Lead Engineer - BrickLink

Location: California

personalise marketing, including social media features.
** Job Description
** Exciting opportunity to help shape the future of LEGO Brick Link!

We’re looking for a Lead Engineer with a delivery mindset and the ability to navigate complex matters. You’ll guide a cross-functional team working on mission-critical services that integrate Brick Link into the LEGO Group’s digital ecosystem and elevate the experience for fans worldwide.

You’ll lead a local team with nearshore members and collaborate closely with Product and Design, and partner with teams in Billund and the US to align on strategy, architecture, and execution.
** Core responsibilities
*** Lead the team and set a technical direction for integrating Brick Link with the LEGO digital ecosystem, including LEGO Account, to ensure a coherent user experience.
* Architect, build, operate, and maintain scalable, secure solutions - applying a “you build it, you run it” philosophy.
* Build and evolve services that enable Brick Link’s online presence, including administration, compliance, and security-related services.
* Drive a modern, low-maintenance architecture and infrastructure that enables faster delivery and frequent, reliable releases.
* Understand the existing Brick Link codebase to make targeted changes and execute a smooth, incremental migration to new services.
* Champion quality, observability, and operational excellence; continuously improve code and system health from dev to live.
* Mentor engineers, set coding standards, facilitate agile rituals, and remove blockers to keep delivery on track.
* Partner closely with Product Managers and Designers; shape backlogs and delivery plans in Jira.
** Play your part in our team succeeding
** Join our tech team and build tools that power one of the largest and most passionate LEGO communities in the world. At Brick Link, we combine the agility and energy of a startup with the stability, creativity, and values of the LEGO Group.
* Solid experience building production-grade software, with 2+ years of formal or informal leadership (tech lead, team lead, or equivalent).
* Deep expertise in either Frontend (React/Next.js) or Backend (C#/.NET).
* Hands-on AWS experience (for example: ECS, RDS, IAM, networking).
* Proficiency with relational and No

SQL databases, data modelling, and transaction handling.
* Proven experience working closely with Product and using Jira workflows (backlogs, epics, boards, reporting) to drive delivery.
* Experience with automated testing (unit/integration/E2E) and building CI/CD pipelines (build, test, deploy, release automation).
* Strong delivery mindset and the ability to navigate complex and ambiguous problems.
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable aligning stakeholders across time zones (Billund and California).If you lean Frontend:
* Advanced React and Next.js (SSR/SSG), Type Script, Testing with Storybook, Accessibility (WCAG), modern state management and web security.

If you lean Backend:
* Deep expertise in C#, .NET (Core/6+), RESTful APIs, authentication/authorization (OAuth2/OIDC), and secure web architectures.
** Nice to have:
*** Experience migrating monoliths to modular service architectures.
* E-commerce or marketplace experience (payments, compliance, fraud).
* Strong observability practice (logging, metrics, tracing) and SRE concepts.
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (CDK/Terraform/Cloud Formation).
* Experience with data analytics platforms (e.g., Elasticsearch or Databricks) for search and analytics.

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.

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…