Software and Lego have long gone together, as many engineers enjoy building physical models in their spare time as they look to get away from their workstations.

If you are an engineer interested in a modern tech stack, then you'll find it here.' Connecting with the Lego story 'In the data platform, we are using Scala and Python. 'We've kind of got everything,' Bhardwaj said. Lego Group employs a wide range of languages and frameworks, from Unity for some of the new consumer-facing products, to React for, and SAP ABAP for back-office systems. 'We're going for speed, responsiveness, and flexibility, which the cloud gives you,' Bhardwaj said. Starting from very little cloud usage 18 months ago, Lego hosts 54% of workloads in the cloud today, with ambitions to be 100% in the public cloud in the future. The company is building a new unified data platform and refreshing its infrastructure to be more flexible and cloud-native. Bhardwaj wants Lego to build systems that 'can scale, operate 24/7, and are flexible, open, and easy to connect into.' Building a cloud-native technology infrastructureĪll of these ambitions will need to be underpinned by a strong digital architecture. Of course, software engineers will play a huge role, but the new digital hires will be complemented by digital designers, product managers, and technical program managers as the digital team grows. 'What is the engineering craft that you want to have in place to be able to engineer world-class scalable systems?' he asks. In terms of making Lego Group more engineering-led, Bhardwaj wants to focus on architecture and craft. 'I look at being product-led as opposed to project-led,' he said, which means 'defining the problems you solve as a set of digital products that you create and build.'

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