1 day ago
Malmö, SwedenSenior
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain, and continuously improve knowledge graph solutions for connected product data.
- Translate ontology models into scalable runtime graph implementations.
- Collaborate with ontology modellers, data engineers, and business experts to improve reasoning, inferencing, and data pipelines.
- Design and optimise SPARQL queries and rule-based logic for data retrieval and reasoning capabilities.
- Develop, test, and maintain reliable, scalable, production-ready software solutions.
- Partner with the central IKEA Knowledge Graph team and stakeholders to align standards, technical solutions, and ways of working.
- Contribute to software engineering best practices, solution design, prototyping, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
- Act as a domain specialist who shapes engineering decisions and the application of semantic technologies across teams.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, combined with extensive hands-on software development experience.
- Solid experience with semantic technologies and production knowledge graph development.
- Experience with ontology modelling standards including RDFS, OWL, SHACL, and SKOS.
- Ability to develop and manage RDF-based knowledge graphs using tools such as Metaphactory.
- Experience with graph databases such as RDFox and graph-based data models.
- Ability to design and optimise SPARQL queries and rule-based logic for inferencing and reasoning.
- Experience applying software engineering principles, architectural thinking, and design patterns to robust solutions.
- Ability to collaborate in agile, cross-functional teams using DevOps ways of working and modern software engineering approaches.
- Clear communication skills for explaining complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience working across multiple teams or capability areas as a specialist or subject matter expert is a plus; familiarity with IKEA is also a plus.
Benefits
- The role is based in Malmö, Sweden, with the expectation of working the majority of the time in the workplace.
- This is an internal recruitment opportunity connected to organisational changes.
- Applications are requested by 18 November, with interviews potentially beginning earlier.
- Recruitment accommodations are available upon request.
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About IKEA
IKEA designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, home furnishings, and housewares to consumers through large-format stores and e-commerce. Founded in Sweden in 1943 and headquartered in Delft, Netherlands, the brand operates via a global franchise system run by Inter IKEA Systems B.V., and also develops smart-home products and services under Home Smart.