Data Engineer

Our team within IKEA

Hej there! For our digital in Madrid, we are looking for a Data Engineer to help us accelerate our work of building state-of-the-art data products that enable us to transform IKEA into a truly data-driven company.

At IKEA we have the vision to create a better everyday life at home for the many people. We strive to be affordable but in a truly people and planet-positive way. Our digital capabilities play a crucial role in achieving this goal. We believe that you will thrive when you meet great people who are on the same mission at IKEA. People who are not only talented and skilled but also humble, supportive, and absolutely committed to leading home-furnishing retail into the future.

At IKEA, you're welcome no matter where you come from, what you believe, and what you look like. We do not even care how you have furnished your home. We are interested in you simply because you are 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. Your unique take on something could lead to a great idea that creates a better everyday life for many people.

What you will be doing day to day

As a Data Engineer, you fulfill a pivotal role in the design, development, and operation of ready-to-use data products. You will be part of the full product development process in the product team, from understanding the problem, through designing the solution by quick prototyping, then delivering and running our product in production.

You will be a part of the Data & ML B2B team, which objective is to create a better IKEA for the many businesses. We work globally to give support to 30 markets in understanding better what are the needs of the B2B customers with a data driven approach. Then, we build digital solutions to solve those needs to make sure that IKEA is the best partner for all of them, across industry segments and countries.

We are an entrepreneurial team, with a lot of passion for technology and we believe that we can impact the B2B market and the ways of working IKEA to become the best B2B partner.

Who you are

You are excited about Data and understand the crucial importance of state-of-the-art Data Products to enable Insights, AI and ML capabilities, and working in cross-functional, autonomous, DevOps-minded product teams with a global reach and stakeholder from across the world. You want to be part of shaping the future of data at IKEA - to dream big, build small and think smartly! You have passion for data and are not afraid to learn and take new challenges (even if they are not fully in the job description!)

We would love to talk with you if you recognize yourself in some of the following:

• Previous experience as a Data Engineer and Cloud Backend Engineer.
• Knowledge of designing, developing, and deploying data pipelines.
• Practical experience in data modeling, using all types of data modeling techniques.
• Knowledge of cloud-based services, in particular Google Cloud platform as well as tools such as dbt, Dataform, Terraform.
• Knowledge of programming languages (particularly python and SQL), including concepts from functional and object-oriented programming paradigms.
• A curious, world class problem solver who wants to keep learning!

This is our wish list! If you do not recognize yourself in all these points, you might still be an excellent candidate for the role. We like to think long-term and invest in people's development together with us.

We can offer you:

• Work in the technology frontline with the latest development of Data Products
• Opportunities to have global impact with your work
• Flexible and modern tools: we deploy on Google Cloud Platform, and we use a lot of open-source tools across the board.
• A team of great colleagues to learn with and from (with world-class experience across all aspects of Data & Analytics)

Does this sound like your next challenge? IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global workplace. And as the world's leader in life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us.

Please apply with your application in English. Note that we cannot process any applications through email.

Due to the approaching holiday season, there may be a slight delay in processing applications. We aim to respond to all candidates by the 21st of January.

Thank you!

Together as a team

We're the ones who make it possible for people to have a smarter life at home and a hassle-free and rewarding shopping experience. Together we work to find new digital solutions for every business need to help make IKEA a great and efficient place to work. We like to think of ourselves as innovative and modern, and we believe that nothing would actually work without us.