At Coop, we are dedicated to crafting high-quality digital products and services that enhance the lives of millions of Norwegians. We strive to challenge the status quo every day, leveraging technology and data to create smarter and more efficient shopping experiences – allowing our customers to spend time on more important matters. We embrace diversity and autonomy within our teams, fostering a playful yet professional environment where innovative solutions thrive.

Opportunity

The Customer Identity team at Coop is responsible for developing and supporting high-quality solutions that ensure secure and seamless authentication, authorization, and identity management across our software ecosystem. We serve millions of users and have great ambitions to enhance user experience by providing innovative technologies and secure and reliable services.
As a Technical Lead in the Customer Identity team at Coop, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the technical excellence of our services. You will guide and facilitate learning among colleagues, serving as the team's ambassador in all technical aspects. For the right candidate, there may be an opportunity to take on an Engineering Manager role where you will lead direct reports. If you are passionate about driving innovation and encouraging a collaborative work environment, this is the opportunity for you.

What you will do
Your responsibilities will include:

• Architecting and optimizing the performance of our services, ensuring they meet the highest technical standards.

• Identifying opportunities for improvement of the team's services and driving their implementation.

• Taking an active role in setting team goals and driving the team towards achieving them through clear communication and consistent support.

• Representing the team in meetings and serving as the primary technical point of contact.

• Coaching and developing team members to enhance their skills and knowledge.

• Establishing collaboration within the team and across departments to achieve shared goals.

• Playing a key role in the hiring process, ensuring we bring in top talent that aligns with our technical vision.

Skills and knowledge
To excel in this role, we believe you will need:

• Proficiency in Go, with a broader understanding of other programming languages.

• Hands-on experience developing and scaling services.

• A strong Dev Ops mindset, with expertise in cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS or Azure.

• Hands-on experience with design of distributed systems.

• Practical knowledge of OAuth 2.

• Proven leadership skills from previous roles, with a record of guiding teams to success.

Why should you join Coop?

• We provide excellent opportunities for personal and professional development (e.g., conferences, training, time to work on own projects/upskilling, etc.).
• You will get to impact the way of working and contribute to organizational guidelines.
• Coop has modern office spaces at our HQ at Grorud with a good canteen and a training room, and we offer a high degree of flexibility on working hours and location.
• Gear and equipment (Mac/Windows) are provided when you begin your adventure with us.
• We offer a competitive compensation package in addition to good pension and insurance schemes.
• Other benefits include mobile phone and internet coverage, company cabins, and discounts in all Coop stores.

We believe in hiring passionate individuals from diverse backgrounds. If you are a builder at heart and a skilled technical leader, we want to hear from you!

Want to join us?
Want to learn more about the role or who we are? Get in touch with Julie Bakker, Recruitment Consultant at +47 45 45 56 60 /juliewibe.bakker(at)coop.no
We handle applications on a rolling basis.

About Coop
Coop is one of the largest consumer retail operators in Norway, counting over 1250 stores and 28 000 employees across the country. Being an operator in a rapidly changing landscape, we dare to innovate and implement new innovative digital solutions such as fully automated warehouses, unmanned stores, and the use of advanced analytics/AI products for a diverse range of purposes - to mention some. We strive to build digital solutions that make everyday life easier and create seamless shopping experiences for millions of Norwegians—backed by high-quality tech and data products.

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