Lead Software Engineer - IT ERP Platform Operations, THOR COE

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

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The ERP Platform Operations - Center of Excellence under IT is on the lookout for a
dynamic and open-minded individual to join us as a Lead Software Engineer.

This work is focused on interpreting and analyzing functional and technical requirements to create fit-for-purpose and enterprise-grade software. Usability, maintainability, security, and performance are key aspects of this work. Someone in this role uses their technical know-how to develop and maintain the products in a way that ensures product sustainability throughout the product’s lifecycle. Software engineers at IFS demonstrate a strong commitment to the product quality and take proactive action to prevent issues from arising and resolve them quickly and effectively when they still do occur.

To participate in design/code reviews and to apply sound and established software engineering practices and principles is part of the day-to-day work. So is defining and using design patterns, quality metrics, test cases, and best practices.

Software engineer at IFS continuously expands their functional and technical domain knowledge and shares this knowledge to guide others.
Together with the IFS Global business process owners and specialists, we develop multidisciplinary and customer-driven global solutions driving towards a scalable and agile solution for the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Able to perform high complex work in technical design and develop fit-for-purpose software based on functional and technical requirements.
  • Ensure usability, maintainability, security, and performance.
  • Use sound and established engineering/architectural practices and principles.
  • Adhere to IFS’s standards and guidelines.
  • Take lead on tasks and in teams.
• Able to perform complex work in technical test, debug, review and maintain software.
  • Qualify, locate, and resolve software flaws.
  • Evaluate and suggest alternative solutions.
  • Define technical test flows and ensure appropriate test coverage.
  • Review, understand, learn from, and suggest improvements to code.
• Able to Create documentation, presentation, and training material.
• Able to handle high complex work and Share knowledge, guide, and train colleagues.
  • Ensure competency spread.
  • Provide direction, by mentoring and coaching others.

Required Competence

A Lead Software Engineer would be expected to have a better understanding of the following areas: 

• Able to perform high complex work in code & design documentation skills.
  • Documenting your code, your design choices and architecture
  • Not only what and how, but also why
• Able to handle in software performance knowledge.
• Sound knowledge of Algorithms, indexing, caching, considering data volumes, memory footprints,
• Have complex functional design skills.
  • Transforming business requirement into features and functions
  • Focusing things like usability and solution consistency
• Able to perform low complexity work in Business application knowledge.
  • Knowhow in how our applications and solutions are used.
  • Ability to understand different integration mechanisms towards different software (e.g., on-prem, Cloud, SaaS)
• Able to perform low complexity work in Software security knowledge.
• Able to perform complex work in technical leadership skills.
  • Drive or lead in technical solution discussion.
• Communication and presentation skills
  • Technical and internal presentation

To be successful you will have:

Essential:

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology.
• 3-4 year of relevant work experience. 
• Knowledge on Database Management Systems and BPA
• Sound Knowledge in such as PL/SQL, C#. .Net, Java/Java EE, JavaScript
• Sound Knowledge of version control platforms such as Kubernetes, GIT
• Ability to work in distributed Global team setup, with the flexibility of going on call and working on EU shifts.
• Fluency in English

Desirable:

• Sound Knowledge in integration platforms/technology such as Dell Boomi, REST APIs, JASON, SOAP is an added advantage.
• Basic Knowledge in Agile platforms (Jira), ITIL platforms (ServiceNow, IFS Assyst) are a definite advantage.

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.