Tech Lead - Visibility & Insights Team

About Us

The Wallenius Wilhelmsen group is a market leader in roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) shipping. Building on 25 years of experience, we are now creating a new business unit called Digital Supply Chain Solutions (DSCS) with a goal to become the leading neutral supply chain and mobility orchestrator.

Here are the top 3 reasons why you should come on board:

1. You’ll be one of the first people on board our brand new digital startup (don’t worry about stability - we have lots of support from being a part of a larger organisation)
2. You’ll be the key driver in creating our new Visibility and Insights team, which will be a cross-functional product team. You will integrate technical expertise with managerial skills and ensure high-quality delivery through excellent teamwork.
3. You’ll contribute to making the industry more sustainable and efficient, by building a product that will empower millions of supply chain workers around the world

Are you ready to navigate the digital seas with us as our Tech Lead?

What we're looking for

At Wallenius Wilhelmsen, we go to work to keep the world in motion. With the knowledge that the world's resources are limited, we challenge old rules with fresh ideas. It's part of our responsibility as a global company, and an opportunity to create a competitive edge.

Joining the newly formed Digital Supply Chain Solutions business unit, we believe you’ll help us create that edge and bring our industry into a new digital age.

Responsibilities

Technical leadership:

• Work closely with Product managers, Product Designers, other Tech Leads, Solution Architects and stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Lead the technical design and development, building products that are feasible, scalable, reliable, maintainable, and secure.
• Be a part of building Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s engineering culture - propose new best practices in line with relevant industry trends and conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards.
• Document and build strategies to resolve technical debt.
• Continuously improve, learn and build a culture of knowledge sharing.
• Report to the DSCS management team on progress and goals.

People leadership and soft skills:

• Manage, mentor, and develop people in your team.
• Conduct performance reviews and foster a positive team culture.
• Collaborate with internal and external parties on integrations as well as interact with customers to understand their needs and requirements.
• Communicate with Customer Success on tickets and technical issues.
• Build a culture of empathy, teamwork, communication and proactive problem-solving through leading by example.
• Recruit new members into your team, working closely with HR and Talent partner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field. Relevant experience can compensate for formal education.
• Experience as a Tech Lead or similar role.
• Understanding of cloud architectures and services, preferably on Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong experience in building cloud-native applications, preferably with Java/Kotlin for backend and TypeScript with relevant libraries and frameworks (e.g., React) in front end.
• Strong experience with database design, data modeling, and data management.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, architecture, and best practices. - distributed system
• Experience with complex and large integrations and APIs.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and tools, including test automation and continuous delivery.
• Experience in delivering products with cross-functional teams.

On a personal level, we think you can be described as: empathetic, proactive, reliable, focused, having an analytical and strategic mindset, and happy to collaborate with others.

If you don't tick all the boxes, don't worry; we’re still excited to have a chat with you.

Benefits

• Terms and compensation at a competitive level.
• An opportunity to be a deciding factor on how our products should look moving forward.
• A great opportunity for development in a global company and to have a key role in the company.
• Flexible working conditions with hybrid work set-up (2 days from the office, 3 days from home).
• Premium health and group life insurance, including access to online medical services.
• A very good pension scheme.
• Modern office facilities at Lysaker with top-notch in-house canteen with subsidized lunch, available free parking and lovely views of the fjord.
• Sports club membership including sporting and cultural activities (e.g., group training in our gymnasium, running, sailing, kayak rental, Pilates, football, theatre and concert tickets etc.)
• Social events year-round (e.g., wine tastings, cooking classes, yoga, dance, and rock-climbing lessons etc.)
• Company cabins in e.g., the Norwegian mountains, Swedish coast, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Berlin and Lisbon.
• Paid parental leave and compassionate leave.

How to Apply

Are you the Tech Lead we're seeking to steer us on our digital journey?

Feel free to contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor Helene Stokka for a quick chat, or apply directly through this link.