About the job

At Bliksund, we create mission-critical systems that help emergency and healthcare professionals focus on what really matters – saving lives. Our goal is to create innovative, user-friendly solutions that support emergency workers in both daily operations and during crisis situations.

Your contribution as Team Lead for the Emergency Worker Assistant (EWA) to our global team will be crucial in shaping the future of Emergency Services. EWA is the tool used daily by all Norwegian ambulance workers to manage patient information.

The ideal candidate has a strong proven track record in leading technical developer teams. You should be familiar with a variety of tools, frameworks and coding languages. You should have knowledge about modern infrastructure (Kubernetes) and containerization. Additionally, you should be able to communicate complex problems and translate needs to both business and junior employees. You should also be able to demonstrate previous work through a portfolio (e.g., GitHub) or references.

Your responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional team with backend, frontend and QA specialists.

• Manage daily work and competing requests, aligning priorities with product strategy.

• Provide technical mentorship and architectural guidance.

• Contribute to code reviews, and design discussions.

• Improve code quality, testing processes, and output.

• Collaborate with product managers and designers.

• Value and ensure good documentation and knowledge sharing practices within the team.

• Help grow the team through recruitment and onboarding.

You bring

• Proven leadership experience.

• Solid software development background — ideally full-stack.

• Strong grasp of modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React Native) and backend technologies (e.g., C#, .NET, Python).

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Orange Cloud) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with DevOps and cross-platform development (e.g., Octopus Deploy, Rancher, Træfik, ArgoCD).

• Clear, empathetic communication — both with developers and non-technical stakeholders.

• Pragmatic decision-making and ability to navigate ambiguity.

• Should be able to be security cleared (in Norway).

We expect you to:

• Have at least 3 years of experience leading teams.

• Have a MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or a similar field.

• Be fluent in Norwegian and English.

Experience in emergency services, healthcare, or other high-reliability environments is nice-to-have.

Office location

The ideal candidate should be able to work from Oslo (NO) or Grimstad (NO). Hybrid options can be discussed.

Why join Bliksund?

We do business with purpose through creating innovative software solutions that make a difference. Bliksund is a leading software company providing digital tools for emergency services globally (e.g., Fire and Rescue, Ambulance and Emergency Services). We are a diverse team spread across different locations, cultures and languages. What we all have in common is a dedication to developing cutting-edge digital tools to make work easier, safer and more efficient for our customers. We are a global scale-up built on a Nordic easy-to-work-with culture.