Platform Engineer

Publiceringsdatum: 2025-04-23

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Jobbannons

We are on the journey to transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people, data & technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing retailer in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us. Together we can do great things!

About the area

Inter IKEA Group is organized in three core businesses - Range, Supply and Retail Concept - and five enabling functions. Together we contribute to the success of IKEA and share responsibility for the franchise offer.

Operations Management leads and holds together the development and maintenance of a common foundation for how we work together across the value chain, our operating model. We enable strategic movements towards the IKEA goals through the strategic landscape and work closely with all parts of the value chain to achieve them. It includes teams for business insights, capability and process development, strategy and roadmap, data and product, and technology.

We have chosen to organize our work in a data and product paradigm where we are building empowered teams that have the privilege to take responsibility while being supported by servant leaders.

Job Description

Join our dynamic Data and Analytics team as a Platform Engineer with a focus on Databricks platform development and operations. In this critical role, you will design, develop, manage, and operate high-quality shared platforms that support efficient operations across IKEA's value chain. Utilizing both new and existing technologies and delivery methods, you will help drive our digital agenda, ensuring IKEA remains at the forefront of a rapidly evolving environment.

Assignment

As a Platform Engineer, your key responsibilities will include:

• Designing, developing, running, and lifecycle managing high-quality platforms that enable products and services, using the appropriate tools, methods, and frameworks.
• Creating platform designs that adhere to best practices and standards in architecture, security, performance, and reliability to meet requirements and compliance.
• Collaborating within agile/DevOps teams to manage the development and lifecycle of platforms and services, ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.
• Implementing and promoting good platform engineering practices to improve time to market and meet business needs.
• Driving change activities across different environments to ensure platform functionality and availability.
• Delivering tests, performance analysis, configuration management, and creating functional/feature specifications to enhance platform, product, and service delivery.
• Continuously exploring and evaluating new technologies to enhance innovation and productivity.
• Providing support and guidance to consumers, promoting best practices and collaboration.
• Enabling a data-driven culture at IKEA by transitioning from legacy analytics to modern technology platforms.

About you

You are a passionate Platform Engineer with substantial experience working on the Databricks platform. You have a strong background in data platforms or enterprise solutions and a keen understanding of data democratization. Your expertise includes working as a platform and/or software engineer in complex cloud-based analytic solutions, particularly with Azure tools.

You are

• Driven by responsibility and ownership of outcomes.
• Organized and thrive in both structured and dynamic environments.
• Excelling in global, complex settings and adept at simplifying and prioritizing to support strategic and operational goals.
• Energized by IKEA's core values and committed to continuous improvement.

The following knowledge, skills and experiences would be valuable

• Strong understanding of platform engineering principles.
• Experience with industry-standard platform engineering practices.
• Proficiency in design and architecture concepts.
• Motivated to continuously enhance design skills and remain updated on modern tools and technologies.
• Ability to lead by example, fostering simplicity, efficiency, ownership, and accountability.
• Championing new methods and processes to improve performance.
• Excellent collaboration skills
• Proficient in clearly communicating technical concepts and processes at appropriate levels.
• Understanding of IKEA's business complexity and the integrated role of technology.
• Familiarity with IKEA’s corporate identity, core values, and vision.
• Experience working in agile/iterative software development teams with a DevOps setup.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Qualifications

• Formal qualifications in computer science, platform engineering, or equivalent engineering
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience within platform engineering with at least 3 years of experience as a platform engineer, specifically with the Databricks platform.
• Experience in agile/iterative platform development teams with a DevOps working set-up and with an emphasis on self-organisation and delivery to agreed commitments

Additional information

This is a full-time role (40 hours per week) and based in Malmö, Sweden. This role sits in Data & Analytics, Data & Product, Operations Management, and reports to Data Operations Manager, Markus Lentinen.

If you have questions about the recruitment process, please connect with Jas.garcha@inter.ikea.com

Please send your application – CV – in English and tell us why you would be a good fit. We look forward to hearing from you!

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. At IKEA, we’re all on the same project.

If you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process, just let us know.