Location: Amsterdam. On site work is expected.
Background
At IKEA, we're revolutionizing how millions of customers pay for their purchases. We're looking for passionate tech engineers who thrive on innovation and want to help shape the future of payment systems.
IKEA remains committed to our founding vision: creating better everyday lives by offering beautifully designed, affordable home furnishings accessible to as many people as possible.
Our payment team turns complexity into simplicity. We build user-friendly platforms, embrace creative thinking, rely on data to drive improvements, and develop systems that are secure, scalable and resilient.
True to our Swedish roots, we accomplish all this through collaboration and togetherness-the IKEA way.
The scope of the consultant services is to assist IKEA in
Your Impact
You'll be at the forefront of developing and enhancing our omnichannel payment platform that processes thousands of transactions per minute across 30+ global markets. Each market brings unique payment requirements, creating exciting technical challenges.
Your work directly affects millions of customers, making both a frictionless user experience and robust technical architecture essential to our success.
What We're Looking For
At IKEA, our culture and values are central to everything we do. The ideal candidate will:
- Take a pragmatic approach and value simplicity in solution design
- Embrace curiosity and view failures as learning opportunities
- Excel in building sophisticated web applications using our modern JavaScript stack (React, TypeScript, Redux, Jest, NPM, Node, Cypress, HTML, CSS)
- Deliver secure, scalable, and resilient services following DevOps principles
- Have experience with cloud computing platforms, preferably GCP
- Understand modern observability practices including distributed tracing, structured logging, and metrics
- Communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats
Added Advantages
- Previous experience in e-commerce and online payment systems
- Familiarity with deployment automation tools like Terraform and GitHub Actions
What We Offer
- The opportunity to create solutions that directly impact millions of customers worldwide
- A challenging yet collaborative environment where technical excellence is valued and having fun is essential
Aanvraag Eisen
Desired knowledge, experience, competence, skills etc
Technical Expertise
- Proven experience building advanced web applications using our core stack: React, TypeScript, Redux, Jest, and Node.js
- Strong proficiency in front-end fundamentals: HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript
- Experience implementing and maintaining secure, scalable payment systems
- Working knowledge of DevOps principles and practices
- Cloud platform experience, preferably with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Understanding of modern observability techniques including distributed tracing, structured logging, and metrics collection
Professional Experience & Competencies
- At least 3-6 years of relevant software engineering experience
- Demonstrated ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic delivery
- Track record of building solutions that prioritize simplicity and maintainability
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to learn from setbacks
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Collaborative approach aligned with IKEA's team-oriented culture
Valuable Additional Skills
- Experience with e-commerce platforms and online payment systems
- Knowledge of deployment automation tools (Terraform, GitHub Actions)
- International or multi-market software deployment experience
- Interest in user experience and customer-facing technologies
What 3 things are most important?
- Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript frameworks - Mastery of React, TypeScript, and Node.js is essential as this forms the foundation of our payment platform architecture. A senior consultant must be able to architect solutions and guide implementation using these technologies.
- Experience building secure, scalable payment systems - Your expertise in creating resilient systems that can handle thousands of transactions per minute across multiple markets will be critical to our success. Understanding the unique challenges of payment processing at scale is invaluable.
- Excellent communication skills paired with a collaborative mindset - As a consultant, your ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts, work within cross-functional teams, and align with IKEA's collaborative culture is just as important as your technical abilities.
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