Job Description
As a Lead Engineer for Game Ecosystem Integration, you will be the technical anchor for a nearshore engineering team responsible for connecting game services and partner ecosystems into a seamless, secure, and scalable platform.
*Please note that no relocation support is offered for this position*
Core ResponsibilitiesDefine and own the technical architecture for game ecosystem integration services, ensuring scalability, security, and robustness across AWS cloud platforms
Lead and mentor a nearshore engineering team, driving a culture of curiosity, technical excellence, and continuous improvement
Design and oversee API strategies and data flow patterns between internal game services, external partners, and third-party platforms
Drive data privacy and compliance initiatives (GDPR, COPPA), ensuring all integrations meet regulatory requirements
Collaborate closely with LEGO Game partners in Billund and Copenhagen to align technical direction with business objectives
Work across with other internal Lead Engineers in Gaming Technology to ensure problems are solved in a coherent and consistent way
Evaluate and introduce new technologies and methods to improve integration capabilities and system resilience
Own technical delivery end-to-end, balancing quality with speed and ensuring robust CI/CD pipelines
You will work closely with LEGO Game partners in both Billund and Copenhagen to translate business needs into robust technical solutions — ensuring that our game ecosystem integrations are reliable, compliant, and ready to support the growing ambitions of LEGO’s gaming portfolio.
Your role bridges deep technical expertise with strong people leadership. You will champion architectural best practices, drive API-first thinking, and ensure that data flows securely and efficiently across our ecosystem — all while coaching and developing your engineering team.
Do you have what it takes?A degree or equivalent experience in software engineering, computer science or an IT focused commercial degree
5+ years of documented experience in a digital/software engineering role, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership position
Solid experience with AWS Cloud services (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, ECS, CloudFormation, Serverless)
Proficiency in C# and solid understanding of object-oriented design principles
Solid understanding of software and system architecture, including microservices and event-driven patterns
Deep experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs (REST/GraphQL) and understanding of end-to-end data flows
Working knowledge of data privacy regulations (GDPR, COPPA) and experience implementing compliance in technical solutions
Superb communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills — able to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences
Strong problem-solving attitude with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive decisions
Experience leading distributed/nearshore teams and working in agile environments
Understanding of Unity and/or Unreal Engine from an integration or services perspective
Familiarity with 3D file formats and graphic asset pipelines (FBX, glTF, USD)
Experience in the gaming industry or working with game backend services
Familiarity with concepts like continuous delivery, DevOps, infrastructure-as-code, and domain-driven design
Advanced English both written and verbal would be ideal as we are an internationally gathered team.
Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group."Bring your tech talent and people passion into play and become part of a big IT community and get the chance to spar with other specialists that share interest!"
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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.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in digital/software engineering
- 2 years in a technical leadership position
- Solid experience with AWS Cloud services
- Proficiency in C# with understanding of object-oriented design principles
- Solid understanding of software and system architecture
- Experience designing and maintaining APIs (REST/GraphQL)
- Knowledge of data privacy regulations (GDPR, COPPA)
- Superb communication and leadership skills
- Experience leading distributed/nearshore teams
The LEGO Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The LEGO Group and has not been reviewed or approved by The LEGO Group.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is generally positioned as competitive across many roles and markets, with benchmarking against local markets and an expressed commitment to equal pay. Total compensation is often framed as stronger when considering the full package rather than base salary alone.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is described as notably expansive, with substantial fully paid time for primary and secondary caregivers and additional paid caregiver leave. Leave is also described as continuing to accrue other rewards such as vacation and bonus eligibility during the leave period.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Benefits are described as extending beyond core insurance into mental health and wellbeing support, including assistance programs, mindfulness resources, ergonomic setups, and fitness-related offerings. Brand-specific lifestyle perks such as sizable product discounts are highlighted as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience.
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What We Do
We are the LEGO Group, the company behind the world’s most loved LEGO® bricks. Our brand name derived from the two Danish words Leg Godt, which mean “Play Well”. We’ve been sparking imaginations and inspiring the builders of tomorrow since 1932. This is our mission and what motivates our colleagues around the world every day. Today, we remain proudly family-owned with headquarters in Billund, Denmark. We have regional hubs in Boston, USA; London, UK; Shanghai, China; and Singapore, as well as 7 manufacturing facilities around the world. These places are home to 28,000+ colleagues in everything from design and engineering to digital technology and marketing. Together we learn, imagine and build – creating play experiences that are sold in over 130 countries worldwide. A purposeful and responsible global brand where creativity helps to inspire builders all around the world. Just imagine being part of that!
