Job Description

Senior Software Engineer - Order Management"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It\'s the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."LocationBengaluru Ingka servicesEmployment typeFull Time PermanentDepartmentIT & Digital SolutionsDeadline2024-05-15Mobility supportDomesticYou already applied for this job.Candidate profile (title) Who you areCandidate profile (text) - Default language You\'re a seasoned engineer with a passion for building smart, automatically tested, and well-functioning systems. You want to grow yourself and help others to grow, you are not afraid to ask nor to share, you want to do the right thing!
You know your best practices, microservice architecture, testing, automation, cloud development, and the tools that come with it. Perfect code doesn\'t exist, but you still chase it, without giving up on delivering value.We would love to talk with you if you recognize yourself in some of the following:

• Bachelor\'s or master\'s degree in computer science with 7+ years of Information Technology, or a related field
• Strong expertise in GCP, Alibaba Cloud is a plus
• Solid programming skills in Java. Exposure to GoLang is a plus
• Proficiency in Sprint Boot microservices and API management
• Docker, Kubernetes, or other container technologies using modern DevOps practices
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture with expertise in at least one event streaming platform like Solace(preferred), Kafka, etc.
• Experience with a modern, fully automated integration and deployment process
• In-depth understanding of design patterns with strong technical aptitude
• NoSQL and relational database technologies
• Logging, alerting, tracing, and debugging in the cloud
• Security concepts especially around the cloud
• GCP certification(s) is a plus but not mandatory
• Agile product development and experience working in global cross-functional teams is a plus

AT INGKA GROUP DIGITALWe set the digital agenda to keep IKEA leading in an exciting and fast-moving environment. We drive the development, provision, and operation of our digital products and services through the use of new and existing technology and agile delivery methods to deliver at pace. We are building, integrating and using software to solve complex problems. At the same time, we provide a home for digital skills to both develop and extend the technical, people and business skills needed to ensure continuous development and growth of our digital capability.To fulfill our IKEA vision, \xe2\x80\x9ca better everyday life for the many people,\xe2\x80\x9d we need to ensure that the software solutions we create, and use are sound and sustainable for both our customers and co-workers at large. The People Domain We enable Ingka and our people to grow sustainably, through modern & efficient human resource technology, leading the group\'s digital agenda in sub-domains involving Talent, Total Rewards, People Management and People Planning.Key responsibilities (title) What you\'ll be doing day to dayKey responsibilities (text) You\'ll actively participate in the transformation of IKEA into a more event-driven company by collaborating, making technology decisions, and developing event-based systems based on business and product strategy, leading to a better experience for our customers. You\'ll apply the latest technologies and practices aligning with Ikea\'s values to drive change.Some of the daily responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Develop a very good understanding of retail business and order management
• Follow agile product development practices of building software products
• Share and grow knowledgebase via different channels
• Guide management in making effective technical and business decisions
• Onboard, coach, and mentor engineers
• Support continuous improvement culture within the team

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Work on exciting problems as described above, and you are encouraged to spot new opportunities or to collaborate with Digital colleagues in other specialist teams
• Opportunities to have a global impact with your work
• Flexible and modern tools: we deploy on the Google Cloud Platform and we use a lot of open-source tools across the board
• Continuous learning (we aim to spend 20% of our working time on learning)
• Flexible, sustainable, and friendly working environment in a truly value-based
• Company
• Fantastic career opportunities in a large global organization, with a servant leadership style and lots of possibilities to take ownership

We are looking for people to join us who share and are passionate about our IKEA culture and values which play a major part in our business and day-to-day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA, it is important that you naturally lead with our values in mind such as togetherness, renew and improve, simplicity, different with a meaning and caring for people and planet. You can read more about our values and life at IKEA at ikea.com. You will be working from Bengaluru, India, with remote teams based in our hubs in Malmo & Helsingborg, Sweden.Team vision ( title) Our team within IkeaTeam vision (text) At Order Management within Ingka Digital (IKEA), we\'re a unique organization that gives you space to fit in and enables you to make use of your skills. Our systems are being used by over 170,000 co-workers and serve over 4 billion customers globally!We\'re in the midst of the transformation from legacy monoliths to an event-driven cloud architecture. You wouldn\'t have dealt with as many orders as go through our system (and if you have - talk to me!), so scalability becomes second nature, for both performance and cost.There are heaps of challenges in front of us, but we\'re prepared and look forward to becoming truly agile with modern architecture - and maybe with your help. We\'re not chasing shareholder value; we want to help the many people to have a better everyday life.We aim to have driven, empowered agile teams who understand priorities and how to come to agreements with other teams and domains. We\'re all in this together and we try to help others and share our knowledge often.Why you will love usFrom the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.Our vision, \xe2\x80\x9cto create a better everyday life for the many people\xe2\x80\x9d inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.What we all have in common

• Living our values
• Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
• A passion for home furnishing
• Performing & delivering while learning & developing
• Having fun!

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