Lead Engineer – Platform Technology

Job Description

Join us in shaping the future of digital manufacturing at the LEGO Group! This is your opportunity to drive real innovation, implementing cutting-edge Industry 4.0 solutions that digitalize Engineering and Manufacturing.

Core Responsibilities

As a Lead Engineer, you will:

• Guide and mentor a product team, taking full technical ownership of a diverse portfolio of digital platform products while ensuring efficient, scalable solutions.
• Analyze complex requirements and collaborate with the Principal Engineer to define the technical roadmap and system architecture.
• Establish best-in-class engineering practices, champion agile processes, and cultivate a high-performing team culture.
• Continuously assess and integrate innovative software products, tools, and methodologies that create tangible business impact.
• Oversee supplier engagement—evaluating technical proposals, defining delivery standards, and specifying data interface requirements.
• Operate with a DevSecOps mindset, ensuring that “you build it – you own it” by prioritizing secure coding and security by design.

Play your part in our team succeeding

This part of the Digital Technology organization primarily support the Engineering and Manufacturing areas of the LEGO Group with digital solutions. We are looking for an exceptional lead engineer in the Platform Technology department.

Platform Technology consists of product teams that support critical digital platforms used within our Omnichannel, Manufacturing & Product Engineering Technology domain. We support our colleagues with tools for registering data, controlling the processes and connecting to machines for automatization and optimizing processes.

As Lead Engineer, you'll collaborate closely with the Greenfield Automation product team. This innovative Greenfield project aims to revolutionize the factory packaging area by integrating cutting-edge technology and optimized designs, thereby enhancing production efficiency and cutting costs. It is set to be implemented in future factories. Your role as Lead Engineer involves not only supporting and developing the optimal architecture across products but also actively participating in software development.

Do you have what it takes?

We’re looking for a Lead Engineer with:

• Extensive experience in software development and enterprise infrastructure architecture.
• Deep technical expertise in cloud development, microservices, API development, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Domain-Driven Design and loosely coupled architectures.
• A proven track record of building robust, scalable, and flexible software solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders and guide complex technical decisions.
• A change-ready mindset, thriving in a dynamic and inspiring environment.
• A collaborative spirit—teamwork and diversity matter to us.

Bonus skills that make you stand out:

• Knowledge of Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing solutions.
• Experience with Industry 4.0 technologies.
• Familiarity with SAP.
• Understanding of PLCs and Operational Technology (OT).
• Experience with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Exposure to AWS or Azure cloud platforms.
• Comfort working across different time zones in a global setting.

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?

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 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.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.