Engineering Manager

Xelerate; Porto; Presencial; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Remote-friendly environment

Attractive salary and benefits

Great work-life balance

Focus on individual development

Resumo da oferta

Xelerate is looking for a leader to manage Software Engineers, Architects, and QA professionals, driving team performance and growth in Porto. The role emphasizes fostering a strong engineering culture, ensuring high-quality software delivery, and collaborating with product leadership.

Ideal candidates will have a solid background in software engineering, leadership abilities, and experience in agile environments. Xelerate offers a remote-friendly environment and strong emphasis on individual development.

Qualificações

• Experience leading and developing engineering teams in a modern software environment.
• Strong people leadership, coaching and team development capabilities.
• Solid understanding of software engineering practices and agile environments.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop Software Engineers, Architects and QA professionals across three teams.
• Foster a strong engineering culture focused on collaboration and accountability.
• Own engineering hiring, onboarding and organizational scaling.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality software and improvement of processes.

Conhecimentos

Leadership in engineering teams

Software engineering practices

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Overview

You have the opportunity to join our team to face business challenges in a dynamic environment with close collaboration between the team and business stakeholders.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Software Engineers, Architects and QA professionals across three teams, driving performance management, growth and progression
• Foster a stronger engineering culture focused on collaboration, accountability, ownership, continuous improvement and technical excellence
• Own engineering hiring, onboarding and organizational scaling as the organization grows
• Ensure teams deliver high-quality software in a scalable, sustainable and efficient way, driving continuous improvement of engineering processes and delivery effectiveness
• Own engineering capacity planning, risk and dependency management, with clearer ownership, escalation paths and decision-making practices
• Work closely with Product leadership to align priorities, delivery expectations and roadmap execution
• Collaborate with Architects and Senior Engineers on technical direction, engineering standards and platform evolution, driving cross-team alignment
• Contribute to the evolution of the engineering operating model while supporting the scalability and maturity of the Porto technology organization
• Operate within an agile, cross-functional, cloud-based (Azure) Marketplace platform environment with modern web architecture and international stakeholders

Your Skills and Experiences

• Experience leading and developing engineering teams in a modern software development environment
• Strong people leadership, coaching and team development capabilities
• Previous experience managing multiple teams or larger Engineering groups
• Solid understanding of software engineering practices, agile environments and modern product organizations
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and organizational alignment capabilities
• Comfortable working in collaborative, cross-functional, scaling and evolving organizations
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive organizational clarity and execution
• Nice to have: product-driven or marketplace/platform environments, scaling engineering structures, international or distributed teams, organizational transformation, and exposure to cloud infrastructure and platform scalability

What you can expect from us

• Remote-friendly environment;
• Highly attractive salary and benefits;
• Great work-life balance and flexibility;
• You will be part of a company where commitment, quality, and continuous improvement are core principles of our culture;
• Highly engaged tech community;
• International career opportunities;
• Focus on individual development.

About us

Xelerate.tech is passionate about software, tech, and people. We aim to attract the most talented engineers to deliver high-quality software products through highly performant teams.

A note from our team

We know that applying for a new job can be a big step in your life and a bit intimidating, but also an opportunity to improve your professional and personal life. Don’t worry, we’ve got you. We will be with you every step of the way. If you have any questions or concerns before applying, feel free to reach out to us at [e-mail]. We look forward to your application!