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You own the production engine of Product Engineering: the people, the process, and the tools that turn ideas into shipped software. Your job is to build a strong team, keep our way of working lean and effective, and make sure engineers have the environments they need to do great work.\n\nWe work AI-augmented. Modern AI tools are a natural part of how we design, write and review software, so more of the typing is handled for us. That makes judgement the valuable work: what to build and whether it holds up as the platform grows. You make sure the team gets the most out of that, while keeping delivery healthy and predictable.\n\nYou join the Products leadership group and report to the CTO. The Lead Architect owns the platform, including the production platform. You own the people, process, and tools that build and deliver on it. The two roles work closely and depend on each other.\n\nYour team's work reaches hundreds of thousands of people across the Nordics: job seekers navigating labour market reforms, employment professionals adapting to new digitalisation strategies, and the institutions managing that change.\n\nWhat you will work on\r\nCandeno serves municipalities, unemployment funds, and educational institutions across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The platform has three sides: candidates navigating the labour market, advisors guiding them through digitalisation and compliance workflows, and companies recruiting talent. One platform, many contexts.\n\nYou will lead a team of roughly 8 to 12 engineers, growing through our H2 2026 upscaling. You will:\n\nPeople\n\nTake full personnel responsibility for the engineers: performance, development, wellbeing, and day-to-day leadership.\n\nRun regular one-to-ones, give feedback, and set clear development plans for each engineer.\n\nOwn hiring for the team, and handle underperformance and offboarding when needed.\n\nGrow the team through the upscaling, and build a culture of ownership and craft.\n\nProcess (delivery)\n\nOwn the delivery part of the process (build and operate), and align closely with the discovery part (analysis and design), which is owned by the Head of Product Management.\n\nKeep delivery predictable and healthy: sensible planning, clear priorities, and steady flow, without heavy ceremony.\n\nMake sure AI tools are used well across the team, so we work faster and still build the right things.\n\nRemove blockers and protect focus time so the team can deliver.\n\nTools\n\nOwn the development and test environments, and keep them reliable, fast, and fit for purpose.\n\nWork with the Lead Architect so tooling and environments fit the platform and production setup.\n\nKeep improving the developer experience as the team grows.\n\nWho we are looking for\r\nYou are an engineering leader who builds strong teams and lean delivery. You have a solid engineering background, enough to earn the respect of senior engineers and to partner with a Lead Architect, even if you are no longer hands-on in code.\n\nYou will need:\n\nProven experience leading and developing software engineering teams, with real people management responsibility.\n\nA track record of building lean, effective delivery in a fast-moving SaaS or product company.\n\nA solid engineering background across modern web or SaaS development.\n\nExperience with modern delivery tooling: development and test environments, CI/CD, containers, and running services in the cloud.\n\nA considered approach to AI. You help a team use modern AI tools well, and keep a critical eye on what they produce.\n\nExperience hiring, and comfort handling performance and difficult conversations.\n\nClear communication. You can align engineers, product, and leadership, and make it feel simple.\n\nThe kind of person who does well here:\n\nA leader people want to work for: supportive, clear, and fair.\n\nDecisive. You own the hard calls on people and priorities.\n\nBias for a lean, pragmatic process over heavy structure.\n\nCurious about the problem, not only the delivery.\n\nDirect. You give feedback clearly and push back when something is not right.\n\nWhat the first six months look like\r\nAfter one month\n\nYou know the team, the platform, and our discovery and delivery process. You have started one-to-ones and built trust with each engineer, and you understand the current state of our development and test environments.\n\nAfter three months\n\nYou own the development process day to day, with clear priorities and steady delivery. Each engineer has a development plan, and you have a plan for improving the environments. You are an active member of the Products leadership group.\n\nAfter six months\n\nYour team delivers predictably and owns its way of working. You have grown the team as planned through the upscaling, with a strong hiring bar, and you have measurably improved delivery, developer experience, and the environments.\n\nWorking at Candeno\n\nWe are a scale-up. That means real ownership, real impact, and a product that is still being shaped by the people who work on it.\n\nWe are based in Aarhus, and this is an on-site role. You join the Products leadership group, reporting to the CTO, and you work closely with the Lead Architect, the Head of Product Management, and the Product Support Manager.\n\nWe are direct and focused on doing the right thing for users. We share work early and expect you to do the same.\n\nWhat we offer\r\n\nPension scheme and health insurance\n\n5 extra days off after 2 years of seniority (10 in total)\n\nDaily lunch from Meyers Madhus\n\nA shared milestone programme that celebrates successes big and small\n\nAn active social life: team events, clubs, and an engaged social committee\n\nBefore you apply\r\nThis is a fully on-site role in Aarhus with no remote option. You must already have the right to work in Denmark and be able to be in our office every working day from your start date. We do not offer visa sponsorship or relocation support. Applications that do not meet these conditions will not be considered, so please only apply if all of them apply to you.\n\nThe process\r\n\nA short screening call\n\nA first interview, a deeper conversation about your experience and the role\n\nA case interview, a practical brief sent in advance\n\nNo cover letter. You will answer three short questions when you apply.\n\nAbout Candeno\r\nCandeno is a Nordic employment technology company based in Aarhus. We build the platform that connects candidates, advisors, and companies across municipalities, unemployment funds, and educational institutions in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. 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