Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

Description

Maersk is achieving an unprecedented transformation in the growth of our business, rethinking the way we engage with customers and partners, and how the world’s trade flows across our global network. You will play a vital part in our success, helping ensure that our customers, partners and internal users are provided with the right tools and a seamless experience utilizing a wide variety of technologies across the business.

Work Experience: 14+ years of experience Software Engineering, Product Development, Engineering excellence at scale, technical mentoring

Key Skills: As a key member of the technical leadership team, you will serve as a liaison to the larger Fulfilled by Maersk Engineering community. The ideal candidate is one who has successfully led the solutioning, design and development of complex Integration Engineering solution at scale; is passionate about technology and knows how to get results; is driven to create and build; is operationally credible; possess a relentless focus on the customer; and can effectively build, inspire and lead teams.

Who You Are

• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale, high-performance integration solutions in hybrid (on-prem + cloud) environments.
• Strong background in E-commerce, API design, and microservices-based architectures.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and containerized workloads.
• Adept at translating business objectives into technical strategies and measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills — able to simplify complex ideas for diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical mindset, problem-solving ability, and bias for action.
• Recognized as a technical thought leader with credibility across engineering and business teams.
• Hands-on experience in modernization from legacy to Microservices.
• Ability to fully understand business goals and metrics, turn data into insights, and translate requirements into actionable analysis
• Able to present and communicate technical concepts in a clear and concise manner
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, supported by excellent written and oral communication
• Exhibit a strong work ethic and technical thought-leadership

People Leadership

• Inspiring and approachable as a leader; Ability to motivate and inspire team to overcome challenges and focus on problem-solving
• Create an environment where people can realize their full potential
• Be humble and lead with open, candid relationships
• Proven expertise in building, mentoring and achieving high performing teams
• Passionate about engaging and developing talent; attract, develop, engage and retain talented individuals with a compelling, unifying vision that steers and motivates

Additional Competencies

• Natural bar-raiser: curious and passionate, with a desire to continuously learn more, which you use to understand basic business operations and the organizational levers that drive profitable growth
• Bias to action, being familiar with methods and approaches needed to get things done in a collaborative, lean and fast-moving environment
• Respond effectively to complex and ambiguous problems and situations
• Lead mostly with questions rather than opinions, thriving on the opportunity to own, innovate, create, and constantly re-evaluate
• Comfortable making recommendations across competing and equally critical business needs
• Simplify, clearly and succinctly convey complex information and ideas to individuals at all levels of the organization
• Motivated by goal achievement and continuous improvement, with the enthusiasm and drive to motivate your team and the wider organization

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

 

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Experience Level

Senior Level