Senior Backend Engineer with a passion for democratizing data with technology
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IKEA is seeking a Backend Engineer to join their autonomous team in Helsingborg or Malmö. The role focuses on backend programming using Python to build API-first applications, implementing Infrastructure as Code with tools like Terraform, and promoting DevOps practices within Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate will have experience in enhancing system reliability and performance while collaborating effectively with team members to achieve common goals.Jobbet i korthet
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Opportunity to work in a collaborative and autonomous team environmentEngagement in continuous improvement initiativesInvolvement in the full lifecycle of the products builtWork within a culture that values diversity and inclusion
Ansök senast: 2650-08-07
Publicerad: 2024-06-14
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Job ID: 244428
Date posted: 14/06/2024
Why we will love you
At IKEA, 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. Our different views, backgrounds, and personalities make us better understand our customers, give us more fun at work and spark more and better ideas. Perhaps your unique take on something could lead to a great idea that creates a better everyday life for the many people.
We are the data platform enablers - through tooling and services we simplify life for IKEA data citizens, to democratize data
The Ingka Data Platform offers streamlined solutions to save time, gain valuable business insights, and manage costs effectively.
We as a Platform Team supports data producers, data consumers and data governance teams making products discoverable with the right design and technology, (this is done with the metadata backbone concept and components for data quality, data pipelines, data sharing etc). The platform is enabled by technical services, software components and frameworks.
Who you are
As a person, you have experience working with APIs, building applications & secure coding practices. You have proven abilities with DevOps practices and its supporting technologies. You have a curious nature and actively acquire new knowledge, skills, champion new methods, and processes to improve performance. Independently drive tasks and improve/find better ways.
By encouraging simplicity, efficiency, ownership, and accountability you easily collaborate with others to achieve our common goals.
To be successful as a backend engineer in the team, you have working experience of building APIs and applications within GCP. Experienced with DevOps practices and supporting technologies, such as CI/CD, Terraform Google Cloud Platform Provider. You enhance system reliability, performance, and operational efficiency using Ingka best practices around service level objectives (SLOs), error budgets, and service level indicators (SLIs). In addition, you have demonstrable experience in working in an Agile and DevOps working set-up. You get energized by keeping high quality, compliant and secure technical solutions promise.
The IKEA culture and values are very much a part of our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it's important for us that you share our values! You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com
YOUR RESPONSBILITIES
As Backend Engineer, your main responsibilities will include:
- Backend programming using Python building API first applications
- Utilize and lead the work with DevOps mindset
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using tools like Terraform, GitHub, or similar technologies.
- Working with secure best practices within GCP
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system reliability, performance, and operational efficiency using Ingka best practices around service level objectives (SLOs), error budgets, and service level indicators (SLIs).
Our current technology stack:
- CI/CD: Git/Github/Github Actions
- Cloud: Google Cloud Platform
- Programming backend: Python, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes
- Programming frontend: JavaScript/Typescript, React
Together as a team
We're a small team quite autonomous, self-organizing and self-sufficient in many ways, which means part of our daily work is to define how we get things done together. We are based in Helsingborg & Malmö.
We are passionate about collaboration and the IKEA value of togetherness where we all work together to set the direction of the team and to deliver the best possible outcome. Anyone on our team can come with ideas on things to work on and we believe in the test and learn approach.
We value development speed and data driven feedback a lot, we are responsible for the things we build throughout the whole life cycle, which means operations is an important part of our work.
Questions and support? Let's connect!
Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don't apply for jobs unless they're 100% "qualified". If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.
From: "Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're 100% Qualified" by Tara Sophia Mohr, August 2014"
The role is based in Helsingborg or Malmö, and you will report to Nina Novakovic, Engineering Manager
For more information about the role, reach out to hiring manager Nina Novakovic at nina.novakovic@ingka.ikea.com
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please reach out to tech recruiter Jay Mistry at jay.mistry@ingka.ikea.com We will be interviewing continuously and are looking forward to hearing from you!
"In this recruitment there is no relocation support provided by Ikea, hence we are looking for people living in the mentioned location."
Date posted: 14/06/2024
Why we will love you
At IKEA, 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. Our different views, backgrounds, and personalities make us better understand our customers, give us more fun at work and spark more and better ideas. Perhaps your unique take on something could lead to a great idea that creates a better everyday life for the many people.
We are the data platform enablers - through tooling and services we simplify life for IKEA data citizens, to democratize data
The Ingka Data Platform offers streamlined solutions to save time, gain valuable business insights, and manage costs effectively.
We as a Platform Team supports data producers, data consumers and data governance teams making products discoverable with the right design and technology, (this is done with the metadata backbone concept and components for data quality, data pipelines, data sharing etc). The platform is enabled by technical services, software components and frameworks.
Who you are
As a person, you have experience working with APIs, building applications & secure coding practices. You have proven abilities with DevOps practices and its supporting technologies. You have a curious nature and actively acquire new knowledge, skills, champion new methods, and processes to improve performance. Independently drive tasks and improve/find better ways.
By encouraging simplicity, efficiency, ownership, and accountability you easily collaborate with others to achieve our common goals.
To be successful as a backend engineer in the team, you have working experience of building APIs and applications within GCP. Experienced with DevOps practices and supporting technologies, such as CI/CD, Terraform Google Cloud Platform Provider. You enhance system reliability, performance, and operational efficiency using Ingka best practices around service level objectives (SLOs), error budgets, and service level indicators (SLIs). In addition, you have demonstrable experience in working in an Agile and DevOps working set-up. You get energized by keeping high quality, compliant and secure technical solutions promise.
The IKEA culture and values are very much a part of our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it's important for us that you share our values! You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com
YOUR RESPONSBILITIES
As Backend Engineer, your main responsibilities will include:
- Backend programming using Python building API first applications
- Utilize and lead the work with DevOps mindset
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using tools like Terraform, GitHub, or similar technologies.
- Working with secure best practices within GCP
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system reliability, performance, and operational efficiency using Ingka best practices around service level objectives (SLOs), error budgets, and service level indicators (SLIs).
Our current technology stack:
- CI/CD: Git/Github/Github Actions
- Cloud: Google Cloud Platform
- Programming backend: Python, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes
- Programming frontend: JavaScript/Typescript, React
Together as a team
We're a small team quite autonomous, self-organizing and self-sufficient in many ways, which means part of our daily work is to define how we get things done together. We are based in Helsingborg & Malmö.
We are passionate about collaboration and the IKEA value of togetherness where we all work together to set the direction of the team and to deliver the best possible outcome. Anyone on our team can come with ideas on things to work on and we believe in the test and learn approach.
We value development speed and data driven feedback a lot, we are responsible for the things we build throughout the whole life cycle, which means operations is an important part of our work.
Questions and support? Let's connect!
Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don't apply for jobs unless they're 100% "qualified". If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.
From: "Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're 100% Qualified" by Tara Sophia Mohr, August 2014"
The role is based in Helsingborg or Malmö, and you will report to Nina Novakovic, Engineering Manager
For more information about the role, reach out to hiring manager Nina Novakovic at nina.novakovic@ingka.ikea.com
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please reach out to tech recruiter Jay Mistry at jay.mistry@ingka.ikea.com We will be interviewing continuously and are looking forward to hearing from you!
"In this recruitment there is no relocation support provided by Ikea, hence we are looking for people living in the mentioned location."
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