Job Description
We are looking for an experienced technical leader to join our Manufacturing Technology department. This role gives an exciting opportunity to lead and grow Software engineers and at the same time be hands-on in a product team.
Join our fantastic team at the LEGO group where you can make a difference, develop your own skills, the teams skills and work in an inspiring and international environment.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead a group of Software Engineers, fostering growth and development
- Work with people skillset and opportunities for growth, improvement, and training
- Work hands-on as equal team member and Software engineer in a product team
- Promote good engineering practices in product teams
- Drive technical excellence and DevSecOps culture and mindset
- Support Agile Methodologies and Continuous Improvement
- Attract diversity and talent
Play your part in our team succeeding
The Manufacturing Technology department provides solutions and technology for the engineering and manufacturing areas of the LEGO Group. We support production of LEGO® elements in the factories, decoration and assembling and packing of elements into our famous LEGO® boxes. This also includes supporting our maintenance and warehouses.
In the role as Competency Lead, you will work as a leader for 6-12 employees, ensure we have the right skills and grow talents, but also take an active role in a product team as a software developer.
Do you have what it takes?
- Several years of hands-on software development experience
- Deep understanding of technology, best practices and skills needed in modern software development
- Hands-on experience in cloud native development and corresponding services as well as architecture design patterns
- Curiosity in AI Tools and how developers can integrate tools like GitHub Copilot into their ways of working to enhance productivity and creativity in coding
- Passion for developing and guiding others
- Experience working in an agile development environment
- Being a team player and embracing diversity
Bonus skills
- Interest in working with Mechanical Engineering/Manufacturing solutions
- Knowledge about technologies behind Industry 4.0
- Knowledge about PLCs and the OT area
- Experience with container technologies like Docker and/or Kubernetes
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.
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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!
