JavaScript Job: Software Engineer

Job Description

The LEGO Group is looking for Software Engineers to work on the LEGO.com technology platform as part of our Marketing & Engagement Technology team based in London.

You will be committed to one of the dedicated squads within the LEGO Group, working alongside a dedicated and diverse team of software engineers as well as working with Principal Engineers and Engineering Leadership on solving some of our largest and most complex problems.

Core Responsibilities

CSE Connect are looking for an engineer to join and contribute towards building self-service experiences on lego.com.

Collaborate with Product managers, UX designers, researchers and engineers to deliver both new functionality and iterative improvements to internal and external customer experiences.

that delight our customers

• Build efficient and reusable applications and services using JavaScript – React / Node.js / GraphQL / Lambda / AWS serverless stack
• Participate in code reviews with other engineers
• Focus on sharing knowledge with other engineers
• Identify and resolve scalability and performance issues

Play your part in our team succeeding

Marketing and Engagement are focused on delivering internal tooling and external capabilities that delight our consumers and shoppers through multiple channels of engagement.

Do you have what it takes?

• Knowledge and working experience of JavaScript, APIs and Markup
• Knowledge of CSS with a strong focus on accessibility and cross-browser compatibility – experience with CSS-in-JS is preferred
• Experience with GraphQL server and client functionality is preferred
• Commercial experience working with modern front-end frameworks and technologies – Node.js, Next.js framework, React and associated libraries and tooling including GraphQL (Apollo), Webpack, Babel and Cypress
• Commercial experience working with microservices - our event-based services layer utilises Node.js and the Serverless framework and is built mainly on the AWS Serverless stack – Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, Kinesis and DynamoDB
• Previous experience of working with optimising front end performance
• Experience of working with modern CI/CD and engineering tooling – we leverage Amazon Web Services, CircleCI, GitHub Actions and Terraform
• Ability to troubleshoot, research, and work through complex problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Join the global LEGO® team
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 proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

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.