Engineering manager - Windows/Desktop applications

Connective; Porto; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Pension/401k matching

Flex Time Off

Hybrid Work

Job summary

Nitro, Inc. in Porto, Portugal, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers focused on Windows desktop applications and core PDF technologies.

You will drive delivery, design quality user experiences, and partner with product and design to ship high-impact software. The role requires 3-5+ years of management in software and a strong background in C++, C#, CI/CD, and Agile.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years as an Engineering Manager in a software development environment.
• Strong background in Windows/Desktop development.
• Experience shipping user-focused desktop applications.
• Hands-on with CI/CD, unit testing, and Git.
• Proven experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire teams of C++ and C# engineers across delivery.
• Foster engineering excellence with continuous improvement and accountability.
• Promote a customer-centric mindset with product and partner teams.
• Coach and evaluate engineers through feedback and reviews.
• Drive technical initiatives with senior engineers to raise engineering standards.
• Lead cross-team communications and create focus for engineers.
• Collaborate to improve company-wide engineering practices and standards.
• Champion AI-assisted development and data-driven decision making.
• Align engineering with business goals, product vision and strategy.
• Identify risks and mitigation plans proactively.

Skills

Engineering management

Windows/Desktop development

C++

C#

Agile/Scrum

Team leadership

CI/CD

Unit testing

Git

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Engineering manager - Windows/Desktop applications

Porto, Portugal

About Us:

A global SaaS leader for seamless digital document workflows, Nitro offers a suite of solutions for PDF, eSigning, identity verification and analytics supported by a best-in-class customer success and change management team.With more than 3 million licensed users and 13,000+ business customers across 157 countries, we serve 67% of the Fortune 500.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced, driven, and customer-focused Engineering Manager to lead our team of skilled engineers in the development and delivery of our Windows desktop applications and core PDF technologies .

The ideal candidate will have a relentless focus on delivering an exceptional user experience, have a strong technical background, proven leadership abilities, and experience in managing teams operating under Agile and Scrum frameworks. You will play a pivotal role in driving team performance, ensuring high-quality software delivery, and fostering a collaborative and innovative engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire team s of C++ and C# application engineers, taking accountability for delivery across your teams.

• Actively foster a high bar for engineering excellence with a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability.

• Encourage and enable a customer-centric mindset within the team, working closely with our product and partner teams to develop solutions that exceed our customer expectations.

• Support professional growth through regular feedback, coaching, and performance reviews.

• Partner with senior engineers in your area to drive technical initiatives that raise the bar for our engineering practices.

• Lead communication with stakeholders from other teams, creating focus ed space for engineers to do their best work.

• Collaborate with the wider engineering organisation to contribute to and improve company-wide best managerial and technical practices and standards.

• Champion and implement modern AI -assisted development practices and agentic workflows to maximize team efficiency and transparency, using metrics to identify process improvements and make data driven decisions.

• Align engineering efforts with business goals, product vision, and technical strategy.

• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 3-5+ years as an Engineering Manager in a software development environment with direct experience leading cross functional teams.

• Strong understanding of application development and release management.

• Experience with Windows or Desktop development is a plus.

• Track record of shipping user focused applications and products.

• Hands-on experience with modern development practices such as Agentic Workflows, CI/CD, unit testing, and version control (Git).

• Proven experience leading teams using Agile and/or Scrum methodologies.

• Ability to quickly build trust, motivate, mentor, and develop high-performing teams.

• Strong communication , organizational, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to work with a diverse set of teams and individuals with various working styles to drive clarity, make decisions and simply get things done.

• Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Design, QA , and CX teams.

How We Work:

• One team, One mission
  Our collective dedication to Nitro's mission defines us. Together, we are building an environment where everyone feels like a valued part of something bigger than themselves.

• Own it
  We take full ownership of our actions and decisions. We empower one another to lead with confidence, creativity, and a solutions-focused mindset.

• Accountable to our customers
  We are dedicated to our customers and take our commitments seriously. We do what we say we are going to do.

• Excellence in execution
  Driven by passion and precision, we exemplify excellence in our delivery with innovative, top-quality results.

• Be bold, fail fast, learn faster
  We learn as we grow, dare to try, and bravely question. We are not chasing perfection but forever iterating towards it.

These guiding values shape our approach to work, fostering a culture where everyone is inspired to contribute their best.

Why Nitro Engineering:

Engineering is a critical function at Nitro, creating the products and services that enable smarter, more secure, and more efficient document experiences.

We have an incredibly talented and diverse Engineering team that cares deeply about our users, with a strong collaborative culture that values impact, quality and ownership.

Why Nitro?

Along with our regular benefits and programs (including health, dental, vision, and retirement as standard), we are also very proud to offer a few additional initiatives to future Nitronauts:

Flex Time Off

Work-life balance is important at Nitro, and we understand that there are events that we cannot plan for. We are proud to offer Flex Time Off to be used for holidays, spending days with your family, orappointments.

Hybrid Work

Our team embraces the hybrid work model, appreciating its blend of flexibility and structure. We combine three days of in-person collaboration at our global offices in Toronto, Dublin, Antwerp, Porto, and Melbourne with the convenience of two days of remote work each week.

Benefits:

Nitro provides all employees with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, dental and vision coverage, and wellness perks. We also offer pension/401k matching, along with many other country-specific benefits.

Nitro strongly encourages applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. We provide an accessible candidate experience and invite you to request any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond.

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