Lead Software Engineer Model Production

Job Description

Do you want to join our exciting Digital Technology journey You will help evolve and deliver digital solutions for brick built 3D LEGO Models. These models appear worldwide in LEGOLAND parks and LEGO Brand Retail Stores.

Join us and help lead a team that inspires the builders of tomorrow. We create and improve solutions for Model Production. Come play with us!

Behind every large LEGO model you see in a theme park flagship store or global event is a sophisticated production and supply chain operation. Our digital platforms support the full lifecycle of building these iconic models from planning and design to production and delivery.

This position presents a rare opportunity to influence the upcoming digital framework of Model Production aiding in the creation of our long term roadmap.

Core Responsibilities

As Lead Engineer you will play a key role in shaping the architecture and future of this ecosystem. You will work closely with engineering teams product leaders and business partners to build scalable digital solutions that support an increasingly complex global production environment.

• Lead a product team with technical ownership of a diverse portfolio of digital platform products. Drive the delivery of efficient reliable and business-critical solutions through collaboration and effective coaching and mentoring.
• Define and evolve the system architecture working closely with Principal Engineers and collaborators to translate complex business needs into scalable digital solutions.
• Work closely with business partners to develop a clear technical vision and long-term roadmap supporting the future of Model Production.
• Guide the team through a significant modernization journey evolving existing systems while introducing new technologies and scalable platform capabilities.
• Foster an outstanding engineering culture built on strong craftsmanship collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Explore emerging technologies and methods including AI-assisted development finding opportunities to improve our platforms and ways of working.
• DevSecOps: you build it - you own it (and run it) with a keen eye on secure code and security by design.

Play your part in our team succeeding

We provides solutions and technology for the engineering manufacturing and logistics areas of the LEGO Group.

You will join a team of experienced engineers and consultants managing the complete digital ecosystem for Model Production. This area is developing and the organization will expand into several product teams. This creates a great opportunity for a technical leader to influence and develop the future of this field.

Do you have what it takes

We are looking for a highly experienced engineering leader who combines technical architecture expertise with strong collaboration and leadership skills.

You excel in ambiguous settings and appreciate linking technology to tangible business results.

You bring:

• Previous experience with leadership demonstrating the ability to develop motivate and support team members embrace diversity engage partners manage responsibilities and foster a collaborative outcome-focused environment.
• Proven record developing scalable software solutions amid complex scenarios and supporting engineering teams in making technical decisions and evaluating trade-offs.
• Strong ability to work closely with business collaborators translating operational needs into technical solutions and long-term roadmaps.
• Deep technical expertise within C# cloud development microservices integrations API development databases DevSecOps and CI/CD.
• Familiarity with Generative AI and AI assisted development tools and curiosity about how these technologies can improve productivity automation and problem solving.
• Superb communication skills and the ability to influence both engineers and senior collaborators.
• A change-ready approach and the ability to inspire teams in an environment where transformation and modernization are ongoing.

Nice to have:

• Experience modernizing and evolving legacy systems in business-critical environments.
• Understanding of Domain Driven Design and loosely coupled architectures.
• Experience with container technologies like Docker.
• Knowledge and experience integrating with SAP specifically around planning production and costing.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time including prior to any advertised closing date. So if youre interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Whats in it for you

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount We know youll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible youll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team youll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group where everyone feels safe valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeksto encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex gender identity or expression race/ethnicity national origin sexual orientation disability age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Childrens Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Childrens Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO team today.