Hej Embedded Software 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 Embedded Software Engineer, you’ll have many opportunities to try things you’ve never done before.
Your new job
We’re looking for an Embedded Software Engineer 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 focus will be on Home Smart, and you’ll report to the Team Manager of the Embedded team. The impact of your work will touch homes and hearts around the world. On a typical day, you will:
Collaborate with cloud and mobile teams to deliver a seamless smart home experience.
Develop and integrate new features for our Linux-based Home Smart gateway.
Troubleshoot connectivity issues across Matter, Thread, Wi-Fi and cloud services.
Analyze logs and protocol traces to solve complex interoperability problems.
Automate tests and improve the reliability and performance of the platform.
Qualifications
What we’d like you to bring to the table
The role as an Embedded Software Engineer requires you to:
Have a broad background within software, spanning from architecture, design and requirements to coding and testing.
Have experience working with Embedded Linux, C++, networking and IoT
Be a flexible but structured team player with great communications skills, both written and verbal.
It’s a plus if you also have:
Experience working on a variety of systems in different industries.
Experience from areas such as Yocto, ZigBee, Matter, WIFI, IPv6, cyber security, hardware bring-up and OTA
Additional Information
Be yourself, an Embedded 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.
This position is based in the Home Smart area. Within the Home Smart area, the Embedded Team owns the software platform for our Linux-based home gateways. We work on everything from low-level system integration and networking to Matter device onboarding and interoperability. The team tackles complex technical challenges across embedded software, connectivity, and large-scale smart home ecosystems.
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 the 17th of September at the latest.
This is a full-time position located in Malmö, Sweden. We believe that your presence with the team and working the majority of the time in the workplace is important.
If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, feel free to connect with the Recruiter Vera Bendz, [email protected] or Hiring Manager Anders Hansson, [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, 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 Core Business Range and Inter IKEA Technology Services AB provided competence requirements are met for the role.
Skills Required
- Broad software engineering experience spanning architecture, design, requirements, coding, and testing
- Experience with Embedded Linux
- Experience with C++
- Experience with networking
- Experience with IoT
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively in a structured team
- Experience working on systems across different industries
- Experience with Yocto, ZigBee, Matter, Wi-Fi, IPv6, cybersecurity, hardware bring-up, or OTA
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.
