Senior Backend Engineer in Fulfillment Promise and Allocation

Senior Backend Engineer in Fulfillment Promise and Allocation

Job Description

At IKEA, we strongly believe that we can help people and the planet while creating an affordable and better everyday life at home. We think it is our responsibility to find a greater purpose and create space to innovate. We believe that innovation comes from daring to fail; these stories inspire us to explore and dare to try again. We believe that we thrive when meeting incredible people who are on the same mission at IKEA. People who are very humble, supportive, and committed to leading into the future and creating a better life for more of the many people by putting the customers and their homes at the heart of all we do.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a passionate and curious backend engineer who loves tackling complex backend challenges while fostering a fun and collaborative team culture. You take pride in writing high-quality, scalable code and are always eager to explore new technologies and best practices. As a natural leader, you enjoy coaching and mentoring team members, helping them grow while driving technical excellence.

You remain motivated and adaptable in the face of uncertainties, maintaining a positive and solution-oriented mindset.

You communicate effectively with stakeholders, ensuring that technical decisions align with business goals, and thrive in an environment that values innovation and teamwork.

Key Highlights:

• Passionate about backend engineering, system architecture, and scalable solutions.
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on mentorship and team growth.
• Effective communicator, able to collaborate with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Adaptable and resilient in dynamic environments with changing requirements.
• Committed to writing high-quality, maintainable, and efficient code.

Your Responsibilities as a Senior Backend Engineer, you will:

• Team Leadership & Coaching: Lead, mentor, and support backend engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and growth.
• Technical Excellence: Ensure high-quality code and scalable architecture in all backend projects.
• Stakeholder Communication: Collaborate with product owners/specialists, data engineers, and other stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Code Reviews & Best Practices: Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and drive continuous improvements in development processes.
• System Architecture & Design: Design, develop, and optimize backend services, APIs, and database structures.
• Problem-solving: Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance team efficiency, development workflows, and deployment strategies.
• Work with cross-functional teams: You'll collaborate with other teams to ensure our digital solutions meet business needs.

Our team within IKEA

Hej, my name is Aysenur. I work as an Engineering Manager within the Order Promise and Allocation subdomain at IKEA. Our team takes full ownership of their services, from development to deployment and maintenance. Our product is focused on improving the accuracy and consistency of the availability and lead time promise for the home delivery and collection options, adding flexibility and accuracy in handling picking capacity more efficiently, enabling a more efficient, flexible and transparent return process. At the same time, we give a lot of customization power to each market in the way this should behave. Are you a software engineer who wants to join our team and be part of shaping the future of IKEA's customer fulfilment?
Aysenur, Engineering Manager

The home office for this role is Amsterdam. There might be limited travel globally to meet your stakeholders, teams, and partners. We believe a healthy and flexible life balance is important, so together we will strive to create a work environment where you feel in control of your life balance, can be yourself, grow, and excel in both your personal and professional life.

You might have some questions about the role, or the recruitment process, and we are more than happy to answer those! Feel free to contact our recruiter Warren Roach at warren.roach@ingka.com.