Chapter Lead - Software Engineering

Kommunikationsforum; København; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

DFDS is seeking a Software Engineer Chapter Lead to guide a 5–9 person chapter within our Logistics Tribe. You will lead engineering practices, mentor engineers and balance coding work with leadership duties.

You’ll drive technical excellence, explore AI-assisted development, and collaborate with product and business stakeholders to deliver meaningful outcomes. This is a hands-on leadership role in Copenhagen.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience coaching and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong software engineering expertise with modern development practices.
• Hands-on mindset balancing technical contribution with leadership responsibilities.
• Excellent communication with engineers, product teams, stakeholders and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a chapter of 5–9 software engineers.
• Drive engineering excellence, coding standards, architecture and quality.
• Contribute hands-on to agile teams, champion AI-assisted development and tooling.
• Partner with Tribe Leadership, Product and stakeholders to align delivery plans.

Skills

Leadership

Software engineering

AI-assisted development

Communication skills

Team coaching

Tools

.NET (C#)

Kafka

SQL

Azure DevOps

AWS

Kubernetes

Grafana Cloud

IaC

Job description

Ever wondered what a Chapter Lead does? Now you have the opportunity to find out and make a difference as our new Software Engineer Chapter Lead in our Logistics Tribe. If you're passionate about leadership, empowering teams, have a keen interest in technology and coding is considered as one of your energy pipelines, this role is tailored for you.

About the role

Be part of the movement - and play your part.

At DFDS, we’ve innovated our Technology and Innovation Division to adopt a matrix organization rooted in Tribes and Chapters. A Tribe at DFDS consists of cross-functional teams with a shared mission, fostering collaboration, and focusing on the fulfilment of the business needs. Meanwhile, Chapters are expert communities spanning Teams and sometimes Tribes, promoting best practices, knowledge-sharing and skill development to benefit the entire organization.

You will work closely with the Software Engineering Area Lead, other Chapter Leads and Tribe Leadership to build strong engineering practices across our development organization.

Your focus will be on four key areas:

• People & Chapter Leadership: Lead and develop a chapter of 5–9 software engineers. Hire great people, set clear goals, coach and mentor, support career growth, and build a high-performing and inclusive engineering culture.
• Technical Leadership & Craft: Drive engineering excellence, coding standards, architecture, quality and modern development practices. Stay curious about emerging technologies and help turn them into practical improvements for our teams.
• Hands-on Engineering & AI: Stay close to the technology by contributing to agile teams and solving real engineering challenges. Champion modern developer tooling, including AI-assisted development, code quality and developer productivity tools.
• Business & Stakeholder Leadership: Partner with Tribe Leadership, Product and other stakeholders to ensure we have the right engineering capabilities, technical direction and delivery plans. Identify dependencies, remove obstacles and help teams deliver meaningful business outcomes.

About you

We are looking for an experienced software engineer and people leader who enjoys developing both people and technology. We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. With this in mind, we imagine you bring:

• Proven leadership experience, including coaching, mentoring and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong software engineering expertise and a solid understanding of modern software development, architecture and engineering practices.
• A hands-on mindset and the ability to balance technical contribution with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with engineers, product teams, business stakeholders and leadership.
• A passion for continuous learning, engineering excellence and emerging technology.
• Experience with or a strong interest in AI-assisted software engineering and modern AI developer tools, and an understanding of how AI can improve engineering productivity and quality.

To gain a better understanding of what it's like to work as a Software Engineer Chapter Lead at DFDS, here's what one of our Chapter Leads says:

“Being a Chapter Lead at DFDS is a dual role, with never a dull moment. I get to be a \"doer\", developing increments of our products and being part of a highly autonomous and self-organizing team. At the same time, I have the opportunity to guide and help develop a group of talented software engineers in their journey towards becoming masters of their craft, while bringing value to the customers. It's an exciting role.”

- Ana, Software Engineering Chapter Lead

Our technology landscape

Our current team stack includes .NET (C#) , Kafka, SQL, Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Azure DevOps.
Across our Software Engineering organization, you will also find AWS, Azure, containers, Kubernetes, Grafana Cloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, observability and AI-assisted development tools.

You do not need to know everything. What matters is that you have strong engineering fundamentals, understand modern technology trends, and are excited to learn, experiment and help others adopt better ways of working.

Most importantly, you are passionate about building great software, growing people and creating an engineering culture where teams can do their best work.

Working at DFDS

While you’re with us, we want you to develop and move yourself on. We’ll encourage you to challenge yourself to acquire new skills and perspectives. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace so you will set and prioritize your goals in close cooperation with your manager. We will also offer training courses that can support you in your role, if needed.

At DFDS's Technology & Innovation division we are right now more than 440 highly dedicated experts. As a key part of our strategy these experts are instrumental in providing efficient ferry and road transport services in Europe.

We enjoy a great and social workplace with a healthy work/life balance, where individuals are afforded a great deal of flexibility and freedom, because we believe in people. Our headquarters in Copenhagen is a unique, modern workplace. Here, we enjoy different types of work zones, our own game room, fitness facilities, cantina and café, and a rooftop terrace with a beautiful ocean view, all just 5 minutes from Nordhavn train & metro stations.

Be a valued member of a diverse team at DFDS and help drive change together.

If there is something you need to know that we haven’t covered here, please do not hesitate to reach out to [e-mail]

We look forward to hearing from you.