Lead Engineer – Product Engineering Technology

Help shape the digital backbone behind every LEGO® brick. As Lead Engineer, you will drive modern architecture, guide product teams, and ensure our technology keeps pace with innovation - so kids around the world can keep building and playing.

Ensure our LEGO® bricks and moulding processes can keep up with innovation, so that we can continue to provide kids with fun play around the world.

Core Responsibilities

In the role as Lead Engineer, you will work closely with the product teams that are developing solutions for this area. A big part is supporting and building the right architecture across the products but also taking an active role in software development is included.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide technical leadership across product teams to secure delivery of exceptional technical solutions using coaching and mentoring.
• Technical sparring partner for Software Engineers within several product teams
• Spar with people leaders (competency leads) regarding team/people skillset and opportunities for growth, improvement, and training.
• Active participation and contribution in cross organizational initiatives, knowledge sharing, and communities are also expected from the lead engineer.

Architecture, Platforms & Strategy

• Formulates the technical roadmap and technology solution design in collaboration with the Staff & Principal Engineers.
• Support the journey towards the API-led integration of all applications.
• Support embedding test automation capabilities further in the product teams (‘shift-left’)
• Support high-level estimating in early phases.
• Support and guide Selection process of new Software solutions with product teams
• Explore emerging technologies and methods, identifying opportunities for platforms.

Development & Delivery

• Participating in development of new prototypes in the product teams
• DevSecOps mindset: “You build it – you own it” (and run it) with a keen eye on secure code and security by design.
• Works towards world-class quality and be a steward of the LEGO values that consumers expect from our brand.
• Forever Learning – Relentless desire to learn and keep up to date on the latest technologies.

This part of the Digital Technology organization primarily supports the Engineering and Manufacturing areas of the LEGO group with digital solutions. The Product Engineering Technology department provides solutions and technology for the engineering areas of the LEGO Group. We support from design to produced elements with areas like Element Design, Mould design, Mould production, Quality and Moulding in the factories. This includes Masterdata, Project portfolio, Materials area, and the Sustainable Materials agenda.

Do you have what it takes?

• Extensive experience with software development and infrastructure architecture experience in designing and architecting enterprise applications.
• Deep technical expertise within Cloud development, microservices, integrations/API development, CI/CD, Understanding Domain Driven Design and loosely coupled components.
• Have demonstrated ability to create robust, scalable, elegant, flexible, and relevant software solutions.
• Effective communication skills with ability to get people involved on complex technical decisions.
• Practical experience in Agile development methods and continuous delivery environment.
• Planning and time management skills.
• Being change ready and enjoy a flexible and inspiring environment.
• Being a team player and embracing diversity.

Nice to have

• Knowledge about Mechanical Engineering/Manufacturing solutions.
• Industry 4.0 knowledge.
• Previous experience working with SAP.
• Knowledge about PLCs and the OT area.

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 you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

• 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 you'll 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, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Workplace - When you join the team you'll 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 seeks to 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 Children’s 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.

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