Build products that help save lives!

Laerdal Medical is a world leader in healthcare education and resuscitation training that uses immersive technologies and data-centric insights to increase survival and improve healthcare quality. We work with leading life-saving institutions around the world including emergency services, hospitals, ambulance services, first aid organizations, and educational institutions. Our products help these organizations save lives every day. We are a dynamic and energetic organization consisting of people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds. Our goal is to help save one million more lives, every year, by 2030, and to do so sustainably. 

Do you enjoy combining hands-on engineering with supporting others? 
Do you thrive when product, design, and engineering work closely together to solve real user problems? 
At Laerdal Medical, we’re looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join a cross-functional product team working on solutions used by healthcare professionals around the world. 

About the role

You will be part of a product trio together with a Product Manager and Design Lead, working closely with a team of skilled software engineers. Together, you’ll shape and improve our Fleet Management product - a critical platform that enables scaling of CPR training globally. 
This is a role where you stay close to the technology while also taking responsibility for people leadership. You’ll support your team’s growth, create clarity and innovation, and contribute technically. 
The systems you help build and run support tens of thousands of CPR stations, used by millions of healthcare professionals worldwide. 

What you will do

• Support, coach, and develop a team of software engineers 

• Balance hands-on engineering with people leadership 

• Help shape architecture, technical direction, and engineering practices 

• Ensure high quality, stability, innovation and smooth operation of the services 

• Explore and apply AI in a practical, meaningful way 

Who you are 

You have led teams before and have an engineering and product mindset. 

• You enjoy leading others 

• You have experience contributing technically, e.g., as tech lead, senior engineer, or architect 

• You’re motivated by building software products  

• You bring curiosity and a practical approach to new technologies 

• You have relevant higher education (a master’s degree is a plus) 
  

Why join Laerdal?

• You’ll have support, autonomy, and space to develop both technically and as a people leader 

• We value focus, quality, and working well together 

• We aim for a healthy balance and a workday you can sustain over time 

• A welcoming, international workplace with friendly colleagues 

• Our solutions help save lives every day  

Learn more about our mission: 
https://one-million-lives.com/a-shared-goal/ 

Some of what we can offer you 

At Laerdal, you will get the opportunity to learn, develop, and innovate and you will be a part of an international working environment where the possibility to make an impact is endless. 
An interesting and important job contributing to our mission  
Great opportunities for growth and personal development  
A multicultural office environment and collaboration with colleagues located around the world  
A creative, diverse, and inclusive organization  
A job in a company driving forward-thinking technology  
Competitive salary, pension scheme, and insurance  
An extensive welfare program with company benefits such as discounted public transport, indoor bicycle garage, wardrobe with towel service, social and sports groups, company cabins, a brand-new gym and more 

Practical details

• Full-time position at the Laerdal headquarters in Stavanger 

• We value in-person collaboration, with most days at the office 

• You report to the Director of Engineering who is based in Copenhagen 

Please register your application by 1 August. Applications are reviewed continuously, and we may move forward with candidates before the closing date.  Recruitment will pause in the last weeks of July and resume again in August. 

For questions about the position, please contact:  
Mads Bak, Director Engineering – mads.bak@laerdal.com 

We look forward to hearing from you!  

Please note that we use Semac background checks in the final stages of our recruitment process.