About the role
From the employer’s listing · DFDS · posted 4 September 2026
<p><span>Ever wondered what a Chapter Lead does? Now you have the opportunity to find out and make a difference as our new Software Engineer Chapter Lead in our Logistics Tribe. If you're passionate about leadership, empowering teams, have a keen interest in technology and coding is considered as one of your energy pipelines, this role is tailored for you. <br> <br><strong>About the role <br>Be part of the movement - and play your part. </strong> <br>At DFDS, we’ve innovated our Technology and Innovation Division to adopt a matrix organization rooted in Tribes and Chapters. A Tribe at DFDS consists of cross-functional teams with a shared mission, fostering collaboration, and focusing on the fulfilment of the business needs. Meanwhile, Chapters are expert communities spanning Teams and sometimes Tribes, promoting best practices, knowledge-sharing and skill development to benefit the entire organization. <br> <br>As a Software Engineering Chapter Lead in the Logistics Tribe, you will help shape how we build software at DFDS. You will combine people leadership, technical leadership and hands-on engineering to grow our engineering capabilities and deliver business value.</span></p><div><p><span>You will work closely with the Software Engineering Area Lead, other Chapter Leads and Tribe Leadership to build strong engineering practices across our development organization.</span></p></div><div><p><span>Your focus will be on four key areas:</span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><strong>People & Chapter Leadership:</strong> Lead and develop a chapter of 5–9 software engineers. Hire great people, set clear goals, coach and mentor, support career growth, and build a high-performing and inclusive engineering culture.</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><strong>Technical Leadership & Craft:</strong> Drive engineering excellence, coding standards, architecture, quality and modern development practices. Stay curious about emerging technologies and help turn them into practical improvements for our teams.</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><strong>Hands-on Engineering & AI:</strong> Stay close to the technology by contributing to agile teams and solving real engineering challenges. Champion modern developer tooling, including AI-assisted development, code quality and developer productivity tools.</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><strong>Business & Stakeholder Leadership:</strong> Partner with Tribe Leadership, Product and other stakeholders to ensure we have the right engineering capabilities, technical direction