Engineering Manager, Windows/Desktop Apps Lead

Nitro; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Pension/401k matching

Flex Time Off

Hybrid Work

Job summary

Nitro is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Windows desktop applications and core PDF technologies. You will drive delivery with a focus on exceptional user experience, mentor engineers, and promote Agile practices across cross-functional teams including Product, Design, QA, and CX.

You will champion modern development practices, partner with senior engineers on technical initiatives, and align engineering work with business goals and product strategy to accelerate

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years as an Engineering Manager in a software development environment 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.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Design, QA, and CX teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire teams 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 focused 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.

Skills

Engineering management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile / Scrum

CI/CD

Unit testing

Git

Windows/Desktop development

Communication skills

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

Windows desktop tooling

Job description

Nitro is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Windows desktop applications and core PDF technologies. You will drive delivery with a focus on exceptional user experience, mentor engineers, and promote Agile practices across cross-functional teams including Product, Design, QA, and CX.

You will champion modern development practices, partner with senior engineers on technical initiatives, and align engineering work with business goals and product strategy to accelerate