and maintaining high-performance APIs for Cart, List, and Checkout. If you are passionate about things like reliability, scalability, and security, and If you're ready to make a significant impact on the future of IKEA, this role is for you.

What you'll be doing day to day

To succeed as a Senior Software Engineer, you will ideally have experience in several of the following areas:

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Kotlin or Java.
• Experience with API design principles, RESTful architecture.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Automation, CI/CD using Github Actions.
• Cloud serverless using GCP, Cloud Run.

Your responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance APIs.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders.
• Implement best practices for API design, documentation, versioning, and testing.
• Ensure the reliability, availability, and security of our Checkout Services.
• Contribute positive energy to the team and help where it’s needed.

About this work area

In the Checkout Services team, we work together in a Scrum fashion. All of us are part of designing, building, and supporting the solution. We are part of Group Digital, where we set the digital agenda to keep IKEA leading in an ever-evolving and fast-moving environment. We drive the development, provisioning, and operation of our digital products and services through new and existing technology. Utilizing agile delivery methods to deliver at pace. At the same time, we provide a home for individuals to both develop and extend their technical, people, and business skills needed to ensure continuous development and growth of our digital capability.

Questions and support? Let's connect!

The role is based in Malmö, Sweden and you will report to the Engineering Manager of the Checkout Services team.

If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please reach out to the recruiter Rosie Geraghty at rosie.geraghty@ingka.com

We will be interviewing continuously and are looking forward to hearing from you!

At IKEA, 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. Our different views, backgrounds, and personalities make us better understand our customers, give us more fun at work, and spark more and better ideas. Perhaps your unique take on something could lead to a great idea that creates a better everyday life for the many people