Junior Systems Engineer
IKEA Accelerator Program 2023
Join us to solve the big challenges!
IKEA is looking for co-workers of tomorrow! Do you want to kick-start your career and join our IKEA Accelerator Program for Junior Systems Engineers at IKEA Digital? Our goal is to find people who have an interest in System Engineering and have great ambitions to learn and develop. We offer you a unique chance to gain experience and grow with us at IKEA.
We are looking for curious problems solvers with backgrounds within software engineering, data science, industrial engineering, digital infrastructure, or similar who are early in their career – either fresh graduates or those who have a few years of job experience – the importance is the love for engineering, its innovation and impact it can have on the business and the future of IKEA!
What you become a part of
You will be part of a group of new recruits, get trained together to quickly get up to speed, and get into your new role. You will learn how we do things here at IKEA as well as gain in-depth knowledge of the company and our security engineering practices. The program will give you the grounding to develop in your role and future career at IKEA. Beyond the support from the Accelerator Program, you will belong to an agile product team from day one and your time will be divided between system engineering work in your team (50%) and attending program activities (50%). The program is a 5-month onboarding and upskilling program, and you will be trained in programming languages and skills relevant to executing your tasks in the role.
You have an opportunity to drive the development of digital products supporting our business domains globally. System Engineering is a key role at IKEA Digital that empowers not only co-workers within Technology Services but all co-workers. You will be part of agile product teams collaborating closely together with the business domains and have a global impact. We will give you the tools to become a hands-on contributor, finding solutions to questions regarding designing, building, testing, and maintaining digital products. To read more about the technologies we use, please visit Techradar.
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Who are we looking for?
We are looking for problem solvers who have a humanistic approach. You are curious, you see failure as a way of learning and innovating, pushing your skills and feeling safe with a leader and a team that you trust. You see an ever-changing environment as a constant flow of opportunities and learning. You see the greater joy in sharing your success but also the strength in sharing failures. Just like us, you’re inspired to create magical, digital experiences for the IKEA customers and co-workers.
The IKEA culture and values are very much a part of our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more regarding those and life at IKEA on our culture and values.
What's the icing on the cake
You will be a part of a great culture as well as our vision “to create a better everyday life for the many people” – for customers and co-workers. You will work and thrive in a truly people and planet positive work environment. Some of the perks that we offer:
- A workplace where you can be yourself
- Equal pay (our salaries are set independently of race, gender, age or other individual characteristics)
- Continuous opportunities for learning
- Co-worker discount
- World’s greatest colleagues
- Latest technology and lots of fun challenges
- And much more…
Timeline
Words from Chief Technology Officer
IKEA is a name that is recognised around the world for its great furniture and more recently its position on topics such as climate change and sustainability, but what about its technology? Our mission in Digital Technology is simple actually, build a technology foundation and engineering capability that can match this level of expectation and then surpass it. We are building a new digital IKEA that will build on the values that has driven much of our success, whilst also recognizing the need to embrace the next wave of disrupters, challengers and bold thinkers. We want you to join us and define the new IKEA!
Your development within IKEA
We are a purpose led company that people choose for what we stand for, sharing a vision and values where people can be themselves. With our holistic view, fostering togetherness and an entrepreneurial spirit; you will have the opportunity to do what you love and develop your skills. We depend on you as our co-worker, when you grow - IKEA grows.
LET’S START OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER!
Better everyday life
We have one common vision at the IKEA Group: To create a better everyday life for the many people. With over 700 million visitors to our stores and over 1 billion visitors to our website every year, we take our vision very seriously.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.