Data Engineer | Inter IKEA Data & Technology Range

Company Description

Are you passionate about transforming raw data into meaningful insights? Do you thrive on designing, constructing, and maintaining the architecture that allows businesses to harness the power of their data? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic team as a Data Engineer. 

As part of the Digital Engineering team in the Data & Technology department, you will contribute to develop and deploy digital 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.

Job Description

As a Data Engineer you will:

• Transform data into analyzable format (ETL/ELT), securing the data is delivering the defined benefits to the business.

• Analyze, design, develop, test, and sustain infrastructures for data sourcing, maintenance, generation and sharing.

• Drive optimization, testing and tooling to improve data quality and implement signals for data drifting and model decay.

• Be responsible for all aspects of integrating, and processing of data, including associated data modelling.

• Provide APIs to enable easy and standardized sharing and access of data.

• Provide SME expertise and operational know-how to support projects and solutions with conversion of data related business requirements into data architectures and technical solutions.

• Responsible for solution compliance with rules and standards (e.g. information security), legal and regulatory requirements as well as adherence to relevant delivery process standards

• Support and coach our Software Engineers and product teams in developing software in a data-focused and data-enabled approach. 

• Document and make the operational know-how of the data infrastructure and engineering solutions available for the IKEA ecosystem and ensure awareness around available data.

• Leverage best practices in continuous integration and delivery. 

• Ensure cost conscious and maintainable solutions.

Qualifications

We believe that our new colleagues have extensive experience in designing data pipelines, data warehousing, data modelling and database design. Excellent knowledge of Python, SQL and database scripting languages in general as well as general-purpose data handling languages. Moreover, the persons should have Basic knowledge of industry-standard general-purpose software development languages as well as excellent knowledge about on-premises/cloud/hybrid infrastructure. A team player who takes ownership, builds cross-functional relationships with senior peers and loves sharing knowledge with more junior team members. curious world class problem solver who wants to keep learning

Of course, you share our values, not only by thought but also clearly mirrored in how you carry them out in your everyday life. To learn about what it means, please explore more here; https://en-global-jobs.about.ikea.com/lifeatikea. 

About IKEA of Sweden/Range

IKEA of Sweden is responsible for developing the IKEA range and making it available to stores and customers all over the world. IKEA of Sweden is based in Älmhult – the heart of IKEA and the center of IKEA range development. 

Additional Information

This is a permanent position and is located in Malmö. 
Travelling may be required based on business needs.We are actively conducting ongoing interviews, so we encourage you to submit your application without hesitation.

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Software Engineering Manager Niklas Skarstam at [email protected] 
For any questions about the recruitment process, you can directly connect with AoRui Pu at [email protected] 

About Inter IKEA Group

Inter IKEA Group is the group of companies that connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. All to create a better everyday life for many people. The Group includes Inter IKEA Systems B.V. – the worldwide IKEA franchisor – as well as range development, Supply and certain industry activities.