Open to opportunities

I engineer solutions,
grow teams, and
ship things that matter.

Team

Shabnam Parween — Team Lead & Senior Software Engineer at IKEA IT AB. 13+ years building robust backend systems, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering scalable solutions in the retail domain. Based in Helsingborg, Sweden.

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13+ Years Exp.
Shabnam Parween

Shabnam Parween

Team Lead & Senior Software Engineer

Sweden
13+
Years Experience
5+
Major Platform Migrations
3
Countries Worked
3
Certifications
Portfolio Highlights

Featured Work

A selection of projects that highlight my engineering and leadership.

Outbound Fulfillment System

Led global rollout of a new Outbound module for store fulfillment across multiple IKEA markets, migrating from legacy C++/Pascal to Java/Spring Boot with a 200% performance improvement.

JavaSpring BootKafkaRedisOpenShift

Pick Path Optimization

Recognized with 2025 Tech Innovation Award for developing a pick path optimization solution that enhanced coworker picking efficiency across IKEA stores.

JavaKotlinPostgreSQLAlgorithm Design

Monitoring & Observability Infrastructure

Architected comprehensive monitoring infrastructure using Prometheus, Grafana, Context, and iLert, enabling proactive incident detection and automated resolution.

PrometheusGrafanaiLertContextGCP
Expertise

What I Bring to the Table

Backend Platform Engineering

Building robust distributed services and integration layers for business-critical outbound flows.

Observability & Reliability

Designing monitoring, incident response, and automation workflows to improve uptime and recovery speed.

Leadership & Delivery

Leading teams, mentoring engineers, and executing high-impact rollouts across multiple regions.