Software Engineering Specialist in Digital Automation
Core
Act as a recognized technical specialist in a defined software engineering discipline (e.g., DevOps, cloud, API, security) to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade digital automation solutions across the IKEA value chain.
Role type
Senior IC Software Engineering Specialist (Digital Automation)
Builds
Digital automation capabilities, enterprise-grade software solutions, and technical artifacts (prototypes, PoCs, integrations) for IKEA Supply and broader business processes.
Domain
Retail Supply Chain / Digital Automation / Software Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Software engineering principles, software architecture, design patterns, continuous integration/delivery, automation, quality engineering, technical decision making, mentoring, knowledge sharing
Preferred skills
Experience in large and complex organizations, influence on technical decisions, exploration of emerging technologies
Technologies
Cloud engineering, integration engineering, API development, DevOps, security engineering, knowledge engineering, intelligent automation
Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software solutions; drive best practices and provide expert guidance; take ownership of complex technical challenges; contribute to architecture discussions; create prototypes and technical artifacts; support and coach engineers through mentoring.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with specialist depth
