Job Description
Just imagine helping shape how manufacturing knowledge becomes reliable software used across our factories. Then make it real.
About the role
As our Senior Software Engineer, you’ll join a new manufacturing technology initiative where many of the answers haven’t been decided yet. We’re exploring how manufacturing recipes, processes and production knowledge can move from fragmented systems and ways of working into scalable digital solutions used across our manufacturing landscape.
You’ll join at the beginning. The initial phase is discovery: understanding how manufacturing processes work today, learning from what already exists and helping translate our manufacturing strategy into a technical direction. Then comes the important part: you’ll help build and implement what we decide.
This is software with a physical consequence. Our manufacturing solutions interact with production environments that operate continuously and with high levels of precision. Connectivity can’t always be assumed, and availability matters. That changes the engineering decisions we make around architecture, resilience, deployment and how systems behave when things don’t go to plan.
You’ll be part of a small team working closely with a Lead Engineer, product teams and manufacturing specialists. The longer-term team setup is still taking shape, just as some of the technology decisions are. So we’re not looking for someone to arrive and follow an architecture that has already been decided. We’re looking for someone who can investigate, question, design and then help turn those decisions into software that works in the reality of manufacturing.
Required Qualifications
- Designed software architectures and production solutions in software development, covering distributed systems, APIs, integration patterns or event-driven architecture.
- Delivered hybrid cloud, on-premises or edge solutions that continue operating when network connectivity is unavailable.
- Built solutions using AWS in complex enterprise environments, making decisions about scalability, resilience, performance, cost and maintainability.
- Implemented continuous integration and delivery pipelines, automated testing, and observability for software supporting operational environments.
- Deployed containerised solutions and infrastructure as code using Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform or equivalent technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Developed software using modern object-oriented technologies such as C# and .NET.
- Built or maintained manufacturing applications such as Manufacturing Execution Systems or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems.
- Applied ISA-95 or IEC 62264 standards when designing manufacturing systems and integrations.
- Created manufacturing solutions using Unified Namespace patterns, ontologies or knowledge graphs.
What you'll build
- Shape architecture and engineering practices for our evolving manufacturing landscape.
- Explore how manufacturing processes and knowledge can become scalable digital solutions.
- Build secure, resilient software for operational environments.
- Improve live products through monitoring, observability and systematic debugging.
If you’ve owned software from architectural decisions through delivery and operation, you’ll feel at home here. What matters most is your ability to question assumptions, solve complex problems and think beyond the immediate solution.
Life on the team
You’ll work in a small team within Manufacturing Technology, collaborating closely with engineering and manufacturing colleagues. Curiosity matters here. So does constructive technical debate, sharing what you know and being comfortable saying when an answer still needs to be discovered.
What success looks like
You’ll help turn an emerging manufacturing strategy into resilient software that supports physical production. You’ll balance architecture with practical delivery while working closely with the Lead Engineer, product teams and manufacturing specialists to create solutions built for the realities of manufacturing.
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.
Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.
Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.
Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here
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
- Experience designing software architectures and production solutions involving distributed systems, APIs, integration patterns, or event-driven architecture.
- Experience delivering hybrid cloud, on-premises, or edge solutions that operate without network connectivity.
- Experience building solutions using AWS in complex enterprise environments, including scalability, resilience, performance, cost, and maintainability decisions.
- Experience implementing continuous integration and delivery pipelines, automated testing, and observability for operational software.
- Experience deploying containerized solutions and infrastructure as code using Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, or equivalent technologies.
- Experience developing software with modern object-oriented technologies such as C# and .NET.
- Experience building or maintaining manufacturing applications such as Manufacturing Execution Systems or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems.
- Experience applying ISA-95 or IEC 62264 standards to manufacturing systems and integrations.
- Experience creating manufacturing solutions using Unified Namespace patterns, ontologies, or knowledge graphs.
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!
