Senior Software Engineering Leader, Enterprise Platforms

IKEA; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 1,100,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA in Malmö is seeking a Software Engineering Leader to drive architectural integrity and technical excellence across digital product areas. You will guide engineering teams through design, implementation, and deployment, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalable solutions.

As a senior technical leader, you will own the architectural roadmap, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers and architects to deliver high-value platforms.

Qualifications

• Formal degree in computer science or related engineering field.
• At least 10 years of software engineering experience.
• Govern digital product architecture and align work across teams.
• Strong leadership and ability to mentor engineers.
• Excellent communication to engineers and senior stakeholders.
• Experience with cloud platforms, APIs, and modern development practices.

Responsibilities

• Align engineering work across teams and set strategic priorities for the product area.
• Own the technical roadmap and ensure architectural coherence across platforms.
• Collaborate with Technology Leader, Enterprise Architects and Product Engineers to deliver integrated solutions.
• Design and refactor products to improve scalability, resilience and reusability.
• Guide engineering standards, security practices and release management across teams.
• Lead onboarding for new engineers and promote continuous improvement.
• Represent technology in internal and external forums and ensure market relevance.

Skills

Software architecture

Technical leadership

TOGAF

API design

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure services

CI/CD tooling

GitHub

Enterprise integration patterns

Job description

IKEA in Malmö is seeking a Software Engineering Leader to drive architectural integrity and technical excellence across digital product areas. You will guide engineering teams through design, implementation, and deployment, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalable solutions.

As a senior technical leader, you will own the architectural roadmap, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers and architects to deliver high-value platforms.