Lead Developer - Customer Tech, Salling Group

Join us in building the future of digital retail
Are you an experienced technical lead who enjoys solving complex architectural challenges and helping development teams succeed? Do you want to be responsible for transforming business requirements into scalable, high-quality software? And are you excited about using AI to improve software development practices and productivity?
- Then you might be the Lead Developer we are looking for.

About the role
As Lead Developer in Customer Tech, you will help shape the technology behind Salling Group's customer-facing digital products and services.
You will contribute hands-on to development while helping teams make sound technical decisions and deliver high-quality software.
Success in this role requires a combination of strong software engineering skills, architectural understanding, and the ability to align multiple teams around a shared technical direction.

Your responsibilities:

• Define and evolve the technical architecture of our backend platforms and APIs.


• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.


• Provide technical leadership and support development teams through design reviews, code reviews, and mentoring.


• Ensure solutions are secure, reliable, and aligned with architectural standards.

• Drive technical alignment and quality across offshore deliveries.

• Promote modern engineering practices, including the use of AI-powered development tools.

About you
You are an experienced software developer with a strong backend profile and a passion for building scalable solutions. We imagine that you:

• Bring deep expertise in Java and cloud-native software engineering.


• Have designed and delivered scalable solutions built on microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures.


• Are experienced with modern cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, Azure, or AWS.


• Can balance hands-on development with technical leadership.

• Are a natural technical leader, who can create alignment across teams and drive engineering decisions.

• Have experience working with distributed and offshore development teams.


• Actively embrace AI-powered development practices and know where they create real value.


• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders in English

Why join us?
Join Salling Group Tech and you will have significant influence on architecture and technical direction while remaining close to the code.
You will work with modern cloud technologies, influence key technical decisions, and be part of a collaborative engineering culture where technical expertise, ownership, and continuous improvement are valued.
This role is ideal for an experienced developer who wants to lead through technical expertise rather than people management.

Are you Interested? Apply via the link below. The application deadline is 23 August.
If you have any questions, please contact Hanne Hansen at [email protected].