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In IKEA for Business, we allow other companies around the world to deliver upon their dreams with our interior design solutions and products. IKEA for Business is also one of the main growth contribution areas for us as a company. Already a multi-billion euro line of business for IKEA, and it is poised to grow substantially over the coming years. This area is being driven by our team in the IKEA global digital hub in Madrid, so this is a unique opportunity for technology leaders who are based in Spain and want to be part of a once-in-a-lifetime transformation in one of the most iconic companies worldwide.
Job Responsibility:
Build and run the technology that underpins our global 40 Billion Euro business, operating across 377+ stores and 30 countries
Driving innovation across the software landscape, from creating greenfield solutions to evolving and integrating existing systems
Work in a startup-like environment
Lead, inspire and motivate a high-performing team of engineers
Help the teams drive a cloud first agenda, adhere to modern software engineering principles and best practices, utilize the proper tools, and automate everything
Recruitment, performance, competence and career development of individuals
Provide technical domain knowledge, architectural leadership and coach the teams in high-class standards for software engineering and operations
Work closely with the assigned product owners and all groups within the Digital Technology organisation to deliver the assigned digital products and services
Help build a digital mindset and an engineering culture that is accountability and results-oriented, where Lean principles and a DevOps mindset will be in the core
Lead on the technical decisions of how you want to build and implement your products
Travel globally to meet some stakeholders and partners
Requirements:
Solid technical background with a good balance of breadth and depth in technical knowledge
Experience or familiarity with BDD, TDD, test automation, Continuous Delivery, DevOps, code versioning, security, and industry standard toolsets
Experience creating software at global scale, preferably in cloud-based microservices architectures
Knowledge of design and architecture concepts (i.e. microservices, API-first, event-driven architectures...) and the ability to apply them within the software development lifecycle
People skills as a true team player
Real passion for managing engineers and building high performing, happy, focused and empathetic teams
Ability to inspire engineering teams to build high standard software
Enjoy creating a one team atmosphere between all co-workers
Inclusive, humble and passionate about creating a learning organization
Delivery obsession with early and continuous delivery of value
Comfortable with uncertainty and with a greenfield context
Enjoy building teams with a DevOps mentality
Customer and Business Orientation with a passion for using technology to build products that solve real-world problems
Relentless passion and vision for meeting the customer promise
What we offer:
Work environment where you feel in control of your life balance, can be yourself, grow and excel in both your personal and professional life