Job Description
Expert in building core engines akin to gaming engines in the video game industry?
Then get your application ready, we're looking for you!
Play Engineering drives technology enabled play; where LEGO play sets are combined with electronic hardware and software to build a larger-than-life experience.
As part of the Play Experience team, you will be a central part of the Play Engineering organization as we drive to bring advanced technology in-house, working across all technical teams, while always focusing on the experience of LEGO fans of all ages.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Engineer, you will provide technical leadership to the Software team building play experiences through a platform of core software components using physical capabilities such as motion, sound and color detection. Enable our tech-enabled toys to come to life.
Build, maintain, optimize Play Experiences through software components.
Lead the software team from a technical standpoint through code reviews, support and mentoring, enforcing best practices and collaboration, and improving team efficiency.
Collaborate closely with Engineering Leads and System Architects from the Software and Firmware domains to ensure your work is optimized and efficient on physical platforms.
Improve performance and resources usage within a constrained system.
Deliver, with the help of the team, new experiences in a timely manner for all LEGO fans all around the world.
Help improve processes and workflows.
Requirements
Strong experience in technical leadership of software engineering teams.
Experience in designing and building software platforms, components, or core engines akin to game engines in the video game industry.
Skilled in the following programming languages: C++, C, Python.
Experience with Domain Specific Languages (DSL).
Demonstrable ability to work on engineering projects within a team.
Self organizer with a growth mindset.
Focus on the user experience within technical constraints.
Nice to have
Experience using GitHub for code management.
Experience using Jira for task management.
Experience with embedded systems.
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.
Skills Required
- Strong experience in technical leadership of software engineering teams
- Experience designing and building software platforms, components, or core engines akin to game engines
- Proficiency in C++
- Proficiency in C
- Proficiency in Python
- Experience with Domain Specific Languages (DSL)
- Demonstrable ability to work on engineering projects within a team
- Self-organizer with a growth mindset
- Focus on user experience within technical constraints
- Experience using GitHub for code management
- Experience using Jira for task management
- Experience with embedded systems
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.
The LEGO Group Insights
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!
