Hej Senior Data Engineer!
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 Data Engineer, you’ll have many opportunities to try things you’ve never done before.
We’re looking for senior data engineers who want 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.
As part of the Data & Analytics team in Core Business Range, your new job will contribute to develop and deploy data products, strengthening the common ways of working. You will work closely with teams across the Inter IKEA group and with our partners. You are passionate about the digital transformation and see process and solution development as a key to make life easier for the many people and make a clear footprint in line with the IKEA direction.
On a typical day as a senior 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.
Qualifications
What we’d like you to bring to the table
The role as Senior Data Engineer requires you to have:
- Expertise in PySpark, Python and SQL: essential for developing efficient data pipelines and handling large-scale data processing.
- Experience in levering AI assistants like github copilot and databricks genie code.
- You have solid knowledge of industry-standard software development languages and a deep understanding of on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures.
- You are a proactive team player who takes ownership, builds cross-functional relationships with senior peers, and enjoys mentoring junior colleagues.
- You are a curious, world-class problem solver passionate about continuous learning and innovation.
- At least five years of experience in data engineering.
- You embody IKEA’s values in both thought and action. Explore what it means to work at IKEA here: https://en-global-jobs.about.ikea.com/lifeatikea
Additional Information
Be yourself, a Data 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 25th of October. This is a permanent position based in Malmö, with occasional travel to Älmhult as needed to meet business requirements. For any questions about the recruitment process, you can directly connect with [email protected].
The contract title for this position is Data Engineer.
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.
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.
Skills Required
- At least five years of experience in data engineering
- Expertise in PySpark, Python, and SQL
- Experience using AI assistants such as GitHub Copilot and Databricks Genie Code
- Knowledge of industry-standard software development languages
- Understanding of on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally, take ownership, and mentor junior colleagues
- Curiosity, problem-solving ability, continuous learning, and innovation mindset
- Alignment with IKEA values
IKEA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IKEA and has not been reviewed or approved by IKEA.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive for eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision alongside company‑paid protections. Feedback suggests access is available for many part‑time schedules, with additional resources such as savings accounts and mental health support.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is presented as generous, complemented by paid time off for caregiving needs. Family‑focused benefits like adoption support and childcare discounts are also available in some regions.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401k with company match and the Tack! loyalty pension contributions, alongside pension or group insurance in certain markets. These programs are positioned as broad‑based, adding long‑term value to total rewards.
IKEA Insights
What We Do
The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment. The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Our value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with our customers.
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