Lead Engineer, Platform Tools (C/C++/C#/.NET)

the LEGO Group; Billund; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Wellbeing programs

Colleague Discount

Bonus Scheme

Hybrid Work Policy

Job summary

The LEGO Group is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in the Play Software department to deliver high-quality software tools and platforms for interactive LEGO experiences.

You will mentor engineers, own architectural discussions, and drive automation across pipelines while maintaining a strong focus on developer experience in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Proficient in C/C++ and navigating large codebases.
• Experience with C# .NET and performance optimization.
• Ability to contribute to architectural discussions and drive innovation.
• Strong Git and GitHub Actions knowledge; security and data privacy awareness.
• Experience automating development pipelines and toolchains; Docker knowledge.
• Comfortable with cloud endpoints and backend integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain modular software for interactive LEGO products using C# .NET, AvaloniaUI and Python.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create tools for developers and improve experience.
• Ensure high quality via code reviews, automated tests, and continuous integration with strong unit testing.
• Support automation of pipelines and toolchains to boost developer efficiency and quality of life.
• Engage in architectural discussions to drive innovation and loosely coupled IT solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster an agile, learning-focused environment.
• Embrace ownership with the You build it, you run it, you own it mindset.

Skills

C/C++

C#/.NET

Python

AvaloniaUI

Git

Docker

Cloud APIs

CI/CD

Tools

Docker

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Description

Are you a wizard with C/C++/C#/.NET? Then we're looking for YOU!

The Play Software department at the LEGO Group focuses on enabling engaging and seamless digital experiences by developing innovative software tools and platforms. The Lead Software Engineer role supports this by delivering high-quality software solutions that empower developers to build interactive LEGO experiences efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain modular, testable, deployable, and easy-to-maintain software solutions for interactive LEGO products using a mix of C# .NET, AvaloniaUI, and Python to name a few.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create tools that support developers in creating tech-enabled LEGO experiences, considering developer experience.
• Ensure high software quality through code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration, with a strong emphasis on unit testing, while being comfortable with context switching between projects.
• Support the automation of pipelines and toolchain development to improve developer efficiency and quality of life, balancing between perfecting software and making rapid delivery.
• Engage in architectural discussions to drive innovation and technical excellence, making loosely coupled IT solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers, providing technical guidance and best practices, and fostering an environment eager to teach, learn, and experiment with an agile mindset.
• Embrace the "You build it, you run it, you own it" philosophy, ensuring ownership and accountability for the software developed.

Requirements

• Comfortable with C and C++ to a level that they can navigate codebases in these languages.
• Experience in software development with C# .NET, with a proven ability to optimize software for performance and scalability.
• Ability to engage in architectural discussions to drive innovation and technical excellence, seeing the red line across a tool portfolio and putting it into a system.
• Experience with Git and Git actions, and a strong understanding of security and data privacy.
• Demonstrated experience in automating development pipelines and improving developer toolchains, with knowledge of Docker.
• Comfortable working with cloud endpoints and backend integration.

Nice to have

• Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python for automation tasks.
• Familiarity with cloud services and backend integration.

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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