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As someone who’s worked at the LEGO Group, I find this terribly exciting to follow. These positions will most likely (I’m not employed there anymore so this is

by MadsRC 4y ago

As someone who’s worked at the LEGO Group, I find this terribly exciting to follow. These positions will most likely (I’m not employed there anymore so this is just a guess) be for their new Copenhagen office, London office or Shanghai. They also just recently opened up their new corporate headquarters in Billund and will be looking to put people there. Tech talent is hard to come by in Denmark in general these days, but The LEGO Group has had additional issues with finding talent. The reason for this is that they insist people move to Billund - something no sane Dane would ever do, unless they really, really wanted to work for LEGO. Their rates are “fine” though. Far from being the best, but fine. Their benefits are awesome though. Last I heard, they were forcing people back to the office in a “hybrid” setup. 2 days remote, 3 days in the office. They’ve also traditionally have low employee churn - 10, 20 and 40 yearn anniversaries are very, very common.

0xfaded 4y ago
If anyone does move to Denmark as a SW engineer, make sure to look into the 27% scheme which will half your income tax. Once you've lived in Denmark you become ineligible.
Retr0sp3kt 4y ago
As someone who has recently left LEGO’s tech department, most of this is true. Despite efforts to revamp Billund, it’s still very much in the countryside and in the middle of nowhere with next to nothing to do. Their tech implementation is dismal from end to end. And it’s pervasive throughout the company. So improving anything takes years and hundreds of meetings. Rates are fine but you could make much much more elsewhere. I got a 45% bump in my current job after laughable annual adjustments (+0.56% in 2021). Generous bonus scheme yes but no RSUs, no ESPP. And bonus is not based on personal performance at all. Cost of living is very high and taxes are insane on both income and capital gains. Software engineers in my department were ok but none were exceptional. Leadership is laughably bad. Low churn is real but not in software. A lot of the workforce are old on average. Lack of young people. Good benefits and low workload but detrimental to career progression, to your hunger to achieve and to your social life. Overall, I do not recommend unless you are offered a high salary in one of the main hubs.

by MadsRC 4y ago

0xfaded 4y ago

If anyone does move to Denmark as a SW engineer, make sure to look into the 27% scheme which will half your income tax. Once you've lived in Denmark you become ineligible.

Retr0sp3kt 4y ago

As someone who has recently left LEGO’s tech department, most of this is true. Despite efforts to revamp Billund, it’s still very much in the countryside and in the middle of nowhere with next to nothing to do. Their tech implementation is dismal from end to end. And it’s pervasive throughout the company. So improving anything takes years and hundreds of meetings. Rates are fine but you could make much much more elsewhere. I got a 45% bump in my current job after laughable annual adjustments (+0.56% in 2021). Generous bonus scheme yes but no RSUs, no ESPP. And bonus is not based on personal performance at all. Cost of living is very high and taxes are insane on both income and capital gains. Software engineers in my department were ok but none were exceptional. Leadership is laughably bad. Low churn is real but not in software. A lot of the workforce are old on average. Lack of young people. Good benefits and low workload but detrimental to career progression, to your hunger to achieve and to your social life. Overall, I do not recommend unless you are offered a high salary in one of the main hubs.