Software Engineer | Scrum Master

Do you want to furnish the future to make room for everyone?
With us, you can feel at home at 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, embrace mistakes, and grow from them. As our Software Engineer, you’ll have many opportunities to try things you’ve never done before.

We are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer with experience as a Scrum Master to join our Digital Product Area: “Product Engineering”, a part of Digital Engineering at Inter IKEA, Range.

The Product Engineering Area is dedicated to ensuring an attractive, consistent, and efficient way of working for product development and our suppliers. Our goal is to establish a strong foundation for IKEA's product information, enabling its seamless use across the entire value chain. We are growing our team in Malmö, Sweden, but you need to have great communication and collaboration skills to be able to integrate our offshore team.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer who loves to learn new things and develop but never wants to be fully grown. At Core Business Range, we are ready to take the next step in our journey by focusing, simplifying, and putting the product at the center  fully concentrating on our core assignments. Our business revolves around developing products, it’s at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for someone who is passionate about home furnishing business and enthusiastic about solving real needs in people’s homes. You will play a key role in our journey as we dare to be IKEA, optimize for relevance, and ensure we offer the best possible products at the lowest possible price.
As a Scrum Master of our software development team, you will play a pivotal role in managing the everyday business for your team colleagues, and to honor the Scrum ceremonies, as well as bringing your technical skills to developing and bringing the product forward.

• Strong interest and experience of running a team using Scrum methodologies, Scrum Master certification is preferred
• Minimum 3-5 years of work life experience in Strong Java, with hands-on experience in developing RESTful services using Spring Boot
• Proficient in managing and deploying applications using AWS Cloud services.
• Practical experience with MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) for data modeling, querying, and optimization.
• Curiosity to work with system design and development in the PLM ecosystem Optiva from Infor.
• Good interpersonal skills: active listening, coaching and facilitation.
• Good communication skills: communicating in a clear, structured and honest way – both with inhouse and offshore team and colleagues

• A deep understanding of IKEA's core values and cultural principles as well as a mindset and way of working that reflects this
   

It’s a Plus If You Also Have 

• Skills in building dynamic and responsive user interfaces with React.
• Knowledge of working with system design and development in the PLM ecosystem Optiva from Infor.

We welcome your application
We are conducting interviews on an ongoing basis and encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. Please note that we only handle applications in English, and we do not accept applications via email. Due to the upcoming holiday period, the recruitment process may take longer than usual—but don’t hesitate to apply!

This is a permanent role based in Malmö; hence, you need to be based in Sweden and be able to work from the office three times a week. We don't offer relocation. We believe that your presence with the team and working most of the time in the workplace are important.

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, or 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. 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.
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Bas de Koeijer, Recruiter, at basde.koeijer@inter.ikea.com